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PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST - IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT

9 September 2009 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST for IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki, 12 / 13 September 2009 is now available.

Hurdles Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:00 GMT

9 September 2009 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The seventh edition of the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final takes place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September. We continue our event category previews with the HURDLES.

Throws Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

8 September 2009 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The seventh edition of the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final takes place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September. We continue our event category previews with the THROWS.

Jumps Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

7 September 2009 – Thessaloniki, Greece - The seventh edition of the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final takes place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September. We begin our event category previews with the JUMPS.

Jamaica’s sprinters and windy conditions dominate results in Rovereto

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

2 September 2009 – Rovereto, Italy - Jamaican sprinters dominated the sprints in the 45th edition of the Palio della Quercia in Rovereto yesterday (1). Sherone Simpson ran 11.04 in the women’s 100 metres, one of the few wind aided marks of a meeting generally dominated by headwinds, conditions which Lerone Clarke and Steve Mullings ignored to set new meeting records in the men’s 100 metres heats.

Bolt to run 200m in Thessaloniki – World Athletics Final

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:00 GMT

31 August 2009 – Monte-Carlo – World and Olympic 100m and 200m champion Usain Bolt, has confirmed that he will run the 200m at the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece (12-13 September 2009).

Rovereto’s Berlin silver lining - PREVIEW

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT

31 August 2009 - Rovereto, Italy - The 45th edition of the Palio della Quercia in Rovereto on Tuesday 1 September will be peppered with silver and bronze medallists from the recent 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin and by some Beijing Olympic medallists too.

Thessaloniki organisers host dignitaries, athletes and media in Berlin - World Athletics Final

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

18 August 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Organisers of the IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, which will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12-13 September, hosted several athletes, visiting dignitaries and athletes at a reception in Berlin during an afternoon break at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

58 Beijing individual medallists are currently in qualifying positions for Thessaloniki - World Athletics Final

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:00:00 GMT

6 August 2009 - Monte-Carlo - With the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2009 now in the midst of a four week break surrounding the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany (15-23 August), how does the qualification process currently stand in the season long battle to obtain entry to the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final?

Ferguson (22.32) and Jones (12.47) set world season leads in Rethymno

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT

21 July 2009 - Rethymno, Greece – The Bahamas’ Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and USA’s Lolo Jones set world leading performances in the 200m and 100m Hurdles with 22.32 sec and 12.47 sec respectively at the 25th edition of the European Athletics Outdoor Premium Meeting “Vardinoyiannia” on Monday 20 July.

Jelimo returns with 1:59.59 in Heusden-Zolder

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

19 July 2009 - Heusden-Zolder, Belgium – Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo broke away from the field to win the 800m by a large margin at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder on Saturday night.

2.01 High Jump clearance for Beitia in Zaragoza

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

19 July 2009 - Zaragoza, Spain - Spain’s reigning European indoor High Jump silver medallist Ruth Beitia stole the show at the ‘Gran Premio Gobierno de Aragón’ held on Saturday (18) on a sunny but quite windy day.

Kikaya and Flimmons the best on a low key day in Abuja

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

19 July 2009 - Abuja, Nigeria - A dominant 400m run by African record holder Gary Kikaya (45.21) and USA’s Randall Flimmons 8.10m Long Jump were the best results at the Abuja CAA Gold Grand Prix on Saturday (18).

Beijing Olympic champions Robles, Taylor, Kanter, Mbango, and Spotakova in Rethymno

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

19 July 2009 - Rethymno, Greece - The 25th edition of the European Athletics Outdoor Premium Meeting “Vardinoyiannia” is scheduled for Monday 20 July. The meeting is held in Rethymno and this year hosts around 200 athletes from 38 countries, some reigning Olympic champions.

Jelimo to re-start season in Heusden-Zolder

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

17 July 2009 - Heusden-Zolder, Belgium – Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo makes her first appearance of this season on European soil at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder on Saturday 18 July.

100m takes centre stage in Zaragoza

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

17 July 2009 - Zaragoza, Spain - A 100m battle involving a slew of sprinters capable of breaking the 10.00 sec barrier will attract much of the interest at the ‘6th Gran Premio Gobierno de Aragón’ to be held tomorrow (18 July).

African record holder Kikaya looking for 44 in Abuja

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

17 July 2009 - Abuja, Nigeria – Gary Kikaya of Democratic Republic of Congo who holds the continental record for 400m of 44.10sec (2006) is looking for his first sub-45 clocking of the year at tomorrow’s Abuja CAA Gold Grand Prix (Sat 18).

Kanter and McLellan highlight in Luzern

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

16 July 2009 – Luzern, Switzerland - Estonia’s Gerd Kanter won his 20th consecutive competition in the men’s Discus Throw with 67.42m which was the stand-out result of the Spitzenleichtathletik EA Permit meeting in Luzern last night (15). Australian Sally McLellan’s repeat win in sprint hurdles in 12.73 sec was the top women’s mark.

Kanter set to extend win streak in Luzern

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

14 July 2009 - Luzern, Switzerland - Estonian Gerd Kanter, Olympic and World champion in the men’s Discus Throw, Australian Sally McLellan, Olympic silver medallist in the women’s 100m Hurdles, and 2005 World 100m champion Lauryn Wiliams from the USA are the stand-out names of the Spitzenleichtathletik EA meeting in Luzern scheduled for 15 July.

Borzakovskiy beats the cold and rain in Zhukovskiy

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:00:00 GMT

5 July 2009 – Zhukovskiy, Russia – Heavy rains and unseasonably cool temperatures didn’t dampen Yuriy Borzakovskiy’s homecoming at the 51st edition of the Brothers Znamenskiy Memorial in Zhukovskiy.

Savinova and Borzakovskiy at 800, while Pechonkina returns in Zhukovskiy

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

3 July 2009 - Zhukovskiy, Russia - The town of Zhukovskiy that is not far from Moscow and will turn into the capital of Russian athletics on Sunday 5 July, when the 51st edition of Brothers Znamenskiy Memorial will be held here.

World season lead in women’s 800m in Moscow

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

2 July 2009 – Moscow, Russia – In the Russian capital’s Luzhniki stadium last night (1 July) took place the EA permit meeting the "Moscow Open", which inparticular witnessed one spectacular world season lead on the track.

Sdiri steps back from sickness to recapture fine vein of form in Lille

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT

1 July 2009 - Villeneuve d’Asc, France – Salim Sdiri confirmed his fine shape in winning the Long Jump with 8.17m (nil wind) during the Meeting Lille Metropole, a European Athletic Premium Outdoor Meeting and 3rd leg of the Alma Athlé Tour, the French professional circuit on Tuesday (30 June).

Lebedeva to open season in Moscow

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

30 June 2009 - Moscow, Russia - Athletes from 20 counties will compete in 15 events in Luzhniki stadium at the Moscow Open, an EA Permit meeting, on Wednesday 1 July for prizes offered by the Mayor of Moscow.

9:16.50 3000m Steeplechase world lead for Domínguez in Málaga

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

28 June 2009 - Málaga, Spain - Spain’s reigning European 5000m champion Marta Domínguez produced the standout performance at the ‘Reunión Internacional Ciudad de Málaga, Gran Premio de Andalucía’ held on Saturday (27) on a sunny but quite windy day.

Spotlight on the men’s Triple Jump; Rawlinson opens hurdles season in Málaga – PREVIEW

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

26 June 2009 - Málaga, Spain - A Triple Jump battle involving the reigning gold and silver Olympic medallists will attract much of the interest at the ‘Reunión Internacional de Atletismo Ciudad de Málaga, Gran Premio de Andalucía’ to be held tomorrow (27 June).

Claretti 70m Hammer effort the highlight in Algiers

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

12 June 2009 – Algiers, Algeria – More than 5000 spectators were treated to an excellent competition in the Women’s Hammer Throw, where many of the world’s best participated, to highlight the Meeting International d’Alger on Thursday (11).

Majewski beats Hoffa in Bydgoszcz

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

11 June 2009 – Bydgoszcz, Poland - As expected, the men’s throws provided some the major highlights of the Enea Cup meet in Bydgoszcz. The reigning Olympic Shot Put champion Tomasz Majewski prevailed over the world season leader Reese Hoffa with 21.09, and another Beijing gold medalist Gerd Kanter narrowly beat Piotr Malachowski in the Discus Throw with 66.20, while the Hammer Throw saw a reversal of the Olympic 1-2 finish, with Krisztian Pars throwing 80.19 to beat Primoz Kozmus.

Robles opens with 13.30sec; Vlasic 2.01 and Dmitrik 2.33m in Thessaloniki

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

11 June 2009 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The season’s opening race of the 110m Hurdles Olympic champion Dayron Robles, and the winning leaps of Blanka Vlasic and Aleksey Dmitrik were among the most important performances of the “Thessaloniki 2009” held last night in Kaftatzoglio Stadium (10).

Spotakova improves to 68.23m

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

9 June 2009 - Prague, Czech Republic - Barbora Spotakova, the World and Olympic Javelin champion gave the home crowd of about 5000 at Juliska stadium on Monday night (8) what they wanted at 16th Josef Odlozil Memorial.

Four Beijing Olympic champions set to grace Bydgoszcz - PREVIEW

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

9 June 2009 – Bydgoszcz, Poland - Just three days after the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw, Poland’s other major international meet will take place in Bydgoszcz on Wednesday (10).

Robles opens and Vlasic and Ukhov hope for even higher heights in Thessaloniki - PREVIEW

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

9 June 2009 - Thessaloniki, Greece – The Kaftatzoglio Stadium of Thessaloniki, where the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final will take place later this year, hosts the EAA premium Meeting “Thessaloniki 2009” on Wednesday 10 June.

Throwers dominate 55th Kusocinski Memorial

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

8 June 2009 – Warsaw, Poland – The throwing events dominated the 55th edition of the Kusocinski Memorial which was held on Sunday (7) in a new venue the Orzeł Warszawa (Warsaw Eagle) stadium. The meeting took place two weeks earlier than its usual spot in the calendar which typically has marked the anniversaries of 1932 Olympic 10,000m champion Janusz Kusocinski’s World 3000m record (19 June 1932) and his tragic execution in 1940 (21 June).

Spotakova the headliner in Prague - PREVIEW

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT

6 June 2009 – Prague, Czech Republic - Barbora Spotakova, the World record holder and reigning World and Olympic champion in the javelin Throw, will be the headline act at the 16th Josef Odlozil Memorial on Monday (8) at Juliska Stadium in the Czech capital.

Malachowski takes on Alekna in Warsaw - PREVIEW

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:42:00 GMT

5 June 2009 - The greatest attraction of the 55th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial should be the duel between Virgilijus Alekna, the best discus thrower in the last decade and Piotr Malachowski, Olympic silver medallist from Beijing.

Idowu and Kaki impress as Di Martino pleases home crowd for Turin’s 10th Anniversary

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:08:00 GMT

5 June 2009 - World Indoor champions Phillips Idowu of Great Britain in the men’s Triple Jump (17.60) and Abubaker Kaki of Sudan in the men’s 800 metres (1:44.25 meeting record equalled) highlighted the 10th anniversary of the Memorial Primo Nebiolo in Turin.

Impressive line-ups set for Turin's 10th anniversary - UPDATED: Robles out

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT

3 June 2009 - Turin, Italy - Cuba’s 110m Hurdles Olympic champion and World record holder Dayron Robles and Sudan’s 800m World indoor champion Abubaker Kaki will be in the spotlight as the Memorial Primo Nebiolo in Turin, named in honour of the late IAAF President, celebrates its 10th Anniversary on Thursday (4).

Teenager Xie Wenjun surprises Shi Dongpeng as Asian Grand Prix concludes in Hong Kong

Sat, 30 May 2009 21:09:00 GMT

30 May 2009 - Hong Kong - Xie Wenjun, 42 days shy of his 19th birthday, scored his first victory over his Chinese team-mate Shi Dongpeng in the men’s 110m Hurdles as the curtain came down on the three-leg Asian Grand Prix circuit here on Saturday (30).

Aimin still on song - Asian Grand Prix-Leg II, Kunshan

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

28 May 2009 - Kunshan, China - Close contests, personal bests and season bests marked the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix here on Wednesday (27 May).

Lishchynska and Cheshari set world season leads but Jelimo is way below par in Rabat

Sun, 24 May 2009 18:00:00 GMT

24 May 2009 - Rabat, Morocco - Jacob Cheshari of Kenya and Ukraine’s Olympic 1500m silver medallist Iryna Lishchynska respectively established new world season leading times over 5000m and 1500m at the Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme (CAA Great Grand Prix) on Saturday evening (23) in a packed stadium of spectators (estimated between 35,000 and 50,000) at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sporting complex in Rabat.

Song dominates as Asian Grand Prix kicks off in Suzhou

Sat, 23 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

23 May 2009 – Suzhou, China - On a day of one-sided contests, Chinese Huang Xiaoxiao and Kazakh Marina Maslenko were involved in a photo-finish in the women’s 400m as the Asian Grand Prix kicked of today.

Barrios, Giralt, Savigne, and Vili shine in Uberlândia

Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT

21 May 2009 - Cubans Yarelis Barrios, David Giralt, and Yargelis Savigne, and New Zealand’s Valerie Vili produced the best performances of the “III Grande Prêmio SESI/Caixa de Atletismo”, which took place in the Brazilian city of Uberlândia yesterday (20).

Asian Grand Prix Series - PREVIEW

Thu, 21 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT

21 May 2009 - Hong Kong, China - There is an air of expectancy as the three-leg Asian Grand Prix circuit is poised to make a start at Suzhou, China, on Saturday, 23 May. The other two legs will also be hosted by China, the second one in Kunshan on 27 May and the final meet in Hong Kong on 30 May.

Beijing Olympic winners Jelimo, Ohuruogu and Kanter top Rabat line-up – PREVIEW

Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

21 May 2009 - Rabat, Morocco - No less than seven medallists from the last Olympic Games in Beijing, including three champions Pamela Jelimo, Christine Ohuruogu, and Gerd Kanter will compete in the second meeting of the Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme (CAA Super Grand Prix) scheduled for Saturday 23 May on the beautiful track at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sporting complex in Rabat.

Savigne and Vili look to extend seasonal dominance in Uberlândia

Tue, 19 May 2009 11:30:00 GMT

19 May 2009 - Cuban Yargelis Savigne, the 2007 World Triple Jump champion, and New Zealander Valerie Vili, the 2007 World 2008 Olympic Shot Put champion will try to extend their dominant early season form at the “Grande Prêmio Caixa/SESI de Atletismo”, which will take place in Uberlândia, in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, on 20 May, at the track “Ádria Santos” in the “Vila Olímpica do SESI”.

Vili sets 20.69m Oceania Shot Put record in Rio

Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

18 May 2009 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - New Zealander Valerie Vili, the 2007 World and 2008 Olympic champion at Shot Put, produced the best performance of the “2009 Grande Prêmio Rio/Caixa de Atletismo”, held at the “Cidade Maravilhosa” on Sunday 17 May, more precisely at the “Estádio João Havelange”, also known as “Engenhão”.

World leading marks by Merritt, Willard, Stuczynski and Kiros in Carson

Sun, 17 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

17 May 2009 - Carson, USA – World-leading marks were turned in by LaShawn Merritt, Anna Willard, Jenn Stuzynski and Aheza Kiros (ETH) at the adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center on Saturday (16 May).

Payne opens season with 13.35 hurdles victory, sprint double for Jones-Ferrette in Ponce

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:45:00 GMT

17 May 2009 – Ponce, Puerto Rico - Olympic 110m Hurdles silver medallist David Payne opened his season with a 13.35 win and meet record at the 3rd Ponce Grand Prix on Saturday (16) at the Paquito Montaner Stadium, where Laverne Jones-Ferrette posted a double sprint victory.

Five Beijing Olympic champions to highlight Rio - PREVIEW

Fri, 15 May 2009 18:00:00 GMT

15 May 2009 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The presence of five Beijing Olympic champions will mark out the “2009 Grande Prêmio Rio/Caixa de Atletismo” which takes place in the landmark Brazilian city on Sunday 17 May at the “Estádio João Havelange”, also known as “Engenhão”.

Harper, Merritt and Taylor head the line-up in Carson - PREVIEW

Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT

15 May 2009 - Carson, USA - The adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center on the campus of the Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday 16 May will feature Beijing Olympic individual gold medallists Dawn Harper, LaShawn Merritt and Angelo Taylor.

Payne's 110m Hurdles season debut takes centre stage in Ponce - PREVIEW

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT

15 May 2009 - San Juan, Puerto Rico – With five sub-10sec men and 2008 World Indoor 60m champion Angela Williams in the line-up, sprinters are ready for a showdown at the 3rd Ponce Grand Prix, to be held on Saturday (16) at the Paquito Montaner Stadium in Ponce, southern Puerto Rico.

Savigne improves WL to 14.73 in Fortaleza

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

11 May 2009 - Cuba’s Yargelis Savigne, the 2007 World outdoor and 2008 World Indoor champion produced the best performance of the “Grande Prêmio Caixa/Unifor de Atletismo”, held this Sunday 10 May in the northern Brazilian city of Fortaleza.

Cuban stars to highlight Fortaleza’s WAT meet

Fri, 08 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT

8 May 2009 - A strong Cuban contingent, headed by 2007 Triple Jump World champion Yargelis Savigne, 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist at Long Jump Ibrahin Camejo, and former Javelin World record holder and 2004 Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez will highlight the “Grande Prêmio Caixa/Unifor de Atletismo” to be held this Sunday 10 May in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza.

Middle and long distance duels announced, while Olympic champion Harper joins the hurdles start list in Carson

Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

5 May 2009 - Carson, CA, USA – The adidas Track Classic which takes place at the Home Depot Center on 16 May will feature international match-ups of Olympic medallists and World Champions at the middle and long distances.

Rabat line-up ten Beijing Olympic medallists

Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT

5 May 2009 - Olympic champions Pamela Jelimo, Wilfried Bungei, Christine Ohuruogu, and Gerd Kanter will be among the headliners of the Meeting Mohammed VI d' Athlétisme- CAA Super Grand Prix- in Rabat, Morocco on 23 May 2009.

World leads by Stewart, Culson and Williams-Mills in Kingston – Jamaica International report

Sun, 03 May 2009 18:00:00 GMT

3 May 2009 – Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaican Kerron Stewart and Puerto Rico's Javier Culson with a world leading efforts, Americans Darvis Patton’s double and Olympic champion Dawn Harper’s sprint hurdles triumph, highlighted the performances at Saturday’s 5th Jamaica International Invitational.

Fraser vs. Stewart, along with a slew of Beijing Olympians on tap in Kingston

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

1 May 2009 - Kingston, Jamaica – Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and silver medalist from Beijing Kerron Stewart will face-off in women’s 100m, the hottest race at Saturday’s (2) Jamaica International Invitational, an IAAF Area Permit Meeting at the National Stadium.

Williams, Payne and Christian return to lead strong field for Ponce GP

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT

30 April 2009 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - World Indoor 60m champion Angela Williams and 2008 Olympic 110m silver medallist David Payne lead the strong field for the 3rd Ponce Grand Prix, to be held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 16 May.

World and Olympic champion Campbell-Brown signs up for Carson

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

21 April 2009 - Carson, California, USA - Jamaica’s reigning two-time Olympic 200m champion and 2007 World 100m gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown is the headline name announced for the adidas Track Classic in Carson’s Home Depot Center on 16 May.

Jamaica's Beijing heroes, Bolt, Campbell-Brown, Fraser and Walker line-up for Kingston

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT

12 March 2009 - Kingston, Jamaica - Usain Bolt will make his international debut this season at the Jamaica International Invitational, on 2 May.

IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final 2009 - Who and how many qualify?

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

6 March 2009 - Monte-Carlo - With the second meeting of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2009 having taken place on Thursday 5 March in Melbourne, Australia we look ahead to the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12 and 13 September 2009, and reconfirm how athletes qualify for this competition the climax of the one-day meeting outdoor season.

Huge 400m PB for Powell, but local heroes by no means upstaged in Sydney

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

28 February 2009 - Sydney, Australia - Asafa Powell didn't need a ride in the attending ambulance after all as he ran a huge personal best in the 400m, but tonight really belonged to the local heroes at the Sydney Track Classic.

Hooker takes centre stage in Sydney as Powell tackles one-lap race - Sydney PREVIEW

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:47:00 GMT

27 February 2009 - Sydney, Australia - Ten slim centimetres separate Australia's Olympic Pole Vault gold medallist Steve Hooker from athletics immortality.

Honing in on World record, Hooker hopes for ‘a bit of tailwind’ in Sydney

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT

26 February 2009 - Sydney, Australia - Track and Field athletics “Down Under” may henceforth be renamed as "Field and Track" if Steve Hooker fulfils his potential and becomes the next Australian World record holder on Saturday (28 February).

Oliver set for Sydney opener, reflects on Beijing medal, sickness and Liu’s injury

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

25 February 2009 - Sydney, Australia - When all else failed in Beijing last year, US hurdles champion David Oliver ignored all the scientific advice about the dos and don’ts of nutrition and salvaged a medal from the Olympic Games.

Loyal McLellan, Britain's loss, prepares for Sydney

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT

23 February 2009 - Sydney, Australia - She shocked Australians in Beijing when she won Olympic silver in the 100m Hurdles and just ahead of her first race in Sydney since the Games, the Track Classic at Homebush this Saturday, 28 February, Sally McLellan yesterday produced another surprise - that medal could have been Britain's.

In heavy rains, Vili debuts with 20.25m toss in Waitakere

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:29:00 GMT

20 February 2009 - Waitakere, New Zealand - Despite pouring rain in Auckland, the 2009 edition of the Black Singlet meeting was a terrific success, and produced another memorable moment for the indomitable Valerie Vili.

Vili and Ostapchuk to square off in Waitakere - PREVIEW

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:57:00 GMT

18 February 2009 - Waitakere, New Zealand - On Friday night (20) the world’s top women shot putters will face off at Waitakere’s The Trusts Stadium in what will be the first of several battles in 2009.