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Gay, Powell Clash Set for London Grand Prix 7/25 - 7/26
Posted May 25th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
An eagerly anticipated 100m face off between World champion Tyson Gay of the U.S. and world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica has been set for the Aviva London Grand Prix on July 25-26, organizers announced.
With both sprinters gearing up for the Olympic Games, the race at London’s Crystal Palace will likely be their only face-to-face prior to Beijing.
“London will be very crucial for me,” said Gay, who last year stormed to World titles at both the 100 and 200m in Osaka. “It is one of the biggest meets of the year right now and that is where it is going down between myself and Asafa. He has the title of being the World record holder and I have the title of being the World champion, and I think that is really good for the sport.”
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In Quest for Double Olympic Gold, Lagat has El Guerrouj on His Side
Posted April 19th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
As he sets out on his quest for double Olympic gold this summer, Bernard Lagat will have plenty of supporters. Among them is the man whose achievement he’ll be hoping to emulate in Beijing: world record holder and reigning double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj.
“Bernard proved in Osaka, thanks to determination and passion, that he can do it,” El Guerrouj, the finest middle distance runner of his generation, said of his long-time rival, last fall.
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Focus to Be on Japanese Women at Nagoya Marathon Next Sunday
Posted March 4th, 2008 at 10:00 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Next Sunday’s 28th Nagoya International Women’s Marathon will be the last of six qualifying marathons for the Japanese Olympic team, and the last of three for women. Competition for the one remaining team slot will be intense.
Reiko Tosa locked up the first team spot with her gutsy bronze medal finish at last summer’s IAAF World Championships, while reigning Olympic champion, Mizuki Noguchi, is almost assured a spot on the team by winning last November’s Tokyo International Women’s Marathon in 2:21:37. The third spot will go to either to Tomo Morimoto, who clocked 2:25:34 in second place (first Japanese) at the Osaka International Women’s Marathon last January, OR the top Japanese finisher in Nagoya who should top Morimoto’s mark.
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New Balance Collegiate Invitational Begins Today; Manzano Ready to Compete
Posted February 8th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College
New York City’s most important collegiate track meet, the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, begins today at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory. It will be the eighth annual edition of this mega-meet which encompasses both high school and university athletes. Teams from over 100 colleges are expected to take part.
The nation’s top middle-distance collegiate runner, Leonel Manzano of the University of Texas, will be opening his 2008 season at this meet, running both the distance medley relay today and the mile tomorrow. “Leo,” as he is known to his friends seemed itchy to get on the fast Armory track again when he spoke to the New York Track Writers luncheon last Monday via telephone from Austin.
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Rupp Hopes Wanamaker Mile Will Help Him Get to Beijing, Faster
Posted January 29th, 2008 at 5:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College
When he steps on the track Friday night for the Wanamaker Mile at the 101st Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, Galen Rupp will be looking well past the finish line, all the way to Eugene, Ore. It will be there in six months time that the 21 year-old NCAA 10,000m record holder will be trying to make his first Olympic team, and he wants to be ready if his 10,000m qualifying race comes down to a kick.
“Obviously, the 10-K is my best event and that’s what I’ll be running this summer and at the Trials,” Rupp said at today’s New York Track Writers’ luncheon as he sat next to his coach, Alberto Salazar. “The goal this winter is to drop down in distance.”
Rupp, who is on a leave of absence from the University of Oregon, has yet to break four minutes for the mile. He has terrific endurance, evidenced by his 27:33.48 10,000m personal best. But improving his raw speed, Salazar said, will give him another tool to win longer races, even if it means losing in the short term.
“I’m going to take my licks,” said Rupp boyishly.
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TFS Podcast 120:
KARA GOUCHER - Back in Action and Hungry for Gold!
Posted January 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Today I am joined by Kara Goucher, one of America’s most formidable female distance runners and the surprise 10,000m bronze medalist at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka. Although its been a mere three months since she underwent knee surgery, Kara is already back on track, training hard, and confident that 2008 will be the most successful year of her blossoming running career.
In the interview we discuss her plans and priorities for the 2008 season, her current and upcoming racing schedules, what it has been like in Eugene as a member of Nike’s elite distance-running squad, and the dynamic among her teammates (including her husband and fellow running star Adam Goucher) and Coach Alberto Salazar. Kara also describes what she believes it’ll take to defeat renowned kickers like Meseret Defar and Tirunesh Dibaba in Beijing, how an Olympic medal compares to a World Championship medal, her thoughts on competing in Beijing’s infamous pollution, and much more!
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Tokyo Women’s Marathon To Be Discontinued After 2008
Posted December 18th, 2007 at 9:15 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
One of the world’s most prestigious marathons, the Tokyo International Women’s Marathon, will be discontinued after its 30th edition next November, organizers announced yesterday.
“Yes, Asahi Shimbun, one of the organizers of Tokyo International Women’s Marathon, announced on Dec. 17, that 30th edition… to be held on Nov. 16, 2008, will be the last edition of this marathon,” wrote Wataru Ogushi, the elite athlete coordinator, in an e-mail message to the Race Results Weekly office.
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James Li named Nike
Coach of the Year
Posted November 28th, 2007 at 3:11 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
James Li, who guided Bernard Lagat to a history-making performance at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, and an American record indoors, has been named the 2007 Nike Coach of the Year by USA Track & Field.
He will receive his award Saturday, December 1, at the 2007 Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, held in conjunction with the USATF Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The American record holder over 1,500m, Lagat became the first man to win the 1,500/5,000m double at World Outdoors, and the first American ever to medal in the 5,000 at Worlds. Earlier in the 2007 season, Lagat broke the American record indoors at 3,000 meters.
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America’s Tyson Gay Named Male Athlete of the Year
Posted November 27th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Three-time World Outdoor champion and 2007 Jesse Owens Award winner Tyson Gay was named the Male World Athlete of the Year at the World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo over the weekend.
Gay had an historic year in 2007, sweeping the 100 and 200 meters at both the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka and the USA Outdoor Championships. He added World Outdoor gold in the 4×100m to become the fourth man in World Championships history to win three gold medals at a single championship.
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Defar, Gay Named World Athletes of the Year
Posted November 26th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field
Meseret Defar and sprinter Tyson Gay were named the World Athletes of the Year for 2007 at the World Athletics Gala held in Monte Carlo last night.
Defar, 24, shattered her won world record in the 5000 meters, running 14:16.63 in Oslo in June, breaking her own previous standard by more than eight seconds. The reigning Olympic 50000 champion, Defar also won the event at the world championships and twice lowered the world best for 2 miles. She also set a world record indoors in the 3000, running 8:23.72 in Stuttgart in February.
“I don’t have word to describe how happy I am,” said Defar, who dedicated the award to women athletes in Ethiopia. Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele have earned the honor in the past, but Defar became the first Ethiopian to win the world governing body’s annual award.
Gay, 25, won three gold medals at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka last August, sweeping the 100 and 200 metres and running the third leg on the victorious 4×100m relay. In the 100, Gay clocked 9.85, relegating world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica to third. In the 200, he clocked 19.76, taking down Michael Johnson’s meet record. He was just the fourth athlete to collect three gold medals at a single world championships.
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