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TFS News Briefs: 9/25/07

Posted September 25th, 2007 at 2:42 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs

TFS News Briefs Greek Sprinters’ Perjury Trial Postponed
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were to stand trial on Monday for allegedly faking a motorcycle accident in 2004 so that they could avoid a doping test prior to the Athens Olympics. Twelve people, including the athletes, their trainer, their doctors and some witnesses, face up to 2 years in prison if convicted of the misdemeanor perjury charge. Read more at: [Sports Illustrated]
For background: [CNN]

Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru to Try for 1/2 Marathon World Record
Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru set a world record of 58:33 for the 1/2 marathon earlier this year in The Hague, Netherlands. Now he is going to attempt to beat that time at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy on October 14th, 2007, “just for fun.” Read more at: [IAAF WRU07]

Kenya to USA Journalist Calls Athletic Emigration “Brawn Drain”
An article on the Trinidad & Tobago Express takes a look at the trend of third-world athletes (including Kenyan-born, U.S.-naturalized citizen Bernard Lagat) changing their citizenship in order to represent wealthier nations. The majority of athletes do so for financial reasons, the article’s writer notes. Read more at: [Trinidad & Tobago Express]

Top 3 Finishers of Warsaw Marathon Set PB’s
Paweł Ochal (POL) set a new course record of 12:12:20 at the 29th Warsaw Marathon. Rafal Wojcik (POL), a former steeplechaser, was second in 2:13.11, and Adam Draczynski finished third with a time of 2:13:56. All three athletes set personal bests. Read more at: [Warsaw Marathon]

Husband and Wife Win U.S. 50 Mile Championships Titles
Asheville Citizen-Times has a profile today of Anne and Mark Lundblad, a husband and wife team who won the men’s and women’s national 50 Mile titles at the Tussey Mountainback 50-mile race Saturday in Boalsburg, Pa. Anne won her 7th title with a course-record time of 6:36:16. Read more at: [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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