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Chicherova flying high - 2.06m in Arnstadt

5 hours 27 min ago

5 February 2012 - Riding the momentum that propelled her to the World title last summer in Daegu, Anna Chicherova cleared a Russian indoor record of 2.06m at the Hochsprung mit Musik competition in Arnstadt, Germany, on Saturday.

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Njoroge takes comfortable win at Beppu-Oita Marathon

7 hours 30 min ago

5 February 2012 – Kenyan Harun Njoroge won the 61st Beppu-Oita Marathon on Sunday in 2:09:38, the first sub-2:10 performance of his career.

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Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame

8 hours 39 min ago

5 February 2012 - Breaking away from the field just four kilometres into the race, pre-race favourite Matthew Kisorio collected a convincing win at the 66th annual Kagawa-Marugame Half Marathon on Sunday (5).

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Course records tumble in Hong Kong

9 hours 34 min ago

5 February 2012 - Hong Kong - Losing a Marathon by one second last year taught Dejere Abera of Ethiopia a lesson that he put to good use this morning (5), when he won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon by less than a second.

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Suhr scales 4.88m national record in Boston

10 hours 7 min ago

5 February 2012 - Boston, USA - Jennifer Suhr cleared 4.88m on her first attempt to set a national record and regain her No. 2 spot on the all-time women's pole vault list to highlight the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood on Saturday.

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Birmingham feels the love for Hobart and again registers London qualifying time

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 1:07pm

4 February 2012 – Hobart, Australia - To say that Collis Birmingham likes running in Hobart might be a bit of an understatement. Five times in the past six years he has won the 5000 metres at the Briggs Athletics Classic (the sixth time, he did not run it).

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Focus on Falil and debutant Jarso at Beppu-Oita Marathon – PREVIEW

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:13pm

3 February 2012 - Abdellah Falil and Samson Ramadhani will be among the favourites at the 61st Beppu-Oita Marathon on Sunday.

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Rotich and Maisei ready for Hong Kong rematch - PREVIEW

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:30pm

3 February 2012 - Hong Kong - With so many good African, particularly Kenyan marathoners around nowadays, it takes a bit of initiative to get into foreign races if you’re not one of the sub-2:10 brigade. So when Julius Maisei heard that the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – an IAAF Bronze Label Event - was paying good prize money without an overly talented field, he chanced a thousand dollars on an air fare and a hotel room last year.

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Hot afternoon in store in Moscow's mid-winter chill - PREVIEW

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:55am

3 February 2012 - Moscow, Russia - It’s very cold in Moscow: the temperature in some regions of this huge city is minus 20 degrees C. But no doubt on Sunday (5) the Vladimir Kutz Arena will be crammed with fans of athletics. since the 'Russian Winter', the second IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting of 2012, is always adored by the Moscow public.

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Darya Klishina answers facebook fans’ questions

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:46am

3 February 2012 - Long Jumper Darya Klishina, a regular correspondent of the IAAF via the IAAF Online Diaries, has taken time off her busy schedule to answer her fans’ questions received via the IAAF World Athletics Club Facebook page. Darya received almost 200 questions – here are the ones she selected…

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Bleasdale to bring her momentum to Birmingham

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:25am

3 February 2012 - Birmingham, UK - World leader Holly Bleasdale will step up her Olympic Pole Vault preparations at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham, the penultimate IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting, on Saturday 18 February.

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Jones edges Lewis in Linz face-off

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:48am

3 February 2012 – Linz, Austria - Tipped all week long as the marquee event, a riveting hurdle race between Americans Yvette Lewis and Lolo Jones unfolded as the highlight of the Gugl Meeting on Thursday (2) evening in Linz.

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Kisorio versus Mogusu - Preview of Marugame Half Marathon

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:53pm

2 February 2012 - The 66th annual Marugame Half Marathon, the venue of Asian half marathon record for women, is scheduled to be held on Sunday 5 February. The race, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, is a mass race with both elite men and women.

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After a breakthrough 2011, Borges dreams higher in 2012

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:31am

2 February 2012 - Havana, Cuba - After improving his personal best by 20cm and clearing 5.90m to win a surprise World silver in Daegu, Lázaro Borges wants to keep dreaming for higher goals in this Olympic year.

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Silnov soars 2.35m in Moscow

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:50pm

1 February 2012 - Moscow, Russia - Ten men competed in the 16th traditional Moscow Cup Jumps with Music High Jump competition with Andrei Silnov, the reigning Olympic champion prevailing at 2.35m to equal the season's world lead.

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Vojta's 1500m run the standout performance in Vienna

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 4:28pm

1 February 2012 - Vienna, Austria - Andi Vojta's one-man show in the 1500m was the standout performance at the Vienna Indoor Classic at Ferry Dusika Hall on Tuesday (31).

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Allyson Felix responds to Facebook questions – IAAF Online Diaries

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:50am

1 February 2012 - Three-time 200m World Champion Allyson Felix has taken time off her busy schedule to answer her fans' questions received through the IAAF World Athletics Club on Facebook...

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Limo and Cheromei to defend titles at Prague Half

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 3:32pm

31 January 2012 - Prague, Czech Republic - Kenyans Philemon Limo and Lydia Cheromei will return to defend their titles at the Hervis Prague Half Marathon on 31 March.

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Ukhov tops 2.32m in Trinec

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:32am

31 January 2012 - Trinec, Czech Republic - Ivan Ukhov returned to his winning ways at the second stop of the 8th Moravian High Jump Tour in Trinec on on Monday.

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Rudisha confirms return to Sydney and Melbourne

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:08am

31 January 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Last year, David Rudisha's campaign to become World champion began in Australia and so the Kenyan superstar is hoping a return visit to Sydney and Melbourne, for the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour, will put him on the path to Olympic glory.

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