August 31, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Olympic flops impress in Gateshead
Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Lauryn Williams, three sprinters with painful memories of the Beijing Olympics, were back to winning ways with impressive performances at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead
Athletics: John Lucas of Eugene, Oregon, Wins Third Annual Disneyland Half Marathon, Setting New Record
Athletics: Kenyans Emerge Victorious at 8th Annual Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach
(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Asafa Powell wins 100 at British GP
Kenenisa Bekele captured the 3,000 meters in in 7 minutes, 31.94 seconds - Lauryn Williams of the United States won the women's 100 in 11.24
(Independent) Athletics: Bekele may be in his comfort zone but he is still streets ahead
Effortless Ethiopian tops the bill at British Grand Prix
(IAAF) Athletics: Large crowds in Helsinki see Finland and Sweden share honours in annual match
(NDTV) Athletics: Chennai marathon a hit despite one death
(LJWorld) Athletics: Precious medal
Nigerian’s award upgraded
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sahaku, Takamizawa win Hokkaido marathon
(Japan Running News) Koide Protege Hitomi Niiya to Make Bid for Berlin World Championships Team at Hokkaido Marathon
(Ottawa Sun) Triathlon: Iron Will
Unable to finish last year's race, Ben Ouellette gets sweet vindication; for others, it's sweet validation
(BBC) Athletics: Ovett would 'love' Athletics role
Former Olympic champion Steve Ovett says he would "love" the opportunity to assist a new performance director of UK Athletics, if Dave Collins is fired
(Telegraph) Athletics: UK Athletics' Niels De Vos targets large 2012 medal haul
Athletics will emerge from its disappointing showing in Beijing to become the sport that will win the most medals for Britain in London 2012
(The West) Athletics: Woyecha wins City to Surf half-marathon
(BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu ready for Gateshead race
Britain's Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu skipped Friday's Golden League meeting in Zurich to top the bill at Sunday's British Grand Prix
(Times Online) Christine Ohuruogu: Not enough to silence the doubters
World and Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu says her critics have only made her will to achieve much stronger
Charm City Run 20 Miler - North Central Trail, MD
Disneyland Half Marathon - Anaheim, CA
Ford Ironman Louisville - Kentucky
Nike+ Human Race, The World
The World's Largest One Day Running Event
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - Virginia Beach, VA
August 30, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(CBC) Cycling: 2 Canadians win bronze at mountain bike World Cup
(Courier-Journal) Triathlon: 2007 triathlon champ has 'good feeling'
Chris McDonald, who'll defend his Ford Ironman Triathlon tomorrow, is from Australia and trains in Boulder, Colo. -- but has good reason to love Louisville, too
(Guardian) Athletics: Bolt keeps his hot streak going despite catching a cold
(New Haven Register) Athletics: In familiar race, Browne in running for familiar finish
Orientation is a task Dan Browne will leave to his fellow championship contenders in Monday’s New Haven Road Race
(Pilot Online) Athletics: Elite runners part of wide-open fields in Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
(Independent) Athletics: Ohuruogu needs time to reflect after one lap in the chariot of fire
(Times Online) Athletics: Charles van Commenee to take up baton for Britain
(Reuters) Olympics: Mugabe hands Olympic medalist $100,000 cash reward
(NY Times) Multisport: Barbara Warren, Winner of Endurance Competitions, Dies at 65
Ms. Warren won the Ironman Triathlon World Championship at the age of 60, ran a seven-day race across the Sahara Dessert, and was tested in many other grueling competitions
(IAAF) Athletics: Sweden leads both matches after the 1st day
(Fox Sports) Athletics: 800m legend Mutola throws in the towel
(Sapere Audere) Science At The Olympics: Can Neuroscience Provide a Mental Edge?
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Flash Chat with Olympic Champion - Brimin Kiprop Kipruto
Steeplechase running in Kenya is a matter of honour and pride
(New Haven Register) Athletics: Twenty runners are 20-for-20 in the New Haven 20k
Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 51
Athletics: Jelimo Marches On – 1:54.01 In Zurich
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics:Kenyan's Bungei Lavishes Praise
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Lightning Bolt strikes again
Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak of form with a comprehensive win in the 100 metres at the Zurich Golden League meeting
Bolt, Jelimo light up Zurich Golden League track meet
The Canadian - Ottawa, ON
Iron Distance Triathlon and Duathlon and other multisport events
August 29, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Men’s Champion Returns To Re-Claim Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Title
(BBC) Athletics: Bolt marks return with easy win
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt marked his first competitive race since Beijing with a storming victory in the 100m at the Zurich Grand Prix
(Reuters) Bolt remains untouchable on Golden League return
(Globe Runner) Athletics: Is Tirunesh The Most Boring Runner In History?
(USATF) Athletics: Customer Service
"Shin Splints" - A Blog by USATF CEO Doug Logan
(Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: 'We've always been a track power'
Quarrie scoffs at suggestions that Jamaican athletes have suddenly risen in sprints
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Vlasic spurred on by silver
World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will be motivated by her Olympic silver medal disappointment to win a share of this season's one million dollar Golden League jackpot
(The Hindu) Athletics: All set for Chennai Marathon
(RWire) Athletics: State of the Sport Part IV: Largest U.S. Road Races for 2007
(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: IOC to bring case against Greek coach
(IAAF) Athletics: Ohuruogu, Fraser and Dibaba on show in Gateshead - Preview - IAAF World Athletics Tour
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Red Carpet Welcome for Kenyan Beijing Squad
(RWire) Athletics: Shelton, Luksetich Romp at Patrick Henry Half Marathon
(RWire) Athletics: USA 100K Team Announced for 2008 World Cup in Italy
(RRW) Athletics: Jelimo’s $1 Million Jackpot Chase Resumes in Zurich Tonight
(IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo’s Jackpot fortunes - “I don’t see any problem for her” says Mutola - ÅF Golden League, Zürich
(Independent) Athletics: Weltklasse encore gives Bolt chance to take a bow
A final snapshot before leaving Beijing on Tuesday: a young Chinese man in the Forbidden City pulling a "bow and arrow" pose for the benefit of his camera-clicking girlfriend. A welcoming picture from Zurich yesterday, from the meeting hotel for the Weltklasse, the first stop on the post-Olympic track and field circuit: Ricky Simms, manager of Usain Bolt, the Jamaican phenomenon who famously struck the pose in the "Bird's Nest" stadium, clutching a giant polythene bag at the "welcome desk". Should it not have the word "swag" emblazoned across it? "Actually, it's Usain's laundry for the past week," Simms said, opening the bag for inspection
(Telegraph) Athletics: Triple gold-medallist Usain Bolt ready to strike again in the 100m at Zurich
The Weltklasse meeting in Zurich always promises “the Olympics in three hours” but the event will be hard pushed to match the spectacular performances produced only a few days ago in Beijing
(Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills defends sprinter's celebrations
Glen Mills believes criticism of the Jamaican originated on American television because of jealousy over Olympic success
(BBC) Athletics: Rested star Bolt heads to Zurich
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race for the first time since taking the Beijing Games by storm at the Zurich Grand Prix on Friday
Triathlon: Avia Collaborates With World Famous Troy Lee Designs On Custom Bike For Triathlete Angela Naeth
Weltklasse Zürich - Switzerland
Watch Usain Bolt and all the Olympic stars live from Zürich on TrackShark
Zilker Relays - Austin, TX
August 28, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 50
Zurich Golden League Preview
Athletics: Browne set to defend at USA 20 km Championships
Running: Great Balls of Fire!
Athletics: Bolt To Lead Parade Of Beijing Champions At Weltklasse - Zurich Preview
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall - Post-Olympic Blog
"This is not exactly how I envisioned it”, I thought to myself as I descended down the cement path into the quiet of the tunnel that would lead me into the Birds Nest
(IAAF) Athletics: Despite Beijing defeat, no lack of confidence or motivation for Vlasic as Jackpot chase resumes in Zurich – ÅF Golden League
Triathlon: Wellington looks to make it a hat-trick for British women at ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
(China View) Athletics: Kenya to offer hefty cash rewards for Beijing Olympics medallists
Triathlon: Being a Volunteer at the Monaco Ironman 70.3 means living a unique experience!
Athletics: Bolt's Encore Tour Begins In Zurich On Friday
(Reuters) Athletics: Bolt could have run 9.52 in Olympics, coach says
(Earth Times) Drugs in Sport: Austrian ex-hurdler banned for life after second doping case
(Reuters) Olympics: China wants more gold in athletics and swimming
Athletics: Canadian Track and Field - Olympics in Review
Athletics: Early Entry Deadline Approaching for Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio
(Union Tribune) Triathlon: San Diego triathlete dies from bike accident injuries
(Next Big Future) Drugs in Sport: Gene therapy for ultimate human running speed and strength
Professor Peter Weyand, Southern Methodist University (Texas), known for his expertise in terrestrial locomotion and human and animal performance says that humans would soon have the ability to modify and greatly enhance muscle fibre strength. This would enable speeds of 45 miles per hour and 5 seconds times for 100 meters
(Wicked Local) Athletics: Collapse of an Olympic myth
“That's not true.” With those three words, the late Florence E. Campbell appeared to debunk long-standing reports that women collapsed after the 800 meter race at the Amsterdam Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Bolt still to reach peak - coach
Usain Bolt could have run closer to 9.5 seconds on his way to the Olympic 100m title, believes his coach Glen Mills
(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: 12 final thoughts from the Games
August 27, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(IAAF) Athletics: Bolt – “I am not tired…I want to have fun and perform well for the crowd” in Zürich - ÅF Golden League
Robles - “I’m still motivated for big things” in Zürich
(National Post) Athletics: Functional fashion vs. feminist fitness
Are running skirts a step backwards for athletic women?
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Prosecutors Had Jones Ready to Testify in Balco Trial
Marion Jones was quietly moved from a Texas penitentiary to the Bay Area last May by federal prosecutors who feared that her former track coach would take the stand in his own defense
(The Daily Californian) Athletics: An Accidental Injury Prematurely Ended Magdalena Lewy's Olympic Run, but Her Experience Lives On
(Gulf Daily News) Athletics: Top runners set for Swiss meet
Olympic champion Rashid Ramzi is set to lead five of Bahrain's Beijing Olympians in the Weltklasse Zurich Golden League meeting on Friday at the Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland
(The Standard) Athletics: Grand party awaits Wanjiru
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru’s epic Olympic marathon victory on Sunday has woken the sleepy town of Nyahururu, with the mother of all parties being laid out for their hero
(LA Times) Athletics: Dodgers owner Frank McCourt backs company hoping to run the L.A. Marathon
McCourt's investment would make him the majority owner of the company trying to obtain operating rights to the race, which has struggled financially under the current ownership
(Toronto Star) Drugs in Sport: A Lightning look at yams for any sign of steroids
Veg provides precursor but no proof a body can convert it to hormone
(The Daily Star) Athletics: Usain Bolt, not Michael Phelps, is the star of Beijing Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Danvers backs under-fire Collins
British Olympic medallist Tasha Danvers has backed UK Athletics (UKA) performance director Dave Collins to continue in the role
August 26, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Florida Today) Athletics: Melbourne and Beaches Marathon makes run for tourists
Beaches, music-themed race could bring thousands to Brevard
(Journal-Sentinel) Athletics: Icebreaker Marathon will take 94 laps around Pettit Center Track
(Air Force Link) Athletics: Registration figures up for 2008 Air Force Marathon
(Flint Journal) Athletics: Crim will probably have American prize money in 2009
(Brooks Running) Athletics: Brooks® Sports Unveils Running Kicks for Kids
Leading running company debuts new line of children’s athletic footwear
(Market Watch) Athletics: John Hancock's 2008 Boston Marathon Fundraising Program Raises More Than $3 Million for Local Organizations
Athletics: Clay named USATF Athlete of the Week
Athletics: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Celebrates 100 Years Of ‘Going The Distance’
(IAAF) Athletics: Hellebaut-Vlasic rematch among highlights on the field in Zurich – ÅF Golden League
(Hardloopnieuws.TV) Athletics: Videos from the Beijing Olympic Games
Athletics: Charity Fundraising Record set in Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k
Athletics: Bringing The Finish Line To Runners This Marathon Season
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Best Performances of the Games
Athletics: Inaugural Canada Army Run Coming to Ottawa!
(SF Gate) Triathlon: Swimmer, 63, dies during triathlon
(Windsor Star) Athletics: Tecumseh man, 50, dies in Quebec marathon
(BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu to compete at Gateshead
Britain's Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu will skip Friday's Golden League meeting in Zurich to top the bill in Gateshead this weekend
(Japan Running News) Athletics: Japan's Olympic Marathon Results Raise Questions About Rikuren's Crisis Manangement Ability
Adventure Racing: Entries Open for 2008 TrustPower Adventure Quest
Adventure Racing Promoted Through 24 Hours Of Southern Traverse
Training: Stretching May Offer Extended Benefits
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Japanese connection pays off for champion
How I won marathon gold medal, by Samuel Wanjiru
(Daily Yomiuri) Wanjiru thanks Japanese mentors after striking gold
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Running Podcast 143 - Jon Rankin Turns the Page, Rekindles Olympic Dreams
Triathlon: Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Set to Sizzle September 7th
(Finding Dulcinea) Olympics: The Hidden Cost of Olympic Medals
(Washington Times) Athletics: Bolt not done yet
Olympics: Celebrate and Rally for our athletes...$8 is what we are inviting Canadians to give!
Running: Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Teams With Athletic-Minded Traveler® To Add Customized Run Routes To Its Stayfit@Hyatt Program
(The Province) Triathlon: Ironman Canada is a gruelling journey
Kiwi and Aussie win handily but everyone deserves a peach
(BBC) Athletics: Athletics boss sweats on future
UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins expects to find out in the next few days whether he will keep his job
(Post Bulletin) Athletics: Gilman runs to his sixth Rochester Half Marathon title
August 25, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(The Australian) Athletics: Australia's athletics boss lashes out at agitators
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Nick Symmonds - Experience
Elite Athlete Blog Entry 19
(IAAF) Athletics: Contrasting fortunes in Beijing, Jelimo and Vlasic target $1 Million - ÅF Golden League
(Toronto Star) Olympics: Canada must spend to play with big guys
Committee officially pleased with Beijing result, but figures don't support that
(EAA) Athletics: Beijing Olympics Day 10 - Rothlin shows his tactical prowess in final day Marathon
Viktor Rothlin ran an excellent tactical race to finish sixth in the men's Marathon on a blistering hot final morning of the Beijing Olympic Games
(IceNews) Athletics: Large turnout at annual Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon
(Stuff NZ) Triathlon: Kiwi wins Ironman Canada
New Zealand athlete Bryan Rhodes won Ironman Canada today after fending off fatigue and numerous challengers over the final 20km of the marathon
(ABC7) Triathlon: Thousand participate in Chicago triathlons
(Chicago Tribune) Chicago Triathlon winners cross finish line
(RWire) Athletics: Kichumbe Koech, Limika Win 32nd Crim 10 Mile
(RWire) Athletics: Wanjiru Crushes Olympic Marathon Record, Wins Kenya's First Gold Medal in Event
(RWire) Athletics: Bekele Completes Olympic Double from the Front
(RWire) Athletics: Dibaba Does Distance Double with 5000 Meter Victory
(BBC) Olympics: Beijing bids farewell to Olympics
London takes over as Olympic host
August 24, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(The Running Bug) Athletics: The First Ultra Runners
The first ultra runners Today ultra running is growing fast, yet it was the Victorians who were the first pioneers of the sport. Read what life was like 100 years ago for the first ultra runners
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Kathrine Switzer -: The Face of Women's Marathon Running
(Reuters) Athletics: Kenya, Ethiopia reap rewards from hard work
Athletics: Team USA places two in top 10 of men's marathon
(LA Times) Ryan Hall's race didn't go as planned
(NY Times) With Gold in Marathon, Wanjiru Gives Kenya a First
Samuel Wanjiru pulled away over the final few miles to become the first Kenyan in the storied running history of that nation to win an Olympic marathon
(RRW) Athletics: Wanjiru Surges To Olympic Marathon Title
(Washington Post) Athletics: Wanjiru first Kenyan to win Olympic men's marathon
(Reuters) Athletics: Africans set the pace in final day marathon
(IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 10 PREVIEW
Only one event on Sunday – the final day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – but what an event: perhaps the greatest Marathon field ever assembled
(NY Times) Athletics: Estonian Discus Thrower Makes Name for Himself
What turned Gerd Kanter into one of the unlikeliest of Olympic celebrities was his gold-medal celebration
(NY Times) Athletics: Lagat Fails to Meet Expectations After Fading in 5,000
Bernard Lagat will go home believing his health betrayed him, not his age.
(Times Online) Athletics: Can Lisa Dobriskey become next Dame Kelly Holmes?
(Telegraph) Athletics: Usain Bolt has nothing to declare but his genius
Usain Bolt was modesty itself. Dutifully attending a sponsor’s briefing in downtown Beijing, he opined: “I wouldn’t say I was a phenomenon. I would just say I was a great athlete.”
(Telegraph) Athletics: Team GB mediocrity rules in the Bird's Nest
The hunched, exhausted figures of Britain’s defeated 4x400 metres relay team told the story of Team GB’s wretched athletics performance in Beijing
(Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Japan's Osaki out of Olympic marathon
(The Standard) Athletics: Kenyan trio seek ultimate glory in Marathon
(BBC) Athletics: Bekele storms to Olympic double
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crushed the opposition as he cruised to 5,000m gold on Saturday, adding to the 10,000m title he won eight days ago
Chicago Accenture Triathlon - Chicgao, IL
Quebec City Marathon - PQ
Subaru Ironman Canada - Penticton, BC
August 23, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Grand Rapids Press) Athletics: Ritzenhein ready for marathon run in Beijing
(Guardian) Athletics: Kenya seek elusive marathon gold in last event
Athletics: Team USA sweeps 4x400s, sits atop medal table
(Reuters) Olympics: Faster fibers and stronger springs lift Beijing
There are as many scientists as coaches behind athletes reaching new heights in Beijing
(IAAF) Athletics: Thorkildsen breaks Zelezny's Olympic record to retain title
Athletics: Team USA medal notes, 2008 Olympic Games
(Flint Journal) Athletics: Kenyans win men's, women's title in Crim 10-mile
(NY Times) Athletics: Richards Leads U.S. to 4x400 Relay Win
Sanya Richards has anchored the United States to a gold medal in the women’s 4x400-meter relay, ending a streak of relay woes for the Americans in Beijing
(BBC) Athletics: Langat takes 1500m gold for Kenya
Kenya's Nancy Jebet Langat produced a storming finish to win the women's 1500m, but there was heartache for Briton Lisa Dobriskey who came fourth
(BBC) Athletics: Bungei battles hard to 800m glory
Kenya's Wilfred Bungei claimed gold with a battling display in the 800m on Saturday in the Bird's Nest
(Globe and Mail) Reed fourth after frantic finish in 800M
(National Post) Reed's final push comes too late in 800-metre final
(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Putting U.S.' so-called 'disaster' Games in the proper context
(RRW) Athletics: Dibaba Nabs First-Ever 5000/10,000 Olympic Double
Athletics: Fountain awarded silver medal in heptathlon
(Vancouver Sun) Olympics: Broadcasting's medal haul
CBC among networks whose Olympic viewership numbers up over Athens, Sydney
(NY Times) Athletics: In the Marathon, Style Wins No Points
In Sunday’s men’s marathon , there will be no way to tell by looking at a runner whether he will win, place or come in last in a race
(Chciago Tribune) What air problem? Marathon runners ready to go
(IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 9 PREVIEW
(CBC) Cycling: Canada's mountain bikers head for the hills
(Market Watch) Triathlon: Pro Field Set for 2008 Accenture Chicago Triathlon on August 24
Pro Athletes Continue Pursuit of 2008 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race To the Toyota Cup Title
(Radio Netherlands) Athletics: Stubborn residents refuse to budge for the marathon
The marathon goes through Bijing's Qianmen district on Sunday. The tradition closing event of the games is routed down what, at least on paper, is the Chinese capital's oldest shopping street, just south of Tiananmen Square. For city authorities it is something to be proud of, but renovation work in the area remains controversial
(Herald-Sun) Athletics: Injury-free Lee Troop banks on big finish in marathon
(Reuters) Olympics: Bloopers from Beijing
Photographers capture unforgettable moments of anguish as Olympic athletes trip and stumble
(BBC) Athletics: Bolt grabs third gold and record
Usain Bolt captured a third gold medal and a third world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold
(Reuters) Relay win seals golden Games for Bolt
(NY Times) Athletics: Bolt and Jamaica Break World Record in 400 Relay
(BBC) Athletics: Russia claim surprise relay gold
Russia claimed a surprise victory in the women's 4x100m relay as favourites Jamaica and Great Britain failed to get the baton round cleanly
(BBC) Athletics: Dibaba storms to Olympic double
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba made it an Olympic double after winning the 5,000m on Friday in the Bird's Nest
(NY Times) Ethiopia’s Dibaba Outkicks Rival to Complete a Distance Double
(Flint Journal) Athletics: Seasoned Crim runner overcomes hurdles
(ABC12) Flint gets ready for the Crim
Crim Festival of Races - Flint, MI
Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon - Iceland
Patrick Henry Half-Marathon - Poor Farm Park, VA
U.S. Half Marathon - Copper Mountain, CO
August 22, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Third Gold, Third World Record For Bolt
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Can Anyone Beat Bekele?
Athletics: Clay claims "world's greatest athlete" moniker, wins Olympic decathlon
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: As Records Fall, Suspicions of Doping Linger
(NY Times) Athletics: Men, Women and Speed. 2 Words - Got Testosterone?
Researchers say there is no one physiological reason for the gender gap in athletic performance, although there is a common biological thread
(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: IOC strips Blonska's silver medal
(Reuters) Athletics: U.S. to review Beijing failures
The United States will conduct a post-mortem into a disappointing Olympic athletics performance that has seen U.S. sprinters eclipsed by their Jamaican rivals
Athletics: Clay lengthens lead in decathlon
Athletics: Shin Splints Blog by Doug Logan: Performance and responsibility
(IAAF) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Day 8 PREVIEW
(Guardian) Olympics: Old man Rogge should hold his tongue over Bolt
As Usain Bolt celebrated his 100m win, the only person who could possibly have been offended was the ageing Belgian bureaucrat
(Independent) Athletics: Silver anti-climax hurts for Idowu
There were joyful, flag-trailing laps of honour after the highest quality triple jump the world has ever seen. But not for Britain's Phillips Idowu
(Times Online) Olympics: Sex and the Olympic city
Tomorrow night thousands of young men and women with the most fit, toned bodies in the world will mingle for the last time before they fly home. What might they get up to?
(Telegraph) Athletics: Craig Pickering takes blame for British Olympic 4x100m men's relay blunder
Britain's sprinters blew their reputation as relay champions – and more than £500,000 of funding – with a botched baton exchange in the Bird's Nest Stadium
(Western News) Triathlon: Ironman takes hold on Penticton
(Milwaukee Business Journal) Athletics: Marathon registration running ahead of last year's pace
(NY Times) Athletics: With 400 Gold, Merritt Eases Disappointment Over Relay Failures
LaShawn Merritt stormed through the 400 meters and grabbed a commanding victory, but the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay teams both dropped the baton and failed to advance
(NY Times) Athletics: In the High Hurdles, Robles Makes It Look Easy
Cuba’s Dayron Robles cruises over the hurdles for gold in the 110m hurdles
(BBC) Athletics: Merritt clinches shock 400m gold
LaShawn Merritt claimed a surprise gold in the 400m final to lead a clean sweep of the medals for the United States
(Reuters) Athletics: Jamaica sweeps the sprint golds in Beijing
Race for the Arts 5K - Sacramento, CA
August 21, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Baltimore Business Journal) Athletics: Marathon registration running ahead of last year's pace
Science of Sport: Extreme Competitive Sports - A Fitness Test For DNA
Athletics: Merritt Dominates 400M, Campbell-Brown Cruises - Beijing Day 7
Athletics: Merritt leads sweep of 400; USA brings medal tally to 20
(The West) Athletics: Mottram to seek redemption in London
After being burned by the red-hot pace in the last kilometre of Wednesday night's 5000m heats, Craig Mottram will be chasing Olympic redemption in London
(Runner's World) Athletics: Beijing Notebook: Russian Women--The Numbers Just Don't Add Up
(Reuters) Athletics: Merritt upsets Wariner in U.S. sweep
(Reuters) Athletics: Phenomenon Robles glides to gold
(Chicago Tribune) Athletics: Try this before running a marathon
Here's a sensible idea: Require that all 45,000 Bank of America Chicago Marathon entrants run a 13.1-mile half-marathon before the Oct. 12 race
Triathlon: ITU announces new Triathlon World Championship Series
Olympics: Is Watching The Games Worth $8 In Support Of Future Canadian Athletes?
Triathlon: Who are the participants at Monaco Ironman 70.3?
(Reuters) Athletics: U.S. misery continues in relays
Tyson Gay's miserable Olympics continued when he dropped the baton in the 4x100 meters relay heat
(IAAF) Athletics: Bolt - 100, 200 . . . 400m?
(CBC) Athletics: Canada's Russell sharp in men's javelin
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Blonska thrown out of long jump
Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska has been removed from the start list for Friday's long jump final after she failed a drugs test
(NY Times) Athletics: Records Fall, but Suspicions of Doping Linger
Usain Bolt is likable, as playful as he is fast. But when I want to fully believe, I feel a twinge of skepticism
(BBC) Athletics: Olympics boss rebukes showy Bolt
Olympics boss Jacques Rogge has told Usain Bolt to show more respect for opponents after the Jamaican claimed the first sprint double for 24 years
(NY Times) Athletics: Jamaica’s Dominance Continues With 200-Meter Win
(NY Times) Olympics: By Withholding Photos, Olympic Timekeeper Draws Attention to Relationship With Phelps
(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Willis cashing in on Olympic success
Nick Willis didn't just run into New Zealand sporting immortality with his Olympic 1500m bronze medal, it seems he also ran into quite a nice little earner
Willis reveals the secret to his success
Nick Willis had his mum in his heart and was singing a song as he flew around the Bird's Nest on the way to his Olympic 1500m bronze medal
Willis shows Africans are beatable - Walker
Kiwi middle-distance legends John Walker and Dick Tayler believe the success of Nick Willis proves that the Africans are beatable
(New Zealand Herald) Good riddance to drug cheats, welcome Willis
(Educated Runner) Athletics: The Fundamentals of Usain's Insane 100-Meter Bolt
Athletics: Clay leads decathlon after three events
(Reuters) Athletics: Jamaica seek more glory after Bolt double
(CBC) Media: CBC gets approval for new sports channel
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Heptathlon medallist flunks drug test
Athletics: Brown Trafton named USATF Athlete of the Week
(Washington Business Journal) Athletics: Marine Corps Marathon alters route through D.C.
(NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Breaks Another World Record in a Disqualification-Marred 200
Usain Bolt became the first Olympian since Carl Lewis to sweep the 100- and 200-meter gold medals. After two disqualifications, Americans won silver and bronze
(NY Times) Athletics: Only One of Three Oregon Runners Reaches Semifinal in Men’s 800
(IHT) Athletics: Unstoppable Bolt breaks record in 200-meter, too
(BBC) Athletics: Bolt claims 200m gold with record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt added the 200m crown to his Olympic 100m title in an incredible new world record time of 19.30 seconds in Beijing
Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt's 200m victory in a new world record time of 19.30 seconds was simply incredible. This guy is Superman II
(BBC) Olympics: We won't try to top Beijing - Coe
London 2012 chief Lord Coe has admitted that the current Olympics in Beijing will be the last Games of its scale
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(Ottawa Business Journal) Sponsorships: Seed funding for athletes
Parallels between business and sport prompt local business leaders to invest
Adventure Racing: The 2009 Coastal Challenge Reaches Half Of Registration Capacity; Teams Category Growing
Athletics: 26.2 or 42.2… Either Way, It’s a Long and Exhilarating Race
Athletics: Bolt breaks MJs WR; Team USA adds two silver, one bronze
(USATF) Athletics: From Whence We Came
Blog by Doug Logan, CEO, USATF
(Reuters) Athletics: Robles coasts into sprint hurdles final
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall: Olympic Memories
Elite Athlete Blog Entry 15
Athletics: Bolt Thunders To The Impossible
(Reuters) "Lightning" Bolt strikes again
(Ottawa Citizen) Triathlon: Whitfield hip to courage
Teamwork with Jenkins yields silver in triathlon
(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: IOC probes Blonska after positive test
First high-profile drugs case hits Games
(Flocasts) Athletics: Deena Kastor after Marathon injury
Athletics: Bolt To Chase History Tonight
Athletics: Upsets, Vindication, Highlight Day Five In Beijing
Athletics: Stage Set For Wariner-Merritt, Dibaba-Defar Clashes
(RRW) Athletics: With Powerful Kick, Ramzi Wins Olympic 1500M Gold
(NY Times) Athletics: On the Track, a Cruel Loss and Surprising Victories
American sprinter Lolo Jones lost in the 100-meter hurdles, while her teammate, Dawn Harper, grabbed the gold. Also Usain Bolt advanced toward Wednesday’s historic 200-meter race
(NY Times) Athletics: Redemption and Frustration in the Women’s 400
Sanya Richards of the United States faltered in the last 100 meters, ceding the gold to Christine Ohuruogu of Britain with the slowest winning time in an Olympic 400 since 1972
(RWire) Athletics: Kipruto Continues Kenyan Domination of Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
(RWire) Athletics: Bekele Defends Men's 10,000 Meter Title with Olympic Record
(RWire) Athletics: Samitova-Galkina Sets World Record in Debut Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
(World-Track) Athletics: Johnson predicts 19.5 for Bolt; no world record in Beijing
(New Zeland Herald) Athletics: Bronzed Kiwi revives track glory days
(National Post) Triathlon: Whitfield's silver as good as gold
(National Post) Olympics: What does it take to grab gold?
(EAA) Athletics: Injury fears for Marathon defender Stefano Baldini
Italy's defending Olympic Marathon Champion Stefano Baldini is struggling with a thigh injury that could put his Olympic title defense in Jeopardy
(IAAF) Athletics: Silnov adds to Shakhty’s Olympic record reputation
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(BBC) Athletics: Ohuruogu grabs gold for Britain
Christine Ohuruogu won Olympic 400m gold for Britain with a stunning surge down the home straight in Beijing
(USA Today) Athletics: Family, faith helped Lomong endure
The father is recalling the first night his adopted son stayed in his new home
Triathlon: Simon wins silver in Beijing
(Reuters) Athletics: Bolt guns for sprint double
Usain Bolt takes aim at becoming the first man in 24 years to win the Olympic sprint double when he runs in the 200 meters final on Wednesday
(NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Track Star Finds Hurdles She Can’t Overcome
Lolo Jones watched a replay after she clipped the top of the second-to-last hurdle during the 100-meter race
Athletics: Harper wins 100 hurdles, Richards takes bronze in 400
(CBC) Athletics: Canada's Lopes-Schliep wins hurdles bronze
(Idaho Statesman) Athletics: Nick Symmonds in Beijing competing on track and field's grandest stage
(Reuters) Athletics: I won't race if injury worsens - Baldini
(IAAF) Athletics: Ethiopian Jarso breaks 28-year-old national steeplechase record
From Athens silver to Beijing gold, Kipruto reigns supreme
(Reuters) Athletics: Beauty Queen javelin star
Leryn Franco is a former Miss Paraguay runner-up as well as a world class javelin competitor
(BBC) Athletics: Injured Liu sorry over shock exit
China's defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang has apologised to the Chinese people after injury forced him to pull out of the Olympics on Monday
Triathlon: Kemper's Seventh Leads U.S. Men at Beijing Olympic Games
Athletics: Women's long jumpers make final; 200m runners advance
(RRW) Athletics: Jelimo Dominates, Takes First Ever Kenyan Women's Gold
(NY Times) Athletics: Sprinters Marvel at Bolt and Are Sure That His Best Is Yet to Come
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Jamaica and US continue battle
The latest edition of the Jamaica v US sprint duel kicked off in the women's 200 metres first round with American Muna Lee leading the qualifiers on another hot and clear morning
(CBC) Triathlon: Canada's Whitfield takes silver in triathlon
(Times-Colonist) Whitfield surges to win Olympics triathlon silver
Roars in from fourth place at Beijing course; swim, bicycle, run
(NY Times) Germany’s Frodeno Wins Men’s Triathlon at the Wire
(Washington Post) Athletics: Unlikely First Gold Stokes U.S.
Brown Trafton's Discus Win Kicks Off Big Five-Medal Day
(IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo - really starting something
(Fox Sports Australia) Triathlon: Emma Snowsill, Loretta Harrop's special bond
(Reuters) Athletics: Kenyans run for gold
(NY times) Athletics: Unlikely Savior Rallies American Track Team
Stephanie Brown Trafton sparked a bit of a turnaround for the U.S. track team after winning gold medal in the discus, the first by an American woman since 1932
(The Standard) Athletics: Gebrselassie tips Lel for glory in marathon race
(Reuters) Olympics: Liu keeps advertisers' support after exit
Liu Xiang's exit from the Games will not lead to the loss of his biggest sponsorship deals
(CBC) Athletics: Canadian hurdler has Olympic leap of faith
(Independent) Athletics: Xiang withdrawal leaves the "Bird's Nest" stunned
It was clear even as Liu Xiang settled into his starting blocks in the "Bird's Nest" Stadium yesterday that there was going to be no Cathy Freeman moment at these Beijing Olympics
(Telegraph) Athletics: Dwain Chambers mistaken by Chinese paper for world record holder Usain Bolt
Despite being handed a ban on competing in the Olympics, disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers still found himself on the front pages of the Chinese press the morning of the men's 100m final, in what turned out to be an extreme case of mistaken identity
(Telegraph) Athletics: Pressure is on Christine Ohuruogu to deliver in the Olympic 400 metres final in Beijing
A total of £26.5 million of public funding over the past four years and, so far, not a sniff of a medal. You could say that a lot is riding on Tuesday's action for British athletics as Christine Ohuruogu and Andy Baddeley go in search of Team GB's first podium finish on the track here
(Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt - a Jamaican miracle
After his record-breaking victory, questions have been raised over the fact that Jamaica has no anti-doping federation
(The Citizen of Laconia) Triathlon: Timberman Champions Crowned
Potts, Wellington cruise to big victories in 70.3 triathlon
Athletics: Costa Rica’s First Women to Compete in the Olympic Marathon
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(Daily Yomiuri) Athletics: Husband's plea prompted Tosa's marathon withdrawal
(IAAF) Athletics: Saladino: ‘I have achieved the main thing - winning’
(NY Times) Athletics: A Country Feels a Hurdler’s Pain
National mourning began in China after Liu Xiang pulled out of the 100-meter hurdle event due to an injury
(NY Times) Olympics: Will Endorsements Go Away After a Charismatic Athlete’s Injury?
Triathlon: Free Long Course Triathlon Training Manual Now Available at Endurance Nation
Athletics: Jelimo Dominates, Takes First Ever Kenyan Women’s Gold
Athletics: Isinbayeva Again - 5.05M (16-8 3/4) World Pole Vault Record In Beijing
(Eurosport UK) Beijing 2008 - Isinbayeva takes gold and record
Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva won the gold medal in the Olympic women's pole vault and then broke her own world record when she leapt 5.05 metres
(Reuters) Russian pin-up vaulter dazzles after China woe
Athletics: Taylor leads 400H sweep; Brown wins first women's discus gold since '32
Triathlon: Snowsill crowned Olympic champion in women's triathlon
(Canada.com) Groves crashes out of triathlon
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie - The Greatest Ever
Athletics: Gillis Competes In Olympic 10000 Meter Final
(BBC) Athletics: China stunned by Liu injury blow
Defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang is out of the Beijing Olympics after pulling up in the opening round
(NY Times) China’s Big Hope in Track Doesn’t Get Out of Blocks
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Sara Hall - The Calm Before The Storm (Elite Athlete Blog Entry 14)
Athletics: Beijing Stunner: Injury Forces Liu Xiang From The Games
Athletics: Mens 400, 200 runners breeze in qualifying
(Union-Tribune) Athletics: American drought ends at AFC
Colorado runner ends 21-year streak
(RWire) Athletics: Young, Ominami Win 31st America's Finest City Half Marathon Presented by Nissan
(NY Times) Triathlon: Australia Gains Its First Triathlon Gold Medal
Emma Snowsill ran the final leg of the triathlon, a 10-kilometer run, in 33 minutes 17 seconds, a full minute faster than anyone else
Triathlon: U.S. Triathlete Bennett Just Misses in Beijing
(The Final Sprint) Athletics: In Failure, Xiang’s Sad Story Exemplifies True Olympic Lesson
(NY Times) China’s Big Hope in Track Doesn’t Get Out of Blocks
Losing a chance to defend his gold, Liu Xiang limped off the track before the first round of the 110-meter hurdles
(Guardian) Athletics: Heroic Radcliffe learns that the dream need not be over
The success of 38-year-old Constantina Tomescu should provide Paula Radcliffe with inspiration for 2012
(Guardian) Athletics: Just how fast will Bolt go when he really puts his mind to it?
Jamaica's remarkable 100m champion, Usain Bolt is winning despite doing it all wrong
(Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Why a negative will be a massive positive
(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Doping - Greek hurdles champ Halkia fails test
(Times-Colonist) Triathlon: Whitfield still Canada's best bet for medal
(CBC) Canada's Whitfield tries to catch a Tiger in triathlon
(The Australian) Triathlon: Green camouflage secret weapon for Snowsill and co at Beijing Olympics
(Sydney Morning Herald) Snowsill's staying out of trouble
(Guardian) Athletics: Marathon champion Baldini hurts thigh - media
(Edmonton Journal) Athletics: David Corbett wins Edmonton Marathon
(BBC) Athletics: Tearful Radcliffe looks to 2012
Paula Radcliffe has not ruled out one last attempt at Olympic glory in four years' time after finishing 23rd in Sunday's marathon in Beijing
(Telegraph) Paula Radcliffe proves she's no quitter at Beijing Olympics
Into the mixed zone they came, one after another, the ghosts of the women they had been 26 miles earlier; egos emptied of pretence, bodies broken, the life sucked out of them, a vacant, spectral sisterhood
Mara Yamauchi equals best of British in Olympic marathon
Mara Yamauchi always said she could finish in the top six in the Olympic marathon and that is just what she achieved after the sort of text-book training that Paula Radcliffe would have loved
(RWire) Athletics: Tomescu Dita Breaks Away to Win Olympic Marathon
(RWire) Athletics: Dibaba Wins Olympic 10,000 Meters, Sets Games Record
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(NY Times) Athletics: A Young American Shows Promise at Distance
(NY Times) Athletics: Gay Takes Philosophical View of Defeat, but It Still Hurts
A year ago, Tyson Gay was on top of the sprinting world, but a lot changes in a year, including the hamstring injury that struck while Gay was trying to qualify for the Olympics in July
(NY Times) Athletics: Jamaicans Sweep 100; Bekele Wins Men’s 10,000
Jamaican women’s sprinters took the medals in the 100 meters. Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele won the men’s 10,000
Lagat Falls Short of Last Qualifying Spot for 1,500
World champion Bernard Lagat of the U.S. failed to qualify for the Olympic 1,500 meters final on Sunday and American hopes of their first title in the event for 100 years are over
Athletics: Barringer sets AR, Richards moves to 400m final in tough night at Bird's Nest
(IAAF) Athletics: Women's Steeplechase starts its Olympic history with a World record
Galkina-Samitova Wins Olympic Steeple Debut
(Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: I Want to Believe
There was nothing normal about Bolt’s world record setting run of 9.69 seconds
(IAAF) Athletics: Kozmus: Slovenia celebrates its first ever Olympic track and field champion
Triathlon: Stoltz, McQuaid Win XTERRA Mountain Championship
Triathlon: 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team Quotes from Beijing Press Conference on Saturday, August 16
Athletics: Injuries steal dreams of women's marathon crew; Russell places 27th
(RRW) Athletics: Front-Running Tomescu-Dita Takes Marathon Title
(IAAF) Athletics: Tomescu Dita's gamble pays off - Women's Marathon report
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Greek champion fails drugs test
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion Fani Halkia has revealed she has failed a drugs test and will be unable to defend her crown at the Beijing Games
(Reuters) Athletics: Romania's Tomescu wins marathon
(BBC) Gutsy Radcliffe finishes marathon
Paula Radcliffe failed to realise her dream of adding Olympic gold to an illustrious marathon career, despite a gutsy performance in Beijing
(NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Is World’s Fastest — by a Mile
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt crushed the world record in the 100 meters in theatrical fashion Saturday night at the Beijing Olympics with a time of 9.69 seconds
Big Wild Life Runs - Anchorage, AK
(NY Times) Cycling: Champion Cyclist and Now Champion Guzzler of Austin Water
Lance Armstrong’s household has been revealed as one of the biggest individual users of water in a city definitely short on rain
EAS America's Finest City Half Marathon - San Diego, CA
ING Edmonton Marathon - AB
Leading Ladies Marathon - Spearfish, SD
Thousand Islands Triathlon, Duathlon & Relays - Brockville, ON
Timberman Triathlon - NH
Track Shack's Celebration of Running 5K - Orlando, FL
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Athletics: Bolt Amazes With 9.69 100M World Record In Beijing
(NY Times) Athletics: Bolt Is World’s Fastest -- by a Mile
(New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Kiwi Marathon runners have points to prove
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Injured Cheruiyot Pulls Out of Olympic Marathon
(Edmonton Journal) Athletics: Marathoners not looking forward to scorching temps this weekend
Fringers also likely to seek out the five air-conditioned venues of the 16 total
(Edmonton Sun) Running wild
ING Edmonton marathon continues to grow
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: The Greatest Ever - Usain Bolt
Athletics: Team USA takes two bronze as Bolt shatters 100 WR
(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: The (steeple)chase is on
The first 3,000-meter women's steeplechase is a landmark Olympic moment
Athletics: Team USA women impress in Saturday morning qualifying
(RRW) Athletics: Mutola To Contest Fifth Olympic 800M Final
(RRW) Athletics: Most Favorites Advance In Men's Steeplechase Qualifying
(World-Track) Athletics: Bolt cruises to 9.85 in 100m semi-finals; Gay out
I have no excuse I was running hard, says Gay
Athletics: Tyson Gay Quotes
Athletics: Former Razorback Tyson Gay Advances at 100 Meters
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Bulgarian runner fails drugs test
Bulgarian athlete Daniela Yordanova has been barred from the Olympics after failing a doping test
(NY Times) Olympics: Food Blamed in Illnesses of U.S. Athletes
Potential sources of the food poisoning that affected several members of the United States track team were tap water used to wash lettuce and oil purchased locally
(NY Times) Athletics: Ethiopia’s Long-Distance Legacy Is Written in the Olympic Medal Standings
Ethiopia has taken first place in three of the last five women’s 10,000 meters at the Olympics. And it has kept it in the family
(Guardian) Athletics: Bolt, Powell, Gay - the fastest show on earth is wide open
(LA Times) Athletics: USA coach Terrence Mahon keeps up with four distance runners
La Habra native guides marathoners Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall as well as 5,000-meter runners Ian Dobson and Jen Rhines
(Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe will risk marathon failure for glory
The waiting is almost over and yet another drama featuring Paula Radcliffe will unfold on the streets of Beijing on Sunday
(IAAF) Athletics: Dibaba smashes Olympic 10,000m record as two dip under 30 minutes!
Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 10K - Minneapolis, MN
Where's Waldo 100K - Oakridge, OR
USA 100K Trail Championship
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(Science Daily) Athletics: In The Long Run, Exertion Regulation Wins The Day For Marathon Runners
(Ethiopian Review) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie faces uphill battle in return to 10000m
Athletics: Flanagan scores unbelievable bronze; Cantwell takes silver
(WSJ) Athletics: The Marathon’s Obstacle Course
The blue skies that greeted Beijing on Friday bode well for runners in the upcoming women’s marathon event –- unless, of course, if slogging through hot, muggy weather is your forte
(RRW) Athletics: Excellent Weather For Women's 10-K Could Mean Fast Times
(USA Today) Athletics: Liu Xiang has 1.3 billion reasons to win
(BBC) Athletics: Sotherton slips after high jump
Britain's Kelly Sotherton slid down the heptathlon leaderboard after the second event, the high jump
(BBC) Athletics: Meadows & Okoro reach 800m semis
Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Marilyn Okoro qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 800m but team-mate Jemma Simpson failed to progress
(IAAF) Athletics: Jelimo – sitting pretty for gold in Beijing
(NYRR) Athletics: Interview with John Cook
Cook coaches Erin Donohue, Shalane Flanagan, and Shannon Rowbury all of whom qualified for the U.S. Olympic team
(Toronto Sun) Athletics: Canadian throwers qualify for finals
(Toronto Sun) Olympics: Momentum killer
Don't believe theory that says floodgates will open once we win a medal
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Bolt jogs through early heat
World record holder Usain Bolt barely broke sweat despite the sweltering temperatures to cruise through the Olympic 100 metres heats along with compatriot Asafa Powell and world champion Tyson Gay
(Reuters) Big three progress in 100 meters
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Old Warhorse Kimutai in One Last Bid For Glory
The dearth of race walking in Kenya is a big worry
Athletics: Shot put trio advances to Friday night final; Fountain leads hep
Athletics: Olympic Games – Day 1, Session 1 Report
(RRW) Athletics: Lagat Cautiously Optimisitc As Double Ambitions Begin
(The Sun) Athletics: Paula has got the bug!
Kelly Holmes reckons Paula Radcliffe’s poisonous spider bite could be a lucky omen ahead of Sunday’s Olympic marathon
(Inside Toronto) Athletics: Women's marathon kicks off Olympic track and field competition
(Reuters) Olympics: Beijing air clears for start of athletics
(USA Today) Athletics: Lagat's goals include being oldest 1,500 gold medalist
(NBC Olympics) Lagat: Heart of gold
(USA Today) Athletics: Beijing Olympics to bestow the title of 'world's fastest man'
(Times Online) Athletics: British hopes rest with Phillips Idowu
Triple jumper is only Great Britain athlete to start favourite for gold after his world indoor title win in Valencia in March
(Telegraph) Athletics: Mental strength gives Paula Radcliffe chance of marathon glory in Beijing Olympics
There are diehard aficionados in all of the 28 Olympic sports in Beijing and my sport is no different
(Telegraph) Athletics: Beijing Olympics 2008: athletics schedule
The events to watch and the Britons to cheer for as the track and field action unfolds at the Bird's Nest stadium
(NY Times) Athletics: As Track Takes Center Stage, Different Athletes Find the Spotlight
Here is a look at some of the faces of the United States team and the stories that will play out at the Bird’s Nest, the Olympic stadium
(NY Times) Athletics: Records May Stand, but Intrigue Remains in Track and Field
In the four years since the last Olympics, track and field has been busy clarifying its past and securing its future
(NY Times) Athletics: A Place to Turn for a Champion Runner
At 26, even with all his accomplishments, runner Tyson Gay still turns to his mother in the big moments of his life
Running: The All-American Rejects Announced As Performance For The Nike+ Human Race in New York
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(BBC) Athletics: Reed anticipates humidity boost
Clevedon's Kate Reed believes that the high levels of humidity in Beijing will aid her performance in the 10,000m
(RWire) Athletics: 2008 U.S. Olympic Distance Team Has High Hopes in Beijing
(Reuters) Athletics: Dibaba planning long-distance double
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Felix still haunted by Athens
Four years later Allyson Felix still watches the race she lost. "I got out so poorly," the American twice world 200 metres champion said as she recalled the 2004 Olympic final
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sotherton's self-belief passes lie detector
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Koech denied place on Kenyan team
Paul Kipsiele Koech, whose best time this year is seven seconds faster than anyone else, has failed to win a place in Kenya's dominant 3,000 metres steeplechase team for the Olympics
(RWire) Athletics: 2008 State of the Sport Part III: U.S. Road Race Trends
The half-marathon's growth and popularity are more impressive than ever as sport reaches new heights
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Flash chat with the Great Haile Gebrselassie
(IAAF) Athletics: Lagat cautiously optimistic as double ambitions begin
(USA Today) Athletics: Pole vaulter Stuczynski second to one
Although she's only been a pole vaulter for four years, Jenn Stuczynski is the No. 2 performer in event history
(USA Today) Olympics: Sometimes, even athletes have to 'Let it Out'
It started as a catchy television and movie theater ad campaign on New Year's Day, 2007
(Guardian) Olympics: An Olympian obsession
Male athletes' bodies epitomise a culture that worships machismo. The effect on men's psyches can be devastating
(Times Online) Athletics: Sotherton to make 'clean up athletics' plea
Hepthathlete will use Olympic podium to reiterate her accusations of cheating against Ukrainian rival Lyudmila Blonska
Science of Sport: Low-gravity training machine reduces impacts on muscles, joints
(World Track) Athletics: Bolt and Gay will not catch me, says Powell
(World Track) Athletics: Gay not buying Powell's pressure release story
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Triathlon: XTERRA Mountain Champs Pro Preview
Athletics: Team USA womens jumpers, vaulters & heptathletes ready for Beijing
Athletics: Held named USATF Athlete of the Week
Athletics: Rankings for the 2008 Olympic Games
(NYRR) Athletics: ING New York City Marathon Introoduces Wave Starts
(Limerick Leader) Athletics: Limerick mini-marathon is expected to break records
(RRW) Athletics: Bird's Nest Being Readied For Second Act
(BBC) Athletics: Jamaica concern over doping tests
The Jamaican athletics team has had an "extremely unusual" number of doping tests in Beijing, the team's chef de mission Don Anderson has claimed
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Events And Matchups To Watch In Beijing (And Predictions!)...
(Reuters) Cycling: Another Armstrong wins cycling gold
(Reuters) Athletics: Sprint showdown guarantees fast start
(AFP) Athletics: Jepkosgei's advice could prove golden for Kenyan prodigy
(Business Daily Africa) Athletics: Female athletes seek to leave their mark in Beijing
(National Post) Health and Fitness: The truth on the juice
The typical steroid user might not be who you think
(NY Times) Athletics: Lagat Hopes to Wear Gold With His New Flag
American Bernard Lagat, who ran for Kenya in 2004, enters the Olympics as the favorite in the 1,500 meters, but he appears somewhat less invincible than he once did
(Universal Sports) Athletics: Flanagan's Flow Interrupted
(USATF) Athletics: "Shin Splints" - A Blog by Doug Logan
Dateline: Dalian
(RRW) Athletics: Noguchi Out Of Olympic Marathon
(Chicago Tribune) Athletics: Chicago Distance Classic course too long
(Daily Yomiuri) Olympics: Chinese surprise critics by being good sports
(Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Olympics: Drugs still a problem but a diminishing one, says Sanya Richards
Sanya Richards believes athletics will never be free of drugs - but she will run in Beijing convinced the sport is cleaner than ever
(Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe will give Beijing marathon her best shot
Short of training but high in spirits, Paula Radcliffe admitted she would have given up on her battle for fitness if Sunday’s race was not the Olympic marathon
(Telegraph) Athletics: Sprinter Asafa Powell 'weakened' by Beijing Olympic blood tests
Asafa Powell is concerned that that he will not be at his best for the 100 metres final due to the amount of blood tests he has had to take under strict doping controls
(Times Online) Asafa Powell claims he has been weakened by drug tests
(Japan Running News) Athletics: Noguchi Officially Withdraws From Beijing Olympics
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(Las vegas Review Journal) Athletics: Marathon must put up bond to cover expenses
(Daily Pilot) Athletics: OC Marathon may take new route
Factors including timing and terrain will likely take the profitable race out of Irvine and into Costa Mesa, which is less hilly
Athletics: Team USA mens jumpers, vaulters & decathletes look for medals
Athletics: CBCSports.ca Presents Live Online Streaming Of The 2008 Olympic Games From Beijing, China
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