THREE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS SET; CAIN BREAKS HIGH SCHOOL MARK ON FINAL DAY OF IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2012 http://www.raceresultsweekly.com, all rights reserved (used with permission) (15-July) -- Records fell in bunches on the sixth and final day of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, as …
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FARAH, CHERUIYOT WIN TACTICAL 5000M RACES IN LONDON By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (13-Jul) -- Delighting the rain-soaked crowd at Crystal Palace in South London today, world champion Mo Farah won a tactical 5000m on the first day of the Aviva …
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KIPYEGON, CAIN, JUDD ALL ADVANCE ON DAY 3 AT IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom (c) Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) Photo by Victah Sailer/photorun.net (12-July) -- With no distance finals being contested today at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, preliminary heats of …
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MARKS FALL IN STEEPLECHASE FINAL, WILSON GETS GOLD AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (12-July) -- In a near replay of Tuesday's opening day of competition, world junior, national junior and national high school records were broken in …
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WOMEN'S STEEPLECHASE PRELIM, PAIR OF FINALS HIGHLIGHT DAY 1 OF IAAF WORLD JR. CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (10-July) -- The first day of competition at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, concluded today with a new world …
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TWO RUSSIAN GOLD MEDALISTS DISQUALIFIED, BANNED FOR DOPING By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) (03-Jul) -- In a stunning development, three Russian athletes, two of whom had won European Championships gold medals in 2010 and 2011, were banned today by their federation …
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MANZANO, UCENY WIN OLYMPIC TRIALS 1500M CROWNS By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (01-Jul) -- Their tactics differed greatly, but both Leo Manzano and Morgan Uceny won the 1500m titles on the final day of the USA Olympic Trialsat Hayward …
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RUPP COMPLETES RECORD-BREAKING DOUBLE AT OLYMPIC TRIALS By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (28-Jun) -- Galen Rupp became the first man in 60 years to win both the 5000m and 10,000m titles at the same USA Olympic Trials here tonight, …
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SYMMONDS STEPS UP WITH EXPLOSIVE 800M TRIALS VICTORY By David Monti (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (used with permission) EUGENE, Ore. (25-Jun) -- With a neck-snapping surge from the middle of the backstretch to the finish, Nick Symmonds repeated as USA Olympic Trials 800m champion here, clocking …
Read More »Oregon Graduate Eaton Sets World Record in Decathlon
Eaton breaks World Record; Jeter, Harper win at U.S. Olympic trials Eugene, Ore. – Ashton Eaton brought a record capacity crowd to full roar Saturday at Hayward Field as the Oregon graduate set a world record in the decathlon, scoring 9,039 points to break the previous record of 9,026 set …
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