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Injuries steal dreams of women’s marathon crew; Russell places 27th BEIJING – On a Sunday morning that featured much better weather conditions than had been expected, the women’s marathon brought more difficult results than expected for Team USA. Blake Russell (Pacific Grove, Calif.) was the only American finisher, placing 27th …

Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver BEIJING – It was anything but easy for either athlete, but Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) overcame incredible odds to take bronze in the greatest women’s 10,000m in history, and Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) persevered to win his first career Olympic medal, a silver …

INDIANAPOLIS – Team USA’s Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Deena Kastor, Anna Willard and Jenny Barringer are a few of the standout women’s middle and long distance runners to watch for at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Included in the middle- and long-distance crew are five Olympians, one Olympic medalist …

SPOKANE, Wash. – Although he was a 1952 Olympian as a javelin thrower, Franklin “Bud” Held set an age-group world record in the pole vault Thursday at the 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Wash. The event will continue through Sunday. …

Beijing Olympic Games are the next stop for WMM leaders When the world’s top marathon runners take to the streets of Beijing later this month at the Olympic Games they will be competing for more than gold, silver and bronze. For the first time since the launch of the World …

INDIANAPOLIS – Six Olympians and 41 current world champions are among the 1,000 competitors expected to compete August 7-10 at the 2008 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor ChampionshipsatSpokane Falls Community College, in Spokane, Wash. Athletesages 30 to 95 will provide an extraordinary demonstration of speed, power, skill, and endurance, …

Jonathon Riley winning last year's CIGNA Falmouth Mile in 3:57.07.

An open letter to President Bush USA Track & Field has written President Bush to express our concern at Marion Jones’ application for pardon or commutation of her conviction for making false statements to federal investigators. Make your own voice heard and join USATF in writing to President Bush. For …

Doug Logan named USATF CEO INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Board of Directors on Thursday approved top sports executive Doug Logan, the former Commissioner, President and CEO of Major League Soccer, as its next CEO. A bilingual sports and entertainment leader with a proven track record of generating …

Potent Team USA roster set for Beijing INDIANAPOLIS – An experienced American team featuring 15 Olympic medalists, 31 World Outdoor Championships medalists and 10 individual outdoor American record holders will represent the United States in track & field competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. USA Track & …