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Munich bid leader resigns due to health problems (AP)
Olympics - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:20am
The leader of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics resigned for health reasons Monday, leaving figure skating great Katarina Witt with a more prominent role in the campaign. Willy Bogner announced last week that he had an unspecified bowel disease. On Monday, he said he was stepping down after doctors recommended he avoid long-distance travel.
Categories: Olympics
Lord's on target on cricket-to-archery changes (AP)
Olympics - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:00am
Organizers say Lord's cricket ground has been granted permission to begin making changes for the archery competition at the 2012 Olympics. Temporary facilities and structures -- such as a range and seating for 5,000 spectators -- can now be installed at the famous ground. Archery will be held for a week at Lord's during the London Games, and Monday's decision on preparations was largely...
Categories: Olympics
London 2012 plans for archery at Lord's given go-ahead (Reuters)
Olympics - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:00am
Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.
Categories: Olympics
Hooker - back to basics, back to winning ways
IAAF - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 5:00am
6 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Anyone looking forward to the men’s Pole Vault competition at the beginning of the season would have salivated at the announcement of a ‘Steven Hooker vs Renaud Lavillenie’ line-up.
Categories: Track & Field
Champion Kim Yu-na to train in Los Angeles (AP)
Olympics - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 4:30am
Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na is moving her training base from Canada to California. Kim's management agency AT Sports says that the 20-year-old South Korean is training at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia in the outskirts of Los Angeles. The agency says that Kim, who parted ways with Brian Orser last month, doesn't have a new coach yet.
Categories: Olympics
Impressive Zarudneva completes season with World Cup title
IAAF - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 2:15am
A sickly child Yuliya Zarudneva used to regularly catch colds and flu viruses, so in an effort to combat the problem her father came up with an interesting solution.
Categories: Track & Field
Bolt Talks of Switch From Track to Soccer
NYT - Track and Field - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 11:00pm
The Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said that he would attempt to play professional soccer once he retires from track and field.
Categories: Track & Field
Europe takes team battle, Vlasic fulfils leading role in Split - Day 2 - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 6:59pm
5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Europe edged a tight battle with the Americas to secure the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, but nobody could deny this final day was all about one woman – Croatian High Jump megastar Blanka Vlasic.
Categories: Track & Field
With Split double, Lagat puts his tactical brilliance on display – IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 6:30pm
5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia – Bernard Lagat made history tonight at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup and also added plenty of evidence to the argument that at the moment, there may not be a better tactical middle distance racer in the world.
Categories: Track & Field
Harting spurred on by 70m and rival Małachowski
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 5:00pm
Robert Harting may have missed out on gold at the European Championships, but a late-season peak has given him the confidence to break the magical 70 metres barrier next year.
Categories: Track & Field
In weekend's most dramatic moment, Vlasic scales 2.05m at home in Split - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 4:00pm
Split, Croatia - Poster girl Blanka Vlasic’s appearance in the High Jump was expected to first pack, and then bring down, the proverbial house. Nearly 30,000 vociferous fans did turn out, and the double World champion didn’t disappoint, capping her starring role with a competition record of 2.05m in what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup history.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Men's 4x400 Metres Relay
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:19pm
By the time of the final event, Team Europe had already bagged the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup team trophy, but there was no lack of competitive spirit on Team Americas’ behalf as an all-star team cruised to a Competition Record.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Women's 4x400 Metres Relay
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:18pm
The best relay races come down to the wire and this one, a dramatic 4x400m Relay victory by Team Americas over Team Europe, will be remembered as one of the finest of the 2010 IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Men's 800 Metres
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:17pm
After David Oliver, Blanka Vlasic and Andreas Thorkildsen, World record holder David Rudisha of Kenya was yet another outstanding pre-event favourite who lived up to the fans’ expectations with a superb showing to win the men’s 800m at today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Men's Javelin Throw
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:16pm
Andreas Thorkildsen has won it all. You name it, he’s won it. World Championships, Olympic Games, European Championships, World Cup…understandably so the season’s World leader and only man this year to break the 90-metre barrier came into the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as relaxed as ever.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Women's 5000 Metres
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:15pm
In an extremely slow sit-and-kick affair, Vivian Cheruiyot led a 1-2 finish for Africa in the women’s 5000m to conclude the distance programme at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Women's Shot Put
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:14pm
Coming into this weekend’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup, Nadzeya Ostapchuk had been having a perfect season – a National Record of 21.70m indoors, the IAAF World Indoor gold medal, the European title, and a 12-meet winning streak. But all good things must come to an end.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Men's 200 Metres
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:13pm
Wallace Spearmon came into today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the defending champion, and finished it as a two-time winner of the 200m, leading Team Americas to maximum points.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Women's 200 Metres
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:12pm
With a dominating run, Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia led a 1-2 finish for Team Europe in the women’s 200m.
Categories: Track & Field
EVENT Report - Women's Long Jump
IAAF - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 12:11pm
Triple Jump winner Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan came oh so close to completing an unprecedented double at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup as the Asian record holder found herself solidly in the lead in today’s Long Jump final when the order was reverted for the fourth and final round.
Categories: Track & Field
