t-and-f: Rogge says race to host 2012 Games is 'closest in history'

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=625249 By Mike Rowbottom 01 April 2005 Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee's president, yesterday suggested the contest to stage the 2012 Games was the closest ever. Speaking in Brisbane, where the five bidding cities -

t-and-f: Athletes back new anti-doping initiatives

Thursday 31 March 2005 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Tuesday, 29 March, that it had appointed 13 members to its newly-formed Athlete Committee. Significantly, two of those members are former World Championship winning athletes, reflecting the continuing tough stance taken by

t-and-f: Hungarian doping duo lose golds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/4401611.stm The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that hammer thrower Adrian Annus and discus thrower Robert Fazekas must forfeit their the Olympic gold medals. The Hungarians were found guilty of doping offences in Athens and banned

t-and-f: Spearmon named world athlete by Track and Field

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2027983 Associated Press LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas sprinter Wallace Spearmon Jr., who broke a U.S. record and won an NCAA title last season, was named the world's indoor track athlete of the year by Track and Field News, the university

t-and-f: Court toes Rogge's tough line

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1450694,00.html Duncan Mackay Saturday April 2, 2005 The Guardian Nearly eight months after the Olympic games in Athens the fall-out from the various drugs cases that blighted the event continue to rumble on. The Court of Arbitration for

t-and-f: IAAF appeal over Greek sprinters

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/sport.html?in_article_id=343413in_page_id=1771in_a_source= 22:22pm 1st April 2005 The IAAF have appealed against the decision to clear Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou of doping violations. Kenteris and Thanou were last

t-and-f: Carroll rubbishes US switch talk

Irish athlete Mark Carroll has rubbished reports that he could switch allegiance to the United States. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4403355.stm Carroll is among a number of high-profile athletes who have been controversially dropped from the Irish Sports Council's grants scheme.

t-and-f: Dibaba ties world road record at Carlsbad 5000

Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Results Sunday from the Carlsbad 5000: ^Men= 1, Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopia, 13 minutes, 10 seconds. 2, Craig Mottram, Australia, 13:20. 3, Shadrack Kosgei, Kenya, 13:24. 4, Sammy Kipketer, Kenya, 13:34. 5, Boaz Cheboiyo, Kenya, 13:34. 6, Meshack Sang,

t-and-f: Gebrselassie out of London race

Ethiopians Haile Gebrselassie and Gezahegne Abera have withdrawn from the London Marathon because of injury. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4375405.stm Double Olympic champion Gebreselassie has only just returned to training after tendonitis in his left Achilles tendon and has opted

t-and-f: Mayock expects Carroll to figure

John Mayock is expecting Mark Carroll to run well on home soil in Saturday's Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4417083.stm The British veteran agrees that Australia's Craig Mottram will go in as favourite but he expects US-based Carroll to be in

t-and-f: Kipketer to quit after Europeans

Middle-distance legend Wilson Kipketer will retire from athletics after the 2006 European Championships in Sweden. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4424481.stm The 32-year-old, who switched nationality from Kenya to Denmark, won world titles in 1995, 1997 and 1999. But he is best known

t-and-f: Armed thieves attempt to steal Kemboi's gold medal

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2030949 Reuters Internet Delivery System NAIROBI, April 6 - Armed thieves burst into Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi's home on Monday and attempted to steal his gold medal. Kemboi, who was not at home at the

t-and-f: IAAF: World record holder Kipketer to retire after title defence

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29071.html Saturday 9 April 2005 Denmark's Wilson Kipketer, the World record holder both indoors and out for the men's 800m has decided to retire after he has attempted to defend his European title in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2006. It was in Gothenburg that I

t-and-f: Kenya Vs Tanzania - Stramilano Half Marathon PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29070.html Friday 8 April 2005 Milan is set to celebrate the 34th edition of its famous Stramilano half marathon race on Sunday 10 April, a race which will feature a fierce battle between Tanzania and Kenya. This popular Italian race was highlighted in the

t-and-f: IAAF considers rules on false starts, nationality switches

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2032708 Associated Press LONDON -- Track and field's governing body is considering changing the contentious false-start rule and making it tougher for athletes to switch nationalities. The International Association of Athletics

t-and-f: Texas' Hooker makes big early leap in outdoor season

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033018 Associated Press AUSTIN -- Texas' Marshevet Hooker made some big leaps into the new outdoor track and field season. The runner-up at the NCAA indoor championships last month, Hooker set a Texas Relays record on Friday with a

t-and-f: O'Sullivan loses out to Rudolph

Sonia O'Sullivan has been narrowly beaten by America's Amy Rudolph in a tight finish to the BUPA Ireland Run. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4417083.stm Rudolph pulled away from the Irish star in the final 100 metres of the 10k race in Dublin's Phoenix Park, setting a course best of

t-and-f: Paris marathon leading results

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033903 Reuters Internet Delivery System PARIS, April 10 - Leading results in the Paris marathon on Sunday: 1. Salim Kipsang (Kenya) two hours eight minutes four seconds 2. Paul Biwott (Kenya) 2:08:18 3. Gashaw Melese (Ethiopia) 2:09:39

t-and-f: Kiprotich in the world’s fastest time of 2005 takes Stramilano honours

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29086.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Milan, Italy - Kenyan Wilson Kebenei Kiprotich won today's 34th edition of the Stramilano Half Marathon in a new world seasonal best of 1:00:11**. The women's race saw a victory by Hungary's Aniko Kalovics who took a gun to

t-and-f: Kipsang and Grigorieva pull off surprises in Paris Marathon

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29090.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Paris, France Kenyan Salim Kipsang and Russian Lidiya Grigorieva were the surprising winners today out of a record 35,500 runners who took part in the 2005 Paris Marathon. Both smashed their personal bests applying similar

t-and-f: IAAF Council Meeting – News Briefing, Day Two

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=29094.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Doha, Qatar - We are pleased to provide this news summary covering all the major decisions and discussions from the second day of the IAAF Council meeting. New Change of Nationality Rule Agreed Although there were more

t-and-f: Greene brings home 4x100m win in 38.48 – Texas Relays

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29081.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Austin, Texas, USA - It was the annual Saturday of Speed at the Texas Relays yesterday, and former World and Olympic champion Maurice Greene looked like his old self as he anchored an HSI foursome to two sprint relay

t-and-f: Jimmy Muindi wins Rotterdam marathon

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033939 Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Jimmy Muindi won the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, breaking away after 23 miles to finish in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 49 seconds and lead a Kenyan sweep. Jackson Koech was second in 2:08:01

t-and-f: Marathon woman

Jacqueline Gareau was deprived of her triumphant moment at the Boston Marathon 25 years ago, but she's indomitable, JAMES CHRISTIE writes http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050406/GAREAU06/TPSports/TopStories By JAMES CHRISTIE Wednesday, April 6, 2005 The race

t-and-f: Lagat switches allegiance to US

Kenya's 1500m Olympic silver medallist Bernard Lagat has become a US citizen. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4440823.stm Lagat, who won silver in Athens last August and bronze in Sydney in 2000, has lived in the United States since 1996 and has a home in Tucson, Arizona. The decision

t-and-f: O'Sullivan closes on Aussie move

Irish athlete Sonia O'Sullivan is a step closer to representing Australia at next year's Commonwealth Games. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4440333.stm O'Sullivan is set to lodge her application for residency, which will in turn lead to an attempt to get Australian citizenship. The

t-and-f: Olympic champ wants London title

Olympic champion Stefano Baldini is even hungrier for success after his victory in last August's Athens Games. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4441033.stm By Sarah Holt The 33-year-old Italian is competing in this Sunday's Flora London Marathon for the sixth time and is determined

t-and-f: Radcliffe ready to answer critics

Buckle your seatbelts Britain - it's time for another ride on the Radcliffe rollercoaster. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4440209.stm By Scarlett Elworthy That's Paula Radcliffe, the 31-year-old Bedford lass who has won a special place in the nation's heart in recent years. Let's

t-and-f: Sprinter Jones set for 400m race

American sprinter Marion Jones returns to action in a 400m race against Australia's Olympic 400m hurdles champion Jana Pittman on Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/059.stm It will be Jones' first race since failing to win a medal at the Athens Games last summer. Jones has

t-and-f: Chepkemei devises Radcliffe plan

Susan Chepkemei has admitted she will have to change her tactics if she wants to beat arch-rival Paula Radcliffe in Sunday's London Marathon. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4445391.stm Chepkemei, 29, narrowly lost out to Radcliffe in a sprint finish for the New York Marathon last

t-and-f: Tergat focused on title not times

World record holder Paul Tergat insists he is chasing the Flora London Marathon title and not his own record when he contests the race on Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4442527.stm By Sarah Holt The Kenyan set the world mark of two hours four minutes and 55 seconds in Berlin

t-and-f: Rupp hires law firm to clear way at Oregon

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2036708 Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. -- Runner Galen Rupp has hired a law firm to help clear the way for him to join the University of Oregon track team. Rupp, who went to Portland Central Catholic and holds national prep records in

t-and-f: Arkansas track signs seven athletes

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2036471 Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Seven athletes have signed with the Arkansas track and field team, including three indoor national champions and the 2004 Footlocker Cross Country Champion, the university announced

t-and-f: '2:07 is okay, but 2:06 would be nicer' - Baldinis European record mission

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29127.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 London, UK - After the distractions of his post-Olympic Games celebrations, Stefano Baldini is back doing what he likes best ... running fast. Baldini's surprising victory in the Olympic Marathon in Athens proved so

t-and-f: Chepkemei determined to force pace on Radcliffe

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=629462 By Mike Rowbottom 15 April 2005 Susan Chepkemei, whom many regard as the most likely runner to frustrate Paula Radcliffe's ambition of winning a third Flora London Marathon title on Sunday, believes she will benefit from the lessons

t-and-f: Tulu versus Simon battle set for Nagano Marathon - PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29126.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 The seventh annual Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon, one of the only two mass-elite combination marathons in Japan (the other being the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo each August), will take place on Sunday 17 April. The

t-and-f: Radcliffe's rival in the running

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;sessionid=LRUHCZHBDVWG1QFIQMFCM5OAVCBQYJVC?xml=/sport/2005/04/15/soknigh15.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/04/15/ixsport.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=19400 By Tom Knight (Filed: 15/04/2005) It has been a long time since Paula Radcliffe had a genuine rival

t-and-f: Without running there would be no school

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29121.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 There would be no school in Kipsomba had it not been for Paul Koech's outstanding distance running career. The Kenyan athlete, who has been one of the best long distance track runners in the world and since 2003 has turned

t-and-f: Chepkemei ready to shed 'nearly' tag

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1460201,00.html Duncan Mackay Friday April 15, 2005 The Guardian Susan Chepkemei believes the experience of coming close to beating Paula Radcliffe in the New York City marathon last November will help her finally shake off her reputation as

t-and-f: Not just Radcliffe in London marathon

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29133.html Thursday 14 April 2005 London - Susan Chepkemei's epic tussle with Paula Radcliffe in November's New York City Marathon has thrust her into the role of chief danger to the British No.1 when they renew acquaintances in Sunday's Flora London

t-and-f: Determined Radcliffe feeling a million dollars

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/04/13/soaths13.xml By Tom Knight (Filed: 13/04/2005) Paula Radcliffe's ability to earn vast sums of money from racing could reach comic proportions if she wins Sunday's London Marathon, where prize money and bonuses totalling $255,000

t-and-f: Paul Tergat: food that changed my life

I'm now a top marathon runner, but as a child I starved http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/comment/0,10083,1460267,00.html Paul Tergat Friday April 15, 2005 The Guardian Marathon running has taken me a long way from my roots in the small town of Baringo in Kenya's Rift Valley. I grew up

t-and-f: 'Slow' London record worth $1m to Radcliffe

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1458387,00.html Duncan Mackay Wednesday April 13, 2005 The Guardian Paula Radcliffe can become the first female athlete in history to earn $1m (£530,000) for a single day's work if she wins the Flora London Marathon on Sunday - and she will

t-and-f: Clock is ticking down for Radcliffe

Highest-paid athlete in Sunday's London Marathon may be best advised to take the money and run http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/comment/0,10083,1456789,00.html John Rawling Monday April 11, 2005 The Guardian The organisers of the London Marathon are always a little coy about what they pay

t-and-f: Baldini ready to milk Marathon

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1458921,00.html Duncan Mackay Thursday April 14, 2005 The Guardian If Stefano Baldini wins the Flora London Marathon on Sunday his father will celebrate the same way he did when his son won the Olympic marathon in Athens last summer. He will

t-and-f: Two decades on, Spedding can't believe he is still the speediest

By Simon Turnbull, Athletics Correspondent 17 April 2005 So where does a retired master of the marathon go, after crossing the final finishing line and hanging up his shoes? To Wallsend, naturally. Charlie Spedding runs a pharmacy there, in the Tyneside town at the end of the wall that Hadrian's

t-and-f: Radcliffe ready to face test of time

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;sessionid=IVAMVGCUYRELZQFIQMFCM5OAVCBQYJVC?xml=/sport/2005/04/17/somara17.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/04/17/ixsport.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=18316 By Simon Hart (Filed: 17/04/2005) Time has always been on Paula Radcliffe's side in London. But, as

t-and-f: Radcliffe on target , says Kristiansen

Former winners predict British victory but will it be a record, asks David Martin http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1461642,00.html Sunday April 17, 2005 The Observer Ingrid Kristiansen predicted Paula Radcliffe will return to world record-breaking form in today's London

t-and-f: Athletes bare their soles to beat injury

Marathon runners and fashion-conscious joggers are turning to 'barefoot trainers' for safer racing http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/theobserver/story/0,10541,1461861,00.html David Smith and Denis Campbell Sunday April 17, 2005 The Observer The 35,000 runners lining up for today's London

t-and-f: Radcliffe must rise to the occasion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4445563.stm By Steve Cram BBC Sport Paula Radcliffe is favourite to capture the women's crown at the 2005 Flora London Marathon - but it is not going to be easy. I'm glad Paula rediscovered her competitive edge when she was forced to battle it out

t-and-f: Rutto's World record 'wait and see' London Mens race PREVIEW

Saturday 16 April 2005 London, UK - It speaks volumes for the elite men's field put together for Sunday's Flora London Marathon (17 April) that the absence of Haile Gebrselassie, Khalid Khannouchi and Gezahegne Abera will hardly be noticed. Despite the withdrawal through injury of such distance

t-and-f: Ndereba and Cherigat return to defend titles in Boston Marathon - PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29144.html Saturday 16 April 2005 The 109th B.A.A. Boston Marathon on Monday 18 April 2005 will be highlighted by the return of the defending champions, the Kenyans Catherine Ndereba and Timothy Cherigat. WOMEN number four for Ndereba? Ndereba's attempt

t-and-f: Macharia and Ivanova take Nagano Marathon titles

Sunday 17 April 2005 Surging away at 30.5Km and covering each kilometre from 30Km to 32Km under 3 minutes, Kenyan Isaac Macharia won the 7th annual Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon with 2:10:59 today, improving his personal best by 27 seconds. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29151.html

Re: t-and-f: London Marathon results and articles

Radcliffe leaves rivals trailing By Steve Cram BBC Sport If anyone ever doubted it, Paula Radcliffe has proved once again that she is in a league of her own when it comes to the marathon. Her victory in London on Sunday was another superlative piece of distance running. One or two athletes

t-and-f: Jones finishes last in first race since Athens Olympics

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire WALNUT, Calif. -- Marion Jones has a long way to go to resurrect her once sparkling track career. Jones faded badly down the stretch and finished a distant last in the 400 meters Sunday at the Mount San Antonio College Relays, her first meet since her

t-and-f: Trinidad Tobago turn in best ever performance - CARIFTA Games - Day Three

http://www.iaaf.org/WYC05/news/Kind=2/newsId=28988.html Tuesday 29 March 2005 Trindiad Tobago - Needing just nine medals to equal its best showing ever at the CARIFTA Junior Track Field Championships, the hosts of this years games Trinidad Tobago instead went overboard, with 13 podium

t-and-f: Dieter Hogen German coach, Kenyan magic

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28982.html Monday 28 March 2005 There is no doubt that Dieter Hogen is the most successful German long distance running coach, yet he doesn't train a single German runner. Instead he concentrates on a group of international runners, especially Kenyans. In

t-and-f: Home talent takes on African challenge in Carlsbad

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28999.html Wednesday 30 March 2005 Carlsbad, California, USA - Dathan Ritzenhein, the former World Junior Cross Country bronze medallist, who defeated a classy Kenyan line-up in January's IAAF cross country permit race in Belfast has joined the world class

t-and-f: Benjamin Limo takes 10km victory in Berkane

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28994.html Tuesday 29 March 2005 Berkane, Morocco - Kenyan Benjamin Limo won the third edition of the Foules Internationales de Berkane 10km which was organised yesterday by L'Association Beni Snassen des oeuvres sociales, a charitable body headed by double

t-and-f: Kenyans take all four races in Paderborn

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28997.html Wednesday 30 March 2005 Elijah Sang set a new course record at the traditional Paderborn Easter Road Race when winning the Half Marathon in 61:49 on Saturday (26 March). The Kenyan was well ahead of his fellow countrymen Bellor Miningwo (62:17)

t-and-f: Ochichi has 10km record possibilities in Manchester

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29001.html Wednesday 30 March 2005 Isabella Ochichi, who decisively defeated Paula Radcliffe over 10km last Saturday in New Orleans, will compete in this year's BUPA Great Manchester Run, in Manchester, England on 22 May 2005. The 25-year-old Kenyan who is

t-and-f: Four-time winner Chepchumba joins field of 18,000 for Berlin Half Marathon

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28996.html Tuesday 29 March 2005 Berlin, Germany - Joyce Chepchumba has once again chosen this Sunday's Bewag Berlin Half Marathon (3 April) as her final test race before the London Marathon two weeks later. The Kenyan could become the first athlete to win

t-and-f: Ochichi confirmed for Manchester

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4393923.stm Kenya's Isabella Ochichi, who beat Paula Radcliffe into second over 10km in New Orleans last week, will compete in May's Great Manchester Run. The 25-year-old Olympic 5,000m silver medallist defeated Radcliffe - the world record holder for

t-and-f: Athletes asked to help doping war

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/4392213.stm The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has appointed an athletes' committee in order to foster closer links with sportsmen and women. The 13-strong committee will be chaired by Russian ice hockey player Viacheslav Fetisov and includes athletes

t-and-f: Jets out-bid for Olympic stadium

The New York Jets have been out-bid in their attempt to buy the site for the proposed 2012 Olympic stadium. The American football team had led the hunt to purchase the land from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and build the Olympic centrepiece. But rivals Cablevision, who own Madison

t-and-f: Hurdler Green dies

Former world record holder dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4395713.stm American hurdler Milton Green, who boycotted the 1936 Berlin Olympics in protest at Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, has died at the age of 91. Green was a former joint world record holder in both the 40m

t-and-f: IOC grandee rates London neck and neck with Paris

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/london2012/story/0,14213,1447758,00.html Duncan Mackay Wednesday March 30, 2005 The Guardian A leading member of the International Olympic Committee has given London's bid to host the 2012 games a huge boost by declaring that it has now caught up with Paris, the

t-and-f: Wariner loses to Williamson again in 400

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire DES MOINES, Iowa -- Jeremy Wariner can beat anyone in the world at 400 meters -- except his former teammate. In a crowd-pleasing duel of Olympic gold medalists, Darold Williamson outran Wariner in the stretch Saturday to win the feature race in the

t-and-f: Brits off the pace in Penn Relays

Olympic gold medallists Jason Gardener and Mark Lewis-Francis were unable to steer a Great Britain team to victory in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4484633.stm The quartet of Gardener, Lewis-Francis, Chris Lambert and Tim Abeyie clocked a time of 39.56

t-and-f: Jamaica upsets Team USA in 1,600-meter relay

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire PHILADELPHIA -- American Tyree Washington fell, and Team USA lost the 1,600-meter relay Saturday at the Penn Relays, beaten by a Jamaican team in one of six all-star events. Washington clipped the heels of Bahamas' runner Chris Brown on the second leg

t-and-f: Jones gets back to winning ways

US sprinter Marion Jones won her first race in 11 months after claiming victory in a 100m on the Caribbean island of Martinique on Saturday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4492833.stm But her boyfriend, world-record holder Tim Montgomery could only finish fourth behind Maurice Greene

t-and-f: Kinyanjui wins Country Music Marathon

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nephat Kinyanjui won the Country Music Marathon title Saturday, making up a 25-second deficit in the final 2 miles for another victory by a Kenyan in this race. He won in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 37 seconds. Defending champion Luke Kibet

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis makes medal pledge

Olympic sprint relay champion Mark Lewis-Francis has vowed to win a medal at this summer's World Championships. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4498949.stm The 22-year-old, who won silver in the 60m at the European Indoor Championships last month, is now looking forward to the outdoors

t-and-f: Burika shocks Defar in Addis Ababa Municipal Championships - REPORT

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29239.html Saturday 30 April 2005 The shock defeat of Ethiopia's Olympic 5000m champion Meseret Defar and a return back to form for two of the country's upcoming stars, Abebe Dinkessa and Dejene Berhanu, were the highlights of the action in the 22nd MOHA

t-and-f: Thomas slammed and dropped

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1473619,00.html Duncan Mackay Saturday April 30, 2005 The Guardian Iwan Thomas's coach has severed his relationship with him after the runner decided to take part in ITV's new reality show Celebrity Wrestling. Nick Dakin felt appearing on the

t-and-f: Greene set for Showdown in Glasgow

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29232.html Thursday 28 April 2005 Former Olympic 100 metres champion Maurice Greene will take on Britain's best sprinters at the Norwich Union International in Glasgow in June. Greene will compete for the USA over 100m in the three-way match against Great

t-and-f: Bid leaders deny damage after u-turn

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/london2012/story/0,14213,1473618,00.html Saturday April 30, 2005 The Guardian Officials for London's 2012 Olympic bid are confident the controversy surrounding their embarrassing u-turn on the £15m incentives package has not affected support. The bid chairman

t-and-f: Lindgren enshrined in track HOF

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Gerry Lindgren beat Billy Mills, Steve Prefontaine and Jim Ryun on the race track, but the man many consider the greatest high school distance runner in history is little known compared to his legendary contemporaries. That is starting to change. Long a virtual recluse,

t-and-f: Gatlin queries false start change

American sprinter Justin Gatlin is opposed to moves by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to change the false start rule. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4521963.stm Under the current rule, the athlete making the second false start of a race is disqualified

t-and-f: Stevenson keeps Pole Vault in the headlines - Modesto

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29304.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Modesto, California - As has so often been the case in the recent history of the Modesto Relays, the Pole Vault took centre stage, as Olympians Toby Stevenson and Jillian Schwartz put on dazzling displays for the capacity crowd

t-and-f: Powell's 9.84 stuns and Bolt's 20.14 delights in Kingston

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29306.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Several World-leading performances highlighted the second Jamaica International Track Field Invitational, Saturday evening (7 May) at Kingston's National Stadium. Under the theme 'Athens Recreated,' the North and Central

t-and-f: Kibet and Cheruiyot head Kenyan parade Berlin 25km

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29310.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Berlin, Germany - Neither wind nor cool temperatures of less than ten degrees Celsius could stop the Kenyans in the 25th edition of the Run Berlin. The jubilee edition of the race, which was formerly known as 25 km von Berlin

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis eyes quick start

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1478604,00.html David Martin Saturday May 7, 2005 The Guardian The Olympic gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis is hoping to get his outdoor season off to a flying start in Jamaica today. Lewis-Francis, who ran the anchor leg in the sprint relay

t-and-f: Sepeng tests positive for norandrosterone

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2054317 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Craig Ray CAPE TOWN, May 6 - South Africa's former Olympic 800 metres silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng has tested positive for the banned steroid norandrosterone,

t-and-f: Kastor returns to Bolder, takes aim at 4 of a kind

De Reuck, Rhines will round out U.S. women's team http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/running/article/0,1713,BDC_2413_3743787,00.html By Michael Sandrock, For the Camera May 1, 2005 Once a runner wins an Olympic medal, she has reached the highest echelon of long-distance running, commanding large

t-and-f: Bekele aims for fast time in opening outdoor race

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2055572 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Sabrina Yohannes NEW YORK, May 8 - Olympic 10,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele is aiming for a fast time in his opening race of the northern outdoor season at an

t-and-f: Gatlin, Liu victorious at Japan Grand Prix

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2055068 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire OSAKA, Japan, May 7 - Olympic champion Justin Gatlin stormed to victory in the men's 100 metres at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday. The American clocked 10.15 seconds

t-and-f: Kenyan coach concerned for future

Former national head coach Mike Kosgei has predicted a bleak future for Kenyan athletics after the defection of another top-class distance runner. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4529395.stm Nicholas Kemboi, 22, has followed in the footsteps of several compatriots by becoming a Qatar

t-and-f: Europe snubs Balco-linked Jones

US sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery will not be invited to race in Europe this summer because of links to the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4533055.stm Balco founder Victor Conte is accused of supplying steroids, and he claims he gave Jones

t-and-f: Court to rule on US relay victory

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has begun its deliberations to decide if the US 4x400m relay team should lose their 2000 Olympic gold medals. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4533963.stm The squad included Jerome Young, who has since been banned for life after failing two drugs

t-and-f: Rome to defy Jones deal

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=637623 By Mike Rowbottom 12 May 2005 Organisers of the Golden Gala in Rome are planning to defy an agreement among European promoters this summer by inviting Marion Jones to compete. The Euro-Meetings Group, whose members organise nearly

t-and-f: Kemboi joins fellow-Kenyans in Qatar

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2056095 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire NAIROBI, May 9 - Kenyan distance runner Nicholas Kemboi has joined several compatriots by becoming a Qatar citizen and will be eligible to compete for the Gulf state at

t-and-f: Jones's agent unaware of European ban for sprint stars

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2057554 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 10 - Marion Jones's agent admitted to being unaware of a move to bar the former triple Olympic champion and her boyfriend

t-and-f: Powell to run first European race in Ostrava

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2056953 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire LONDON, May 10 - Jamaican Asafa Powell, who clocked a year's best 9.84 seconds over 100 metres at his national championships on Sunday, will run in the Ostrava

t-and-f: Jones invited to race in Milan

Sprinter Marion Jones will race in Milan next month despite reports which suggested she will not be invited to compete in Europe this summer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4541375.stm Reports said that Jones and boyfriend Tim Montgomery would be excluded because of links to the Bay

t-and-f: Szabo hangs up spikes

Former Olympic 5,000m champion Gabriela Szabo has announced her retirement from competitive athletics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4546811.stm The 29-year-old Romanian dominated the event between 1997 and 2000, winning the 2000 Olympic title as well as three world championship

t-and-f: Obikwelu beats Olympic champion Gatlin in Qatar

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2059675 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire DOHA, May 13 - Olympic silver medallist Francis Obikwelu got his revenge over champion Justin Gatlin by winning the 100 metres at the Qatar Super Grand Prix on Friday.

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis in failed dope test

Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis, who won Olympic relay gold last year, has been given a public warning by UK Athletics after testing positive for cannabis. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4544005.stm He has also been stripped of the silver medal he won in the 60m at this year's Spar

t-and-f: Symposium on Running Injuries

Presented By: The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine Saturday, May 28, 2005 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Boulder Colorado Millennium Harvest House Hotel Symposium on Running Injuries Featured Speakers Richard Bouche, DPM Commonly Misdiagnosed/Mistreated Conditions of the Foot Ankle Tom Shonka,

t-and-f: At 51, a Marathoner Has Shed the Weight of Disappointment

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/23/sports/othersports/23sandoval.html?oref=login By MARC BLOOM Published: May 23, 2005 When Dr. Anthony Sandoval of Los Alamos, N.M., does his daily run at dawn through the Jemez Mountains, where he trained while he was a medical student a generation ago, he is

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