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Canada nominates five more to Olympics

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tremaine Harris

Tremaine Harris

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced five additional nominees today to the 2012 Olympic Games team. Daundre Barnaby of Brampton, Ont., Aaron Brown of Toronto, Ont., Tremaine Harris of Markham, Ont., Kerri-Ann Mitchell of Pickering, Ont., and Sheila Reid of Newmarket, Ont., were nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for inclusion on the 2012 Olympic Games team.  This brings the total nominees to the Olympic Games team by Athletics Canada to 45, the largest in recent history.    [Read more…]

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Smit shines in Belgium

July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BELGIUM: KBC Night, Heusden – 7 July 2012

Angie Smit

Angie Smit

Angie Smit made a dramatic break through on the world scene with a massive personal best 800m in finishing second to Beijing Olympic Games 800m gold medallist Pamela Jelimo of Kenya. [Read more…]

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Jager wins SteepleChase title

June 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Evan Jager wins US 3000m SteepleChase title

Evan Jager wins US 3000m SteepleChase title

EUGENE, Ore.  – June 28, 2012 – Steeplechaser Evan Jager could not wait to start celebrating his ticket to London. Down the last stretch, after the final barrier cleared, the Illinois native took a long glance over his right shoulder and was all smiles, his tongue wagging and long blonde hair bobbing all the way to the finish. [Read more…]

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Van Dalen runs Olympic qualifier

June 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

San Diego Summer Nights Track and Field Series, Mesa College – 20 June 2012

Lucy van Dalen

Lucy van Dalen

Lucy Van Dalen shot into Olympic Games contention with a slashing run at the San Diego Summer Nights Track & Field Series.

Running for Stony Brook University, the former Wanganui Collegiate student ran 4m 5.76s, well inside the New Zealand Olympic qualifying mark of 4m 7s. [Read more…]

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UKA announce Euro 2012 Team

June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mo Farah heads UK Team to Euro 2012

Mo Farah heads UK Team to Euro 2012

UKA have today announced a squad of 109 athletes from which the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team will be finally selected to compete in Helsinki, Finland at the European Athletics Championships. [Read more…]

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George Kerr Dies

June 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
Perth Commonwealth Games 1962

Perth Commonwealth Games 1962

Leading Jamaican middle distance runner during the 1960’s George Kerr died on 15 June 2012 aged 74. [Read more…]

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Join Team Peace and Sport

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Peace and Sport

Peace and Sport

For the second consecutive year, the international organization Peace and Sport, under the High Patronage of H.S.H.Prince Albert II of Monaco, will participate as official charity in the ING New York City Marathon on 4 November 2012. [Read more…]

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Athletes for Olympic Test Event

April 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Athletes to Compete at Olympic Stadium

Athletes to Compete at Olympic Stadium

UKA has announced the athletes who will compete in the London 2012 athletics test event, at the Olympic Stadium on 4 – 7 May 2012.

More than 140 athletes, including London 2012 hopefuls Holly Bleasdale (coach: Julien Raffalli-Ebezant), Perri Shakes-Drayton (Chris Zah), Jack Green (Malcolm Arnold, Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed) and William Sharman (Malcolm Arnold), will be testing out the Stratford venue as the Capital gears up for the biggest sporting spectacle in the world this summer. [Read more…]

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Weekly Wrap up 16 April 2012

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

THE NETHERLANDS
32nd Rotterdam Marathon – 15 April 2012

Sarah Biss

Sarah Biss

Sarah Biss cut five minutes off her personal best in finishing 17th in the Rotterdam Marathon in 2h 39m 20s. Biss went through the half way mark in 1h 16m 21s. She faced tough windy conditions over the second half.
Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia won in the fourth fastest all time for a woman of 2h 18m 58s.
Biss’ previous best was 2h 44m 32s for 16th place in last October’s Chicago Marathon. [Read more…]

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Mulaudzi out of the World Championships

August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi800m athlete and defending World Champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi will not compete in Daegu at the World Championships happening from 27 August – 4 September. [Read more…]

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