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On the Road & Around the Track: TFS News Briefs September 18, 2007

Posted September 18th, 2007 at 3:32 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, TFS News Briefs

New York City Marathon: Women’s Competition Intensifies
As if a New York City Marathon field that included returning top three Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia, Tatiana Hladyr of Ukraine and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya wasn’t enough, now Gete Wami of Ethiopia, Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia, and Tegla Loroupe of Kenya have announced that they will be competing on November 4th. They will be competing for a prize of $130,000 plus a Toyota Prius. Read more at: [IAAF] [ING NYC Marathon]

Steve Cram Calls IAAF World Athletics Final “Pointless and Bemusing”
In a Guardian Unlimited article critical of the IAAF’s current race structure, British miling legend Steve Cram is calling for a makeover of not only the World Athletics Final, but also the Golden League and even the World Championships. Read more at: [Guardian Unlimited]

World Athletics Final Previews: Throws and Jumps
Previews of the Jumps and the Throws at the World Athletics Final this weekend in Stuttgart, Germany are available on the IAAF World Athletics Final website. Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell, Stefan Holm, Blanka Vlasic and Yelena Isinbayeva are some of the key field-event athletes going into the meet. Read more at: [IAAF WAF07]

Cuba Wants Top 10 Finish in Beijing
Cuba is shooting for a top 10 finish in Olympic medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. Although the small nation is a perennial powerhouse in baseball, boxing, basketball and volleyball, all Olympic sports, they are hoping to medal in track & field, wrestling, weightlifting and taekwondo. Read more at: [People’s Daily Online][Wikipedia]

Xavier Carter To Be Arrested Upon Return to U.S.
Sprinter Xavier Carter will be arrested when he returns to the U.S. from an overseas track meet. He is charged with simple criminal damage to property, a felony. Read more at: [LSU Reveille]