Adere leads Ethiopian trio to Great North Run
1 September 2009 – Newcastle, UK - Former champion Berhane Adere is one of the early contenders for what will be a star-studded field women's in the BUPA Great North Run on 20 September.
Vlasic tops 2.08m in Zagreb – IAAF World Athletics Tour
31 August 2009 - Zagreb, Croatia – For Blanka Vlasic, there’s no place like home. The two-time World champion capped the finest series of her career with a sensational 2.08m leap to become the second highest jumper of all-time at the Zagreb Grand Prix.Berlin champions battle the winds in Gateshead - IAAF World Athletics Tour
31 August 2009 - Gateshead, UK – They may have been overshadowed by Jamaica in Berlin two weeks ago but it was America’s day at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead this afternoon as US athletes coped best with the volatile weather to win no fewer than 12 of the 20 international events at the Aviva British Grand Prix.Bolt to run 200m in Thessaloniki – World Athletics Final
31 August 2009 – Monte-Carlo – World and Olympic 100m and 200m champion Usain Bolt, has confirmed that he will run the 200m at the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece (12-13 September 2009).
Rovereto’s Berlin silver lining - PREVIEW
31 August 2009 - Rovereto, Italy - The 45th edition of the Palio della Quercia in Rovereto on Tuesday 1 September will be peppered with silver and bronze medallists from the recent 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin and by some Beijing Olympic medallists too.
Spank improves to 2.33m to take Eberstadt victory – German weekend summary
31 August 2009 - Eight days after winning a bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin Raúl Spank confirmed his fine form in Eberstadt, Germany: The 21-year-old High Jumper won the competition with a personal best of 2.33m on Saturday (29).And then there were three! $1 Million on the line in Brussels - ÅF Golden League
31 August 2009 - Monte-Carlo - With one more ÅF Golden League Jackpot challenge to come this Friday (4 Sep) in Brussels, Belgium at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, three athletes have a chance to at least share the $1 Million prize.
Cusma’s dominant victory the highlight in Padua
31 August 2009 - Padua, Italy - Elisa Cusma, first in the women’s 800m in 2:00.05 produced the highlight performance of the 23rd edition of the Banca Antonveneta EA Meeting in Padua on Sunday (30).Grand slam for Sweden as men’s match goes to the wire
31 August 2009 – Gothenburg, Sweden - Eighteen individual events – with both teams fielding three athletes in each event – plus two relays means that there are no less than 410 points to compete for in the traditional and prestigious matches between athletic arch rivals Sweden and Finland. So the probability that the "Finnkampen" would still undecided at the start of the final event is really very low.
