Joe | January 13, 2012
Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele came 11th in his most recent outing last weekend in Edinburgh, finishing well off the pace set by Asbel Kiprop in a race many would have expected him to win, especially after the way he has demolished all comers at the same venue in impressive style in previous years. [...]
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Tags: 2012, Brimin Kipruto, BUPA Great Run, Cross Country, Eliud Kipchoge, Great Edinburgh Cross Country, Kenenisa Bekele, London 2012, Mo Farah, Olympics, World Record Holder
Joe | December 23, 2011
Back in November, the BOA was told by WADA that their ban on any athletes found guilty of a doping offence on competing at any subsequent Olympics was “non-compliant” with their anti-doping code. This came after CAS had ruled that the IOC ban barring offenders who had received bans of over 6 months from [...]
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Tags: Anti-Doping, BOA, CAS, Dwain Chambers, Lashawn Merritt, London 2012, Lord Moynihan, Olympics, WADA
Joe | December 13, 2011
Jamaica’s former World Record Holder Asafa Powell increased the anticipation ahead of the blue-riband event at this summer’s London Olympic Games, after announcing today that he will be competing indoors for the first time since 2004. Powell, who has run under 10 seconds for the 100m more times than any other man in history, [...]
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Tags: 2012, Asafa Powell, Berlin 2009, Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, Daegu 2011, Maurice Greene, Olympics, Osaka 2007, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, World Record Holder, Yohan Blake
Joe | November 29, 2011
After a hugely impressive final year in the NCAA system in which she took home the Indoor mile and Outdoor 1500m National titles, injury has caused Charlotte Browning’s progress to stutter over the last 12 months. When we spoke to her last week, however, she had just completed her first pain free run. [...]
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Tags: 1500m, 2012, All-American, Athlete interview, Charlotte Browning, features, Florida, Injury, NCAA, NCAA Nationals, New Balance, Olympics, Post Collegiate