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Paul Lekuraa aiming at second consecutive Athens Marathon title - PREVIEW
6 Nov 2009 at 6:20am
6 November 2009 - It takes a tough guy to win the Alpha Bank Athens Classic Marathon, and they don?t come any tougher than Paul Lekuraa, who is back to defend the title he won last year.
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Bydgoszcz ready to add to its rich athletics legacy ? IAAF World Cross Countr…
5 Nov 2009 at 8:00am
5 November 2009 ? As the world?s finest cross country runners prepare for the beginning of the upcoming season, so too is the northwestern Polish city of Bydgoszcz as it prepares to host the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships on 28 March 2010.
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Bolt on Kenyan tour: World?s fastest man adopts world?s fastest animal
4 Nov 2009 at 12:00pm
4 November 2009 ? Nairobi, Kenya - It?s a pity that track and field is in the off-season. Otherwise the world could have witnessed yet another 100 metres record that would make the current 9.58 seconds look like a hand-timed high school mark.
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VCB back in training with new coach - IAAF Online Diaries
4 Nov 2009 at 3:20am
4 November 2009 - After a three-month break Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown is now back in training but has changed home and coach…
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Italian stars and dignitaries gather to remember former IAAF President Primo …
4 Nov 2009 at 3:00am
4 November 2009 ? Rome, Italy - Ten years after he passed away, the late IAAF President Primo Nebiolo was commemorated in a special ceremony held in the ?Sala d?Onore? in the offices of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) in Rome on Tuesday.
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The Aspire Dome, centre stage for Doha 2010
4 Nov 2009 at 2:00am
4 November 2009 - In just 127 days, the athletics world will gather in Doha, Qatar, for the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, 12-14 March 2010. The centre piece for that gathering will be the Qatari capital?s Aspire Dome, the largest indoor sporting facility of its kind in the world.
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In second comeback, Tulu wins one for her fans
3 Nov 2009 at 9:00am
3 November 2009 ? New York, USA - Seventeen years after the Barcelona Olympics, seeing Derartu Tulu’s name at the head of the results column may seem like a return to the past.
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Gebrselassie set for return to Dubai where another World record assault beckons
3 Nov 2009 at 7:00am
3 November 2009 - Dubai, UAE - If at first you don?t succeed.. you go back to Dubai for another crack at the marathon World record! At least, you do if your name is Haile Gebrselassie.
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Andreyev’s 5.60m vault the highlight as Asian Indoor Games conclude in Hanoi
2 Nov 2009 at 9:00am
2 November 2009 - Leonid Andreyev’s victory in the Pole Vault was the key highlight on the third and final day of athletics competition at the 3rd Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi on Monday (2).
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Kibiwott takes narrow victory in Seoul
2 Nov 2009 at 12:00am
2 November 2009 - Seoul, Korea ? Francis Kibiwott of Kenya and 25-year-old Korean Sung Young Lee took victories at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon on Sunday (01). Kibiwott won? the men?s race in a 2:09:00 personal best and Lee defended her title in the women?s contest in 2:34:22.







