International Association of Athletics Federations
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Smock, Dilling Receive Development Grants
Down the Backstretch &bull Feb 8, 2012
2011 USA triple jump champion Amanda Smock and former USA high jump champ Jim Dilling were among 20 athletes receiving Elite Athlete Development Grants from the USA Track & Field Foundation. The grantees received $3500 grants to support their training.… Full Story »
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Usain Bolt Reveals Events (Early season), by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun &bull Feb 3, 2012Usain Bolt, 2011 IAAF Gala, photo by PhotoRun.netLondon 2012 is only six months away. Usain Bolt will race three times in February, a 400 meters and two relays. The 2012 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix is Saturday, February 4,... Full Story »
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Maddie Meyers and Chris Williams sign national LOIs with UW; Weekend Preview--Vandal, Bronco & Jerome...
Paul Merca &bull Feb 3, 2012
As expected and reported back in November, the University of Washington received a national letter of intent from Northwest School standout Maddie Meyers (in purple/photo courtesy The Northwest School), the national high school record holder in the 2000 meter steeplechase. Meyers, who as a junior, won the 2010 Jim Ryun Dream Mile at the adidas Grand Prix, the Nike Border Clash, and was a Foot Locker Cross Country Championships… Full Story »
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Some thoughts and numbers on Katie Flood...
Paul Merca &bull Jan 31, 2012
Having been around the sport since my days at Seattle's Sharples Junior High School in 1972 (holy crap, that's forty years!), I feel like I've seen it all from the way Henry Rono made the steeplechase look so effortless when he ran 8:05.4 on a rainy day in Seattle at Husky Stadium in 1978; Joan Benoit's historic marathon run in 1984 in Olympia; Rick Noji's first appearance at the world championships in Tokyo in 1991; the mano-a-mano duel at the Chicago Marathon in 2010 won by the late… Full Story »
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Tokyo Marathon winner Aryasova stripped of title for doping - Times of India
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 25, 2012
Tokyo Marathon winner Aryasova stripped of title for doping Times of India TOKYO: Russian athlete Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after she tested positive for a banned substance, organisers of the marathon confirmed. The… Full Story »
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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon winner Aryasova stripped of title for doping - Mainichi Daily News
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 25, 2012
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Athletics' world governing body has stripped Russian runner Tatiana Aryasova of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title for testing positive for a banned substance, organizers of the marathon said Tuesday. The International Association of Athletics Federations has also… Full Story »
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Russian Tatiana Aryasova Stripped of 2011 Tokyo Marathon Title After Testing Positive for Masking Agent
Japan Running News &bull Jan 24, 2012
As a result of the positive test Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 title. Runner-up Noriko Higuchi (Team Wacoal) has been elevated to the winner's place and will be paid the difference in prize money from her previous finishing… Full Story »
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Brad Walker opens up 2012 campaign by winning elite section of UCS Pole Vault Summit...
Paul Merca &bull Jan 21, 2012
RENO, Nevada--Though it's only the first meet of the young 2012 season, University of Washington alum and current American record holder Brad Walker (left/photo by Paul Merca) isn't letting people write him off yet. The 2007 IAAF world champion opened his 2012 campaign… Full Story »
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Brett Gotcher Interview
Monologuing &bull Jan 18, 2012
Below is an interview I did with Brett Gotcher shortly after his US Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston, Texas.He is in a funky spot, 5th - which for a 2:10:36 marathoner is not a great spot, but considering that the field was stacked, he stacked… Full Story »
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Marathon champ shuns 5-star suite to realise Olympic dream - NDTV
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 16, 2012
Mumbai: India's veteran marathoner, hawaldar Ram Singh Yadav was truly a man on a mission in Mumbai on Sunday. After almost a year of meticulous planning that culminated in an almost 'top-secret' movement of location 48 hours before the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, he finally got his hands on to something that eluded him four years ago at this very venue.Ram Singh… Full Story »
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Marathon champ shuns 5-star suite to realise Olympics dream - NDTV
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 16, 2012
Mumbai: India's veteran marathoner, hawaldar Ram Singh Yadav was truly a man on a mission in Mumbai on Sunday. After almost a year of meticulous planning that culminated in an almost 'top-secret' movement of location 48 hours before the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, he finally got his hands on to something that eluded him four years ago at this very venue.Ram Singh… Full Story »
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Mumbai Marathon: When winning isn't everything - Daily News & Analysis
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 15, 2012
Year after year, one run after the other, Mumbai Marathon has grown in stature since it was first held in 2004. From being just another marathon on the international calendar to being drafted as the IAAF Gold Label event, plenty… Full Story »
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Mumbai Marathon today - The Hindu
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 14, 2012
Simon Kasimili is designated the pacemaker for elite foreign men facing the starter at the ninth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012. The Kenyan will hit the front on Sunday morning and drag the leading pack of fellow countrymen and Ethiopians… Full Story »
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Away from Houston, the indoor track season opens for the Washington schools...
Paul Merca &bull Jan 13, 2012
While most of the country is focusing on the happenings at the Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston, the state's colleges and universities begin their 2012 indoor track season with two significant meets--the UW Indoor Preview at the Dempsey Indoor facility in Seattle, and the WSU Open meet in Pullman. The University of Washington plays host to most of the schools from… Full Story »
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Leading athletes to run in Mumbai Marathon - Times of India
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 5, 2012
MUMBAI: The upcoming Mumbai Marathon will be a fiercely fought affair with world's leading athletes, including former world champion Luke Kibet, Ethopia's Siraj Gena and Kenya's Laban Moiben confirming their participation in the event. The January 15 run has the… Full Story »
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Nick Symmonds walks the walk by putting left shoulder up for bid on eBay...
Paul Merca &bull Jan 5, 2012
Symmonds, the four time defending USA Outdoor Champion and the reigning Olympic Trials champion, created an auction to encourage corporations and fans of the sport to join in his quest for Olympic gold by bidding for a spot on his left shoulder where he's agreed to wear a temporary… Full Story »
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Farah, Suhr and Uceny Join Boston Indoor Fields
American Track and Field &bull Jan 4, 2012
Courtesy of IAAF Boston, USA - World champion Mo Farah, pole vaulter Jenn Suhr and 1500m ace Morgan Uceny have joined the field for the 2012 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on 4 February. read more Full Story »
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Mumbai Marathon gets National status - The Hindu
Google News: Marathon &bull Jan 3, 2012
The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, given Gold Label status by IAAF, athletics world body, has been granted 'National Status' by the Athletics Federation of India. According to a written statement by AFI Director, M L Dogra, to Procam International, marathoners'… Full Story »
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Happy New Years Wish from EME News, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder
RunBlogRun &bull Dec 31, 2011Sally Pearson, Lamine Diack, Usain Bolt, IAAF Gala, photo by PhotoRun.netAlfons Juck, who provides us with his daily news of the world, is the heart behind EME News. We provide his top ten list for moments in 2012. Watch for one from RBR later today. Happy New Years to our friends and readers around… Full Story »
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How to Run the Indoor 300 or 400 meters [Video]
SpeedEndurance.com &bull Dec 22, 2011
Here is the presentation in PowerPoint with the transcript of the 16 slides on AuthorStream. You can also download the PPT or Video file (MP4 version) or get the transcripts from that link as well. The official IAAF rulebook for… Full Story »
