Athletics
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St Patrick’s AC to host first SmartCity 8K in October
The St Patrick’s AC running season will be kicking off on Sunday, October 7 with the newly-organised SmartCity Malta 8K road race. This new race on the local calendar will start from the SmartCity Malta car park in Ricasoli at 8.30 a.m. and proceeds...
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Kipsang sprints to Great North Run
Africans dominated the Great North Run yesterday with Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang taking the men’s title and Ethiopia’s Olympic 10,000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba winning the women’s race. The half marathon, Britain’s biggest mass-participation run, saw...
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Jamaica to rule sprints for long time – Blake
Americans need to get used to Jamaica’s men dominating the global sprinting scene because it will not change soon, Jamaican double Olympic silver medallist Yohan Blake said. US men, who once ruled the sprints, have been overwhelmed by Jamaican...
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Black gets top GB coaching role
Neil Black was appointed performance director of British athletics yesterday, the former physiotherapist replacing Charles van Commenee after the Dutchman confirmed he would step down in December. Van Commenee announced his departure on Wednesday...
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Bolt will not seek world champs’ 100m wild card
Usain Bolt will not seek a wild card entry in the 100 metres at next year’s World Championships, hoping instead to secure a spot via the Jamaican trials, the six-time Olympic gold medallist said yesterday. The triple world record holder said he...
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Bolt rounds off season with victory
Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt overcame a terrible start to round off his season with a victory in 9.86sec in the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday night. Bolt’s reaction time out of the blocks left him chasing St Kitts and...
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Malta youths for meeting in Czech Republic
Athletics Malta will be wrapping their track and field season next week with the participation of 15 young athletes at the largest Euro gathering for youths – the European Kids Athletics Games. This two-day event in Brno, the second largest city in...
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Liu on road to recovery
China’s star hurdler Liu Xiang is bedridden after an operation for an injury which forced his exit from the Olympics but he could be back on his feet next month. Coach Sun Haiping said Liu could start walking in mid-October after rupturing his...
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Ladies RC 10k road race on September 16
The Ladies Running Club (LRC) will be holding the 22nd edition of their annual 10k road race on Sunday, September 16 with Mdina Glass again the main sponsors of the event. The race is scheduled to start at 7.30am from near the Mdina Glass Factory,...
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Whitehead storms to 200m gold medal
Marathon world record holder Richard Whitehead continued to push the boundaries of human achievement yesterday by racing to Paralympic gold in a new world record over 200 metres. The 36-year-old, who has completed 24 marathons since 2004, turned to...
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Mo Farah back in family fold
Olympic hero Mo Farah was back in London with his wife Tania and new-born twin daughters yesterday after savouring the adulation of an adoring crowd on his return to the track. Nearly 13,000 supporters packed out the Alexander Stadium to pay homage...
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Mifsud, Hili retain BSJ 5k series titles
Aaron Mifsud, of Pembroke Athleta, and St Patrick’s AC runner Carmen Hili have just retained the titles they won last year after topping the 10th edition of the Birkirkara St Joseph 5k Road Running Series. Hili stayed unbeaten in all events but...
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China’s Liu speaks out after London injury ‘trick’ row
China’s star hurdler Liu Xiang insisted he felt “healthy” just moments before injury ended his Olympic career, as controversy erupted over an alleged cover-up. The former 110m gold medallist, in his first major interview since his spectacular exit...
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IPC to test athletes over ‘boosting’
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will test athletes to ensure the practice of ‘boosting’ blood pressure ahead of competition to enhance performance does not happen at the London 2012 Paralympics. ‘Boosting’, referred to medically as...
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Yohan Blake storms to landmark 100m victory
Jamaica’s Yohan Blake became the second fastest 100m performer of all time as Olympic champion Usain Bolt eased to victory in the 200m at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting last night. Blake became the second fastest man over 100m when he clocked...
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Festina 10k night run
Żurrieq Wolves Athletic Club have just held another successful edition of their 10k night run, this year sponsored by Festina Watches. The race was held at a traffic-free Mdina Road, Żebbuġ, and at the gathering point there were 90 run-ners,...
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Richards-Ross shines as Olympics takes toll
Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross eased to victory in the women’s 400m at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting on Friday night as post-London blues crept into international track and field. Richards-Ross, whose win at the Games ended a 28-year...
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Uganda winner gets home for parents
Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house. Kiprotich, who beat the heavily-fancied Kenyan team to claim...
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Second win for Mifsud, Hili
Aaron Mifsud (Pembroke Athleta) and Carmen Hili (St Patrick’s) retained their positions at the top of their respective classifications following the second and penultimate race of the 2012 Birkirkara St Joseph 5K Road Running Series, held recently...
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Mixed night for USA
The United States experienced highs and lows in Friday night’s Diamond League event in Monaco, with an injury scare for LaShawn Merritt but world-leading times for hurdler Aries Merritt and the men’s 4x100m relay team. LaShawn Merritt, the favourite...
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