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Usain Bolt To Attack 300m World Record In Ostrava

Usain Bolt (r) of Jamaica on his way to victory in the men’s 200m during day two of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will make a rare appearance in a 300-meter race at the Czech Golden Spike meet in May.

Organizers announced on Wednesday that Bolt, the [...]
Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to make early comebackControversial American sprinter Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to make an early return to competitive competition, the International Association of Athletics Federations said on Monday.
Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100metres champion was given an eight-year ban, reduced to four on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after he tested [...]
Photos from IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsSee Photos from the just concluded IAAF World Indoor Championships three day meeting in Doha, Qatar. Teddy Tamgho placed the exclamation point at the end of the final day of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships here in Doha, Qatar when he reached 17.90m in the Triple Jump to shatter the World Indoor record.
Abubaker Kaki, [...]
Video Dwain Chambers winning the men’s 60m dash in Doha
Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers rocketed to the gold medal in 6.48seconds to win the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships.
Chambers’ time is the fastest in the world this season and he got home ahead of American Mike Rogers and Daniel Bailey of Antigua who finished third.
But it was all about one man, [...]
Bernard Lagat makes 3000m win look easyIs there a cooler guy in athletics than Bernard Lagat? The US athlete regained the title he last won six years ago with a totally dominant display and after opening up a 10m lead on this well beaten rivals had the time midway down the home stretch to raise an arm in [...]

USA Track and Field

Team USA set for World Cross Country Championships
INDIANAPOLIS Members of the Team USA World Cross Country squad are making final preparations for competition at the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland on March 28.
Eaton named Athlete of the Week
Eaton named Athlete of the Week
News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 8
News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 8
McCorory sets 400m American record
McCorory sets 400m American record
Day 3 Team USA quotes from Doha
Day 3 Team USA quotes from Doha

The NY Times

1,576 Steps (Heaven Help Me) to Clarity
A participant in the Empire State Building Run-Up talks about the why of his 1,576-step climb, and even the how dodge, don’t trample.
A Best Friend, Yes. Best Runner, Maybe Not.
Not all dogs are born to run, particularly the way humans go about it.
Medical Miracle Nears a Milepost
Twelve years after brain surgery to alleviate epileptic seizures, Diane Van Deren is one of the world’s top endurance runners.
Bolt Needed Little Time to Revitalize Track
The world had not seen a sprinter like Usain Bolt, who dominated at the Beijing Olympics and became the hope of a sport despoiled by doping scandals.
How Many Footfalls Can a Bridge Take?
Could the stomp of the marathon hoard take down the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge?

Marathon Majors News

Ethiopia - Boston Marathon champion Deriba Merga to defend title on April 19 - Nazret.com (blog)

Nazret.com (blog)

Ethiopia – Boston Marathon champion Deriba Merga to defend title on April 19
Nazret.com (blog)
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon and part of the World Marathon Majors. The first Ethiopian man to win the …

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NYC Half-Marathon: Humble beginning, grand plans - Universal Sports

Universal Sports

NYC Half-Marathon: Humble beginning, grand plans
Universal Sports
Three other World Marathon Majors – Boston, Chicago and Berlin – stage their own big 13.1-milers. Actually, the March 21 race is just one of eight …

Ewert to run in Boston Marathon - McPherson Sentinel

Ewert to run in Boston Marathon
McPherson Sentinel
A four-time marathoner, Ewert qualified for Boston — one of the five world marathon majors—in 2008, but was forced to sit out in 2009 due to injury. …

Castlegar runner bound for Boston - Castlegar News

Castlegar runner bound for Boston
Castlegar News
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and part of the World Marathon Majors. A maximum field size of 25000 participants begin in the …

Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon adds three-time London Marathon champ Martin Lel - NOLA.com

NOLA.com

Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon adds three-time London Marathon champ Martin Lel
NOLA.com
With his wins in Beijing, London, and Chicago, Wanjiru earned the 2008-09 World Marathon Majors championship, and its $500000 bonus. Lel, 31, won the 2005, …

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All Africa Athletics Headlines

Uganda: Battle On for New Delhi Games Mark
The Commonwealth Games qualification battle continues with the second national track and field trials at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, tomorrow.
Uganda: Japanese Trains High Jumpers
The national athletics federation’s dream of producing high jumpers could become a reality after getting technical support from their Japanese counterparts. Norman Katende.
Uganda: Kipsiro for Isu-Stanbic Charity Run
Moses Kipsiro and Adero Nyakisi are some of the star athletes expected to compete in the annual Stanbic Bank-sponsored fun run due April 25 at International School of Uganda (ISU), Lubowa.
Kenya: Entries for Africa Gala Swell
More than 1,300 athletes and 700 officials from all the continent’s 54 countries are expected in Nairobi for the 17th Senior Africa Athletics Championship which will be staged at Nyayo National Stadium from July 28 to August 1.
Kenya: Athletes Rubbish Bekele Challenge
Fears that Kenya’s national team has limited chances of reclaiming the senior men’s 12km race in Bydgoszcz looked real after Ethiopia’s six-time world cross country champion Kenenisa Bekele confirmed he is keen to travel to Poland.