TFS News Briefs: 04/25/2008

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

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

Bryan Clay Faces Risky Combination of Beijing Pollution and Asthma
The Honolulu Bulletin features an article about native son, Athens Olympic silver medalist Bryan Clay, and the challenges he faces in dealing with asthma, challenges which could be compounded in the polluted air of Beijing.
Read more at: [Honolulu Star-Bulletin]

Canadian Equivalent of Hanson’s-Brooks Running Project
The Hanson’s-Brooks Running Project has its equivalent up in Canada and it’s called Brooks Canada Marathon Project. Husband-and-wife team members Andrew Smith and Tara Quinn-Smith, who won the men’s and women’s Canadian Half Marathon Championships, and other Brooks Canada runners are featured in an article by the Toronto Sun.
Read more at: [Toronto Sun]

Hamburg Marathon Preview
German correspondent Jörg Wenig has written a preview of the Hamburg Marathon for the IAAF. He spotlights Spaniard Julio Rey, who has won the race four tines and Kenyan Wilfred Kigen, who has won three times, as the favorites in the men’s race. Compatriot Ulrike Maisch, the 2006 European Champion, is the favorite in the women’s race. She told Wenig that “I will definitely have to run 2:29 to qualify for the Olympics. But I believe that I can achieve 2:28.”
Read more at: [IAAF]

Kerron Clement’s New Blog entry is available to read on the IAAF website
American Kerron Clement, who was born in sprinting hotbed Trinidad & Tobago and became an American citizen in 2004, writes about his season opener. Clement won the 400m hurdles at the 2007 World Championship in Osaka with a time of 47.61 and claims to be “originally from Texas” since his family moved there when he was just a toddler.
Read more at: [IAAF]

Campbell-Brown and Felix Gunning For Beijing
The women’s 100m and 200m races could be two of the most competitive events at the Beijing Olympics this August. Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica is aiming to “surpass” her medal haul of 2 golds and 1 bronze from Athens “in order to feel like I’m progressing,” she says. Allyson Felix of the USA is also hoping to qualify for both events and the relay the Eugene Trials.
Read more at: [Jamaica Observer]

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