Felix dashes to 21.88 World lead, Gay dominates with 9.79w in Stockholm – IAAF World Athletics Tour
31 July 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden – Despite cool condition, World champions Allyson Felix and Tyson Gay impressed at the DN Galan in the Swedish capital on Friday (31) night.South African teen Semenya stuns with 1:56.72 800m World lead in Bambous - African junior champs, Day 2
31 July 2009 – Bambous, Mauritius - South African Caster Semenya clocked the fastest women’s 800m time in the world this year at the Africa Junior Championships at the Germain Comaramond Stadium in Bambous, Mauritius on Friday (31).Two weeks to go to Berlin 2009 – last qualification opportunities this weekend
31 July 2009 - Monte-Carlo - Tomorrow, Saturday (1 Aug), marks a fortnight to go to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany (15-23 August), and tonight in Stockholm many potential competitors have their last international opportunity to show their best before the qualification window for those championships closes.
Two weeks to go to Berlin 2009 – last qualification opportunities this weekend
31 July 2009 - Monte-Carlo - Tomorrow, Saturday (1 Aug), marks a fortnight to go to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany (15-23 August), and tonight in Stockholm many potential competitors have their last international opportunity to show their best before the qualification window for those championships closes.
Majewski launches 21.95m Shot Put national record and world lead in Stockholm – IAAF World Athletics Tour
30 July 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - DN Galan had a solid head start on Thursday night when Olympic Champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland twice bettered his personal best and produced a world leading 21.95m in the Shot Put.Ndiku and Cherono prevail - African junior champs, Day 1
30 July 2009 - Bambous, Mauritius - Emphatic wins by Kenya’s World junior champions Jonathan Ndiku and Mercy Cherono were the highlight on the opening day at the ninth Africa Junior Championships in Bambous, Mauritius on Thursday (30).Tola, Makau, Abdirahman, Ramaala, and Gharib join New York Half-Marathon field
30 July 2009 - New York, USA - Some of the world’s best long distance runners, including Tadese Tola, two-time World Half-Marathon Championships silver medalist Patrick Makau and 2008 Olympic marathon silver medalist and two-time World Marathon champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco, will duel on the streets of Manhattan at the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, 16 August.12 World leaders, sizzling duels on tap in Stockholm – IAAF World Athletics Tour
29 July 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - Twelve world leaders will figure prominently in the last Super Grand Prix of the season, the DN Galan, at Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium on Friday (31).Brown Trafton leaves some important room in her luggage - IAAF Online Diaries
29 July 2009 – Olympic Discus Throw champion Stephanie Brown Trafton’s face is becoming increasingly well known in the USA, and as she reflects in her latest Diary she's a hot find for most trading card collectors.
Ndereba and a hot men’s race at Bogota Half Marathon - PREVIEW
29 July 2009 – Bogota, Colombia – Reigning World marathon champion Catherine Ndereba in the women’s race, and what should be a hotly contested men’s race, highlight the 10th edition of the Bogota International Half Marathon on Sunday (2 Aug).
