Today in Pictures: Sept. 1, 2011 1, 2011. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images) Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana competes in the Men's Long Jump qualification round during Day 6 of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, Sept. 1, 2011. … Read more on ABC News (blog) DAEGU 2011: British relay [...]
Capital One Cup Adds New Sports as 2011-12 Season Kicks Off
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Capital One Cup Adds New Sports as 2011-12 Season Kicks Off "Last year, we saw many great programs win multiple championships to fight their way to the top of the standings. The Capital One Cup is the perfect barometer for program-wide athletic excellence, and I'm proud to be a part of it. … Read more [...]
World Athletics Championship 2011: GB's Yamile Aldama qualifies for women's …
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World Athletics Championship 2011: GB's Yamile Aldama qualifies for women's … Eyebrows were raised earlier this month when UK Athletics selectors named Aldama among the 69 names to compete at the World Championships after she received official clearance from the world governing body to switch allegiance to Britain just four days … Read more on [...]
Russia's Abakumova no longer the javelin bridesmaid
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Russia's Abakumova no longer the javelin bridesmaid It was the second best throw ever, only Spotakova's world record of 72.28m, which came at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart in 2008, is better, and Abakumova came out on top of a classic encounter which saw for the first time two women throw 71 … Read [...]
DAEGU 2011: Tomlinson and Sayers look to finals with confidence
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DAEGU 2011: Tomlinson and Sayers look to finals with confidence GOLDIE Sayers qualified with ease for the javelin final at World Athletics Championships final – but she admits her rivals will need to have an off day if she is to appear on the podium. Sayers, fourth at the Beijing Olympics, needed just two throws [...]
Kaniskina breaks curse, Daegu catches breath in world athletics
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Kaniskina breaks curse, Daegu catches breath in world athletics Olga Kaniskina of Russia celebrates winning the women's 20km race walk final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 31, 2011. By Ossian Shine DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) – A gritty Russian racewalker won the solitary gold up for grabs on … Read more on [...]
World Athletics 2011: IAAF will wait on false-start rule
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World Athletics 2011: IAAF will wait on false-start rule By Martin Gough The governing body of athletics will not make any changes to the false start rule at the end of the World Championships in Daegu. The rule – which sees any athlete making a false start disqualified – led to world record holder Usain [...]
Dwight Phillips wins men's long jump at worlds
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Dwight Phillips wins men's long jump at worlds USA's Dwight Phillips competes on his way to winning the gold medal in the Men's Long Jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP Australia's Mitchell Watt competes in the Men's … Read more on [...]
In the News
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In the News World Athletics Championships, Burning Man, flooding in Vt. and NJ and more in the day in photos Participants wear face masks and goggles to protect themselves during a dust storm in the midst of the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music … Read more on Washington Post US wins gold [...]
Live – World Athletics Championships 2011 day seven
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Live – World Athletics Championships 2011 day seven A senior IAAF source tells BBC World Service's Alex Capstick that the false start rule is NOT on the agenda for the IAAF council meeting at the end of the World Championships this Sunday. 1050: Straight to Daegu, and there's yesterday's surprise 1500m … Read more on [...]
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