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TFS News Briefs: 2/12/08

Posted February 12th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs

TFS News Briefs
UK Athletics Allows Chambers to Compete But Is Not Happy About It
UK Athletics, the governing body of British Track & Field will allow previously-banned sprinter Dwain Chambers to compete in the IAAF World Indoor Championships. The relented after Chambers threatened a lawsuit; however, they are not happy about it and have issued a strongly-worded statement expressing their displeasure.
Read more at: [Yorkshire Post, UK]

Hall Won’t Compete in World X-C Championships
Ryan Hall, in a phone call to the New York Track Writers Association, told them that he would not compete in the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships (Edinburgh, Scotland, March 30th) if he were to qualify, saying,” I don’t think I would go because I don’t think it would fit into my [London Marathon] buildup.” Since Hall was probably a shoe in, that leaves one extra slot for a determined runner who might not otherwise make the team.
Read more at: [NY Times]

WCSN Has Impressive 2008 Schedule
WCSN has an impressive lineup of track & field and cross-country events, including the IAAF World Track & Field Indoor Championships (3/7-3/9 in Valencia, Spain), the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (3/30 in Edinburgh, Scotland) and a host of IAAF Super Grand Prix, Grand Prix and Permit meetings throughout the year.
Read more at: [WCSN]

Runner Jenny Crain On the Road To Recovery
Great News! Jenny Crain, the Olympic hopeful who was hit by a car while running in Miwaukee, WI 5 months ago and was in intensive care for three weeks, is on the road to recovery.
Read more at: [Google News]

Colby Lowe Signs With OSU
Southlake Carroll High School’s prep mile and cross-country standout Colby Lowe has signed with Oklahoma State, who finished 3rd at the 2007 NCAA Cross-Country Championships. The Final Sprint interviewed Lowe recently. You can catch that podcast here.
Read more at: [Oklahoma State Athletics]