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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

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]

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]
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