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September 1, 2010

World 800m record holder plans another record in Croatia

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World 800m record holder David Rudisha of Kenya will spearhead Africa’s campaign at the Continental Cup in Split, Croatia this weekend.

Only the best from the respective continental championships have been invited in Croatia for the track and field event that will be held on Sept. 4-5.

Rudisha trimmed 0.02 of a second from Wilson’s Kipketer’s world 800m record with a stunning 1:41.09 run in Berlin on August 22 before running an astonishing 1:41.01 in Rieti last Sunday; he will be expected to claim maximum points for Africa in Split.

Rudisha’s main opposition will be European champion Marcin Lewandowski (1:44.30) of Poland and Michael Rimmer of Britain (1:43.89. US champion Nick Symmonds of the Americas (1:43.76) could also be a threat.

Africa’s boast a powerful three-man team in the 1,500m led by Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, who will be confident of adding another title to his already impressive list.

African Championships silver medallist Amine Laalou of Morocco (3:29.53) is the second fastest on the 2010 World Lists and is another danger as is Ethiopia’ s consistent Mekonnen Gebremedhin (3:31.57).

The main challenge to African dominance could come from 20-year-old Australia prodigy Ryan Gregson, who set a national record 3:31.06 in Monaco.

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August 26, 2010

Commonwealth Games an exposure to Olympics

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Commonwealth Games an exposure to Olympics

SOUTH Africa’s chances of winning more medals at the 2012 London Olympics are slim after a small team was named for the Commonwealth Games in October.

This is according to athletics great Sam Mlangeni, speaking after the SA Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee president Gideon Sam named the team yesterday.

Sascoc are sending a team of 11 track and field athletes, with no room for the marathoners, including top runners like Hendrick Ramaala. Mlangeni said he could not believe that potential medallists like Rene Kalmer, Lebo and Lebohang Phalula are not in the team.

“I still can’t believe we are sending such a small team to the Commonwealth Games, I thought we were going to send just over 20,” Mlangeni said. “Most of the countries are using the Commonwealth Games to expose their athletes to int

ernational competition and prepare them for the Olympics.”

Sascoc president Gideon

Sam said they were confident that the athletes and swimmers would continue taking the lead in terms of winning medals.

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August 24, 2010

Chris in the England squad for Commonwealth Games in Delhi

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EUROPEAN silver medallist Chris Thompson and the best distance runner has been named in the England athletics squad for October’s 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli.

The 29-year-old Barrow-born distance runner will compete in both the 5,000m and 10,000m in India after thrusting himself back onto the international scene.

Thompson, a lifelong Barrow AFC fan, finished second behind compatriot Mo Farah in the 10,000m at the European Championships in Barcelona last month.

His medal came after years of injury problems had left him unable to fulfil his potential following victory in the European under-23s 5,000m in 2003.

Thompson and Farah have both been named for the same two events they ran in Spain, with Andrew Vernon the third member of the England team in the 10,000m. The 100-strong England athletics team for the games will also include two other European champions – 110m hurdler Andy Turner and Phillips Idowu, who will be defending his triple jump crown.

Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu, who missed the European Championships earlier this summer with a quad injury, was also included in the team for the games, which take place between October 3 and 14.

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August 23, 2010

Channel Island men’s athletics team have won promotion

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The final Division Four meet was held in Guernsey and the Islands beat the league leaders to secure second place.

The CI team won the 4x100m relay and came third in the 4x400m relay

Coach Andrew Winnie said: “They did what they had to. They pulled out all the stops.”

“We had a fair idea we’d get promoted but to actually win the last match is a nice feeling for next year.”

He added: “We’ve got to get better every year and the young athletes coming through are starting to say, well I got a personal best today, but I didn’t win so I’ve got to get a little bit better.”

Events were divided into an A and a B pool.

Dale Garland took the 400m hurdles A title, while Peter Irving took the B. Glenn Etherington and Leo Rice did the same in the 110m hurdles.

David Martin’s jump of 6.82m secured the long jump A title while Ross Jeffs took the B group with 6.58m.

Zane Duquemin took the A finals of the discus and shot put, with James Brehaut winning the A javelin event.

Nathan Stevens won the 400m B and Steve Dawes won the 3,000m Steeplechase B.

The Channel Islands team’s last victory of the day came in the 4×100m relay as Glenn Etherington, Tom Druce, Nathan Stevens and David Martin finished in 42.35 seconds.

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August 19, 2010

Athletic gear: Auburn second at states

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AUGUSTA – Auburn Running Club placed second in the team competition at the recent Maine Junior Olympic Track and Field Championship.

Competing against 31 teams, the Auburn team enjoyed its 13th consecutive top-three team finish, which includes seven state championship titles.

Poland won the championship with 458 points, followed bt Auburn with 255, York (249), Brunswick (203) and Windham (193).

Auburn had more than 50 athletes qualifying for the championship, and it the team’s depth that paid off in the team competition. Coached by Tom Menendez, a nationally recognized racewalk coach, the team scored many of its points in that event, including two state champions: Spencer Dunn in the 11-12 boys, and Morgan Knowlton in the 11-12 girls.

Other Auburn state champions were Ben Davis in the 13-14 boys’ 100 and 400 meters, Brooks Layman in the 13-14 discus, Leyla Davis in the 8-and-under long jump and Olivia Jalbert-Hodgdon in the 8-and-under javelin.

Athletes in the 8-and-under age group were very successful. Placing in the top three of their events were Olivia Jalbert-Hodgdon (javelin, high jump, shot put), Leyla Davis (LJ, 100), Emma Hefty (racewalk) Micah Jack (Shot Put, 200m) Gabriel Hastings (racewalk), and Jacob Arel (javelin).

In the 9-10 age group, top-three finishers included Mathew Syphers (racewalk) and Lauren Jutras (racewalk).

In the 11-12 age group, Spencer Dunn (racewalk), Zack Guimond (400), Sam Michaud (racewalk), Kylie Bureau (javelin), Izzy Layman (shot put) and Morgan Knowlton (racewalk) were leaders.

Ben Bailey (100, 400, triple jump, discus), Mitchell Bourisk (racewalk), Brooks Layman (discus, shot put), Kerri St. Denis (high jump, shot put) and Kailey Norcross (racewalk) earned top-three points in the 13-14 bracket.

Auburn Running Club is a Summer Track and Field Program Sponsored by the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department. Menendez has been coaching the program for 18 years. The staff this season included Carolyn Court, Muriel Schwinn and Nicole Court-Menendez along with several volunteer coaches. The program welcomes children 6 to 14 years old from Auburn and area towns to participate in two evening practices and a meet each week.

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Top class athletes competing in Guernsey

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The final match of the men’s British Athletics League is being held at Footes Lane on Saturday. It’s the first time Guernsey and the Channel Islands have ever hosted the event. So CIAC Andrew Winnie is pulling out all the stops to try to gain as many points as possible to guarantee the teams’ promotion into the third division of the British League next season.

The 25 strong Sportingbet Channel Islands Athletic Team is made up of a combination of both Guernsey and Jersey athletes. They’re currently standing in second place behind Glasgow City AC. The top two teams after Saturday’s match will move up into the next division for the start of the new season.

Andrew Winnie said, “This is the biggest team we’ve fielded this season and being on home ground has got to be to our advantage. Being able to host this final match is a wonderful accolade for the Channel Islands and I am confident that the men, with the help of their supporters, will be able to maintain their promotion position in the league. It would of course be nice to finish with a victory over our very strong rivals City of Glasgow, we will see.”

Guernsey athletes competing this weekend are Steve Dawes, Lee Garland, Glenn Etherington, Dale Garland, Tom Druce, Matt Loveridge, Lee Merrien, James Brehaut, Leo Rice, Nathan Stevens, Hywel Robinson, Ben Fiore, James Menhenitt and Ross Hanley.

Jersey’s athletes are Zane Duquemin, David Martin, Ross Jeffs, Jason Fox, Tom Brown, Toby Edwards, Elliott Dorey, Peter Irving, Sam Dawkins, Calum Forrest and Donnie Rockett.

The match takes place at Footes Lane on Saturday 21st August starting at 11.30am with the Hammer, Long Jump and Pole Vault before the track events and also with Shot Put, Discus and Hurdles begin at 12.30pm concluding with the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays at 3.30pm.

The team is hoping that as many islanders as possible will come along to support them in their bid for promotion into the third division and for the chance to see top class athletes competing in Guernsey.

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August 17, 2010

Shakes-Drayton is out of Commonwealth Games

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"No Commonwealths for me, I've hung my spikes up for the year."

Drayton returned from Barcelona with bronze medals in the 400m hurdles and 4×400m relay and would have been fancied to upgrade those performances in Delhi, with only Jamaica’s Kaliese Spencer ahead of her in the Commonwealth rankings.

She also underlined her form with a 51.48 second personal best over 400m at Crystal Palace last weekend, one of the few impressive performances from British European medallists at the Aviva Grand Prix.

But after discussions with coach Chris Zah, the 21-year old has decided not to extend her season, with next year’s World Championships in Daegu, and London 2012 beyond, her priorities.

“Season is now done and it was a good one at that, if I don’t mind saying myself,” she told her Twitter followers.

“No Commonwealths for me, I’ve hung my spikes up for the year.”

At last weekend’s IAAF Diamond League in London, World and European Championships 800m medallist Jenny Meadows confirmed she would not travel to India, while defending 1500m champion Lisa Dobriskey is set to make a decision this week on her involvement.

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August 16, 2010

Yet another mile stone by ‘Blade Runner’

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"A world record is always a good thing to finish the season off on," Pistorius told AFP.

The 23-year-old clocked 47.04 seconds improving his global best by 0.45 seconds.

Pistorius, known as “The Blade Runner” because of the prosthetics he uses for running, set the previous record in Beijing in 2008.

Pistorius set a 46.02 personal best in Italy last month and 46.93 in the B-race in London on Friday night, both against able bodied competition.

But his performance on Saturday easily bettered his previous T44 standard as he continues to stretch the gap between himself and the rest of the world in his class.

“A world record is always a good thing to finish the season off on,” Pistorius told AFP.

“I learned a lot from Friday’s race where the rainy conditions were not what I am used to.”

World Championships 1500m semifinalist Peter van der Westhuizen, 25, fell more than 10 seconds short of his personal best in the men’s mile on Saturday to finish last in 4:05.52.

Commonwealth 400m hurdles champion LJ van Zyl was below his best on Friday when he finished, also last, in 50.64 seconds for his event. This was almost three seconds slower than his career record.

The next Diamond League meeting, the penultimate of 14 this season, will be on August 19 in Zurich.

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