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Mikitenko and Mockenhaupt named for Berlin
28.05.2009
Irina Mikitenko and Sabrina Mockenhaupt were named to the German Marathon team for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin Germany (15 to 23 August).
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Kanter beats Alekna
27.05.2009
11th Ludvik Danek Memorial Meeting saw current olympic winner and world champion Gerd Kanter of Estonia winning over former gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania in their first discus clash of the year.
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Chambers in Montreuil, not in Berlin
26.05.2009
European indoor 60 m champion Dwain Chambers will not be able to compete at the opening Golden League meeting of the season in Berlin next month after all, it was revealed on Monday.
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Kanter vs. Alekna
26.05.2009
The Danek Memorial meet (national permit) on Tuesday May 26 will see first this years clash of discus titans Gerd Kanter vs. Virgilijus Alekna.
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Vasilevskis WL in Javelin
25.05.2009
First 90+ throw of 2009 by Athens 2004 silver winner Vadim Vasilevskis who achieved 90.71 at Jaunzeme and Lusis javelin meet.
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Obergföll opens season with 68.40m win in Halle
24.05.2009
German throwers continued showing promising early form in the year in which they will have their major 'home game' at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin Germany (15 to 23 August).
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Powell starts in New York
24.05.2009
Star sprinter Asafa Powell confirmed for Universal Sports website he is ok to run at New York Grand Prix meet next week after some reports indicated he is not totally healthy.
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Barcelona waits for Campbell-Brown
23.05.2009
Agent Claude Bryan points out, that the agreement with Barcelona meeting about the participation of Veronica Campbell-Brown at the July meeting is not yet finalized.
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Four Beijing champions on show in Belem
22.05.2009
The northern city of Belém, in the State of Pará, will serve as the venue of the “25th Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa/Governo do Pará de Atletismo” on Sunday (24).
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Onyia positive at WAF
21.05.2009
The Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia was tested positive after her 12.54 victory at the IAAF World athletics final in Stuttgart on September 13th last year.
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Hrasnova improves the Hammer mark
21.05.2009
Slovak hammer thrower Martina Hrasnova improved her national record from last year by 8 cm to huge world lead 76.90 at Tirnavia meet.
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Holliday clocks 10.01
20.05.2009
Second fastest 100 m of the year on the track for Trindon Holliday who clocked 10.01 (+1.1) personal best to win the SEC finals.
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Saladino will be ok for Hengelo
20.05.2009
Olympic long jumper winner Irving Saladino was on Sunday at Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro but due to slight injury he did not compete as a precaution.
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Vili sets 20.69m Oceania Shot Put record in Rio
18.05.2009
New Zealander Valerie Vili, the 2007 World and 2008 Olympic champion at Shot Put, produced the best performance of the “2009 Grande Prêmio Rio/Caixa de Atletismo”, held at the “Cidade Maravilhosa” on Sunday 17 May, more precisely at the “Estádio João Havelange”, also known as “Engenhão”.
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Culson again fast, Martina beats Chambers
18.05.2009
Home star Javier Culson confirmed his excellent shape with 48.43 400 m Hurdles win at Ponce Grand Prix and remained only 0.01 behind his national record from Jamaica.
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Bolt admits maybe 9.56
18.05.2009
Usain Bolt has admitted that if he had refrained from entertaining the crowd with his showboating routine in the final stages of the Olympic 100 metres final last summer his time would have been very much quicker.
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Vlasic in best early shape ever, in Split 204
18.05.2009
World champion Blanka Vlasic confirmed her excellent shape with clearing new meet record at her home event in Split 204 in first attempt and tried for new world lead 206 cm.
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Diack satisfied
17.05.2009
Agencies are reporting, that television rights holders will allow London 2012 Olympics organisers to set whatever athletics schedule they wish, Olympic organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe said
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Zelezny at Bislett
16.05.2009
Czech javelin legend Jan Zelezny was on a visit at Bislett Thursday to talk with today's dominant javelin thrower and double Olympic winner Andreas Thorkildsen.
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Five gold medallists from Beijing in Brazil
16.05.2009
Second meet of four events circuit in Brazil on Sunday at Celio de Barros stadium will see some real highlights with five individual Olympic gold medallists from Beijing.
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Vlasic jumps at home
15.05.2009
High Jump world champion Blanka Vlasic jumps on Saturday at home meet in Split.
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Adidas Track Classic Week Gets Underway in Carson
14.05.2009
With the 2009 adidas Track Classic just three days away, Los Angeles area and national journalists took some time to enjoy the event’s media day festivities Wednesday at The Home Depot Center.
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Kanter again superb
13.05.2009
Estonian world and olympic winner Gerd Kanter finished his US stay with another great display of shape in La Jolla.
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DKB-ISTAF with first top names
13.05.2009
The opening leg of last IAAF Golden League year on June 14 in Berlin announced first four international stars.
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Chambers in Puerto-Rico
13.05.2009
British European indoor champion Dwain Chambers is scheduled to compete after some time against strong overseas field.
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Veronica Campbell-Brown going to better her 10.85
12.05.2009
Jamaica Observer writes, that retaining the 100 m world title in Berlin and lowering her personal best of 10.85 are top priorities for Jamaica‘s sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown this season.
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Savigne World leading 14.73
12.05.2009
Cuban triple jumpers were impressive at 5th Grande Premio Caixa Unifor meeting which started the four meets circuit in Brazil.
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Top athletics stars boycott ISTAF
11.05.2009
German agency DPA informs that top athletics stars including Croatian high jump queen Blanka Vlasic are considering a boycott of the ISTAF in Berlin on June 14 over an appearance money controversy.
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Ennis returns with 6587
11.05.2009
Briton European Rising Star 2007 Jessica Ennis returned after injury with excellent heptathlon PB and meet record 6587 points at 22nd Multistars event in Italy.
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Bolt OK
10.05.2009
Triple Olympic Champion and World record holder Usain Bolt today confirmed that he will race in the Great City Sprint 150m in Manchester on Sunday 17th May.
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Swedish stars no exact time-tables
09.05.2009
Swedish media are informing that world stars triple jumper Christian Olsson and hurdler Susanna Kallur are with the national team in training camp in Portugal.
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Jelimo in Poland
09.05.2009
The 9th European Athletics Festival in Bydgoszcz (European Athletics Premium meeting) will be called this year ENEA Cup because of title sponsor.
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Summer without Yipsi Moreno
07.05.2009
Women hammer scene will be this summer without Cuban world and olympic medalist Yipsi Moreno. Exactly in August when the world championships will be held, she expects a baby (son).
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Kanter this time 69.86
07.05.2009
Olympic and world winner Estonian Gerd Kanter continued in winning in California at another special discus meet in Chula Vista with fourth round effort 69.86 m.
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Campbell-Brown resumes training
06.05.2009
Olympic 200 m winner Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica was given clearance to resume training last week Thursday.
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Wariner the top star for Osaka
06.05.2009
Double world champion and 2004 olympic winner Jeremy Wariner is the top star of Osaka Grand Prix Meeting (part of IAAF GP) this Saturday.
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Tallinn 2011 and Rieti 2013
03.05.2009
European Athletics awarded the 2011 European Junior Championships to Tallinn, Estonia, and the 2013 edition of the event to Rieti, Italy during the European Athletics Council meeting in Frankfurt.
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Gay starts in 400 m
03.05.2009
Tyson Gay returned to the track. The 2007 World Champion competed for the first time since Gateshead Meeting on August 31 last year (20.26 win at 200 m).
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Three world leads in Kingston
03.05.2009
Three world leading marks were registered at 6th edition of Jamaica Invitational meet at Kingston´s national stadium.
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Powell not in Doha
02.05.2009
Second fastest man Asafa Powell has withdrawn from the Qatar Super Grand Prix in Doha (on May 8), as a result of a lingering ankle problem.
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Fernandez and Plätzer take Sesto San Giovanni titles
01.05.2009
Spain’s Francisco Javier Fernandez, reigning European 20 km champion and 2006 IAAF World Cup winner, and 2008 Olympic silver medallist Kjersti Plätzer cruised to outstanding wins in the 52nd edition of the Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni, the fourth leg of the IAAF World Walking Challenge 2009.
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