Filippidis clears 5.62m at Greek Indoor champs
1 March 2010 - Pole vaulter Costas Filippidis verified his good shape this season at the Greek National Championships, held in Athens over the weekend. He cleared 5.62m and attempted unsuccessfully to improve his own national record to 5.72m.Renowned statistician Havlín dies after long hospitalization
1 March 2010 - A national indoor championship should be a festive occasion, but those entering Prague’s Otakar Jandera Hall for the first day of competition on Saturday (27 Feb) were met with the surprising and sad news of the death last Wednesday (24 Feb) of one of athletics’ most renowned statisticians, Ji?í Havlín.
Russian indoors champs close with women’s 4×800m Relay World record
28 February 2010 – Moscow, Russia - A World record in the women’s 4x800m Relay highlighted the final day of the Russian Indoor Championships in Moscow today.Donato bounces back with world-leading 17.39m leap in Ancona
28 February 2010 – Ancona, Italy - Reigning European Indoor champion Fabrizio Donato leaped to a world-leading 17.39m victory in the Triple Jump on Sunday to highlight the Italian Indoor Championships in Ancona this weekend.Kimeli and Timbilil battle the winds to take Roma Ostia titles
28 February 2010 - Roma, Italy - A very windy day did not stop 8510 runners to cross the line in the 36th Roma Ostia Half Marathon, held today on the classic course from Rome to the beach of Ostia. However, it did slow down the winners, both from Kenya, Peter Kimeli and Alice Timbilil, who clocked 1:01:51 and 1:10:34 respectively.Bolt sizzles with sub-44 relay leg in Kingston
28 February 2010 – Kingston, Jamaican – Double sprint World record holder Usain Bolt produced two stunning anchor leg runs, but came up short on one occasion at Saturday’s Gibson Relays in Kingston.Beating horrendous conditions, Fujiwara and Biktimirova collect Tokyo Marathon wins
28 February 2010 – Tokyo, Japan – Running in dismal conditions, Masakazu Fujiwara of Japan and Alevtina Biktimirova of Russia won their respective titles at the 4th edition of the Tokyo Marathon today.High jumpers Lowe and Williams impress in Albuquerque – USA Indoor Champs, day 1
28 February 2010 - Albuquerque, USA - Chaunte Lowe and Jesse Williams posted U.S. leading marks in the women’s and men’s High Jump to highlight the first day of the USA Indoor Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday (27).Close contests the prevailing theme in Moscow - Russian Indoor Champs, Day 2
28 February 2010 - Moscow, Russia – Heated battles in the women’s 400m and Long Jump were the key highlights on the second day of the Russian Indoor championships on Saturday (27) where 11 titles were decided.Hooker and Samuels and visitors Pitkämäki and Vili shine at high class Sydney Classic
27 February 2010 – Sydney, Australia - The high and mighty of Australian athletics opened their season at the Sydney Track Classic tonight, none higher than Steve Hooker’s 5.91m Pole Vault and none mighter than fellow World Champion Dani Samuels who threw the Discus a personal best 65.84m.
