July 31, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Triathlon: New Triathlon Novel Makes a Run at Being The Next Rocky
Athletics: “Magic Shoes” Collected in The OC's Fastest 5k
Triathlon: USA Triathlon to Bring National Championships Back to Portland
Training: Invitation to TrainingPeaks 3.0 BETA
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Haining Not Travelling To Macau
Paula Radcliffe's understudy will not be travelling to the Great Britain Olympic training camp
(Sydey Morning Herald) Athletics: Twist of fate has Troop flying for Bird's Nest
(Detorit Free Press) Athletics: Brian Sell, Dathan Ritzenhein geared up for the marathon
(Telegraph) Science of Sport: Drugs create 'marathon mice' who can run for more than two hours
(World News Australia) Drugs in Sport: HGH 'might go undetected' in Beijing
(UK Sport) Drugs in Sport: New research highlights supplements risk
(RRW) Athletics: After Year-Long Investigation, Russians Soboleva, Tomashova, Five Others Hit With Doping Suspensions
Athletics: USATF to re-examine men's 4x400m American record
Triathlon: Beijing-Bound Triathletes Focus on Charity Involvement
(World-Track) Athletics: I'm a patient coach, I'm under no pressure, says Bolts coach Glen Mills
(IAAF) Athletics: Women’s 3000m Steeplechase steps up to Olympic start time for first time
(Sporting Life) Drugs in Sport: Ricco Blasts Lax Tour Testing
Drug cheat Riccardo Ricco revealed he should have been caught earlier in the Tour de France
(Register-Guard) Athletics: Building a prodigy, one step at a time
Galen Rupp’s best chances for an Olympic medal may be years away, but he’ll give Beijing his best shot
Drugs in Sport: IAAF Anti-doping investigation leads to provisional suspension of Russian athletes
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites New Hampshire’s Best To Race At The YMCA Triathlon At Clough State Park On June 2
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Sotherton Rails At Lack Of Acclaim
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites California’s Best To Race At The Pacific Coast Triathlon September 7
(RRW) Athletics: Beach To Beacon 10-K Next Stop On U.S. Roads
(Toronto Star) Olympics: Beijing assures athletes their food will be safe
(RunnerSpace.com) AThletics: Nick Symmonds Beijing Tune up Video
(Daily Emerald) Olympians' workout draws Hayward crowd
Andy Wheating and Nick Symmonds ran separate races Wednesday to fine-tune before competing at next month's Olympic Games
(NY Times) Olympics: China to Limit Web Access During Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee reportedly agreed to some limitations demanded by the Chinese government
(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Beijing 2008 - Dunkley dropped amid doping claims
Sprinter Julien Dunkley has been dropped from the list of Jamaican athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics but Jamaican Olympic officials would not confirm he tested positive for doping
(Big Bear Grizzly) Athletics: Run Ryan Run to Beijing
(NY Times) Olympics: Cyclists Will Test the Air in Beijing
How easy is it to breathe in Beijing? A 161.6-mile ride by cyclists from the Tour de France may make that clear
(Reuters) Olympics: Even with "blue skies," is Beijing's air safe?
(RWire) Athletics: Wardian, Beck Win USATF 50 Mile Trail Titles at White River
(RWire) Athletics: ABB Foundation to Make Charitable Donation to Houston Food Bank
(RWire) Athletics: Naser Wins Boston Scientific Heart of the Summer 10K
(RWire) Athletics: Riley to Defend CIGNA Falmouth Mile Title
(Telegraph) Athletics: Beijing Olympics - Hurdler Liu Xiang carries the weight of Chinese hopes
A successful Beijing games depends on the performance of one man, Liu Xiang, in the eyes of the hundreds of millions of Chinese who will tune in to the Olympics over the next few weeks
(EAA) Athletics: Šebrle and Špotáková best Czech medal hopes in Beijing
(IAAF) Athletics: 77 strong squad for the host country in Beijing
Spanish team lines up 54 athletes for Olympic Games
July 30, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Earle Connor breaks 100m Amputee World Record… on his birthday
(ABC7) Athletics: Watch Video of the NYC Half Marathon
Triathlon: Colorado Springs to Host USA Triathlon Youth National Championship
(CBC) Athletics: Sprinter Dunkley kicked off Jamaican team
(Kingston This Week) Triathlon: K-Town gets athletes racing for 25 years
(AScribe) Athletics: Low-Gravity Training Machine Reduces Joint, Muscle Impacts on Runners by Half, Says University of Colorado Study
(Herald Sun) Athletics: Lee Troop risks ill health for tilt at Games gold
(Daily Express) Athletics: Radcliffe's Race Against Time
Specialists said that it was impossible for her to recover sufficiently in the time she had to run an Olympic marathon
(Runner's world) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Nick Symmonds
(NY Times) Olympics: After the Games
Eight Olympic legends discuss their greatest athletic moments and life after competition
Triathlon: Laura Bennett to Appear in MOJO Network Special
(Hellenic Athletes) Drugs in Sport: Katerina Thanou issues scathing reply to IOC
(Reuters) Olympics: More problems from climate than pollution, say Spain
(AdWeek) Olympics: NBC Unveils Comprehensive Digital Olympics Plan
Video streaming, mobile and Microsoft Vista are the star players on network's team
(National POst) Athletics: Comeback kid
Sprinter Hank Palmer has endured a marathon of challenges to fulfill his Olympic dream
(Yahoo) Athletics: Changing Lanes
A controversial coaching change has the once-invincible Jeremy Wariner looking beatable in the 400 meters
(National Post) Triathlon: Whitfield still has eyes on the big prize
In 2000, Simon Whitfield completed the triathlon of his life, winning the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics as a 25-year-old underdog
(IAAF) Athletics: 55 Osaka individual medallists are currently in qualifying positions for Stuttgart - World Athletics Final
(Toronto Star) Athletics: Reed races to Canadian record in 800 metres
Canada's Gary Reed heads into the Beijing Olympics at the top of his game after racing to a Canadian record in the 800...
(Toronto Star) Record run a reminder to Reed of task ahead
Olympian lowers own Canadian mark in 800 but fails to snag medal
(Guardian) Athletics: Britain savours a new star as impressive Rooney leaves his rivals in the shade
Martyn Rooney won the 400m at the Herculis Grand Prix raising hopes that he may bring home a medal from this summer's Olympics
(Telegraph) Olympics: Sportswear brands collide
Nike and Adidas see China as a crucial market in what is shaping up as the most commercial Games in history
(NY Times) Health and Fitness: The Treadmill’s Place in Evaluating Hearts
The exercise stress test has no value unless its findings are interpreted in the context of a person’s other risk factors for heart disease
(WCSH6) Athletics: Beach To Beacon Founder Speaks With NEWS CENTER
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Powell wins in Monaco in 9.82
Asafa Powell won his third 100 metres event inside a week as he cruised to victory in Monaco with a season-best time of 9.82sec which suggests he has Beijing gold in his sights next month
(EAA) Athletics: Athletics team is Turkey's best hope for Olympic glory
July 29, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 47
Athletics: Iraqi Athletes To Compete at Beijing Olympics
Athletics: Isinbayeva Yet Again – 5.04M [16-6 ½ ] World Record In Monaco - Monaco Report
Athletics: Francis named USATF Athlete of the Week
Triathlon: With Drama of Olympic Qualifying Complete, All Eyes Turn Toward Beijing
Athletics: USATF CEO Logan blogs on Shin Splints
Training: Strength Training...Without Equipment
(People's Daily) Athletics: Expectation high for the final between Dayron Robles and Liu Xiang
(Red Orbit) Health and Fitness: Stronger, Faster, ...Older?
(NPR) Olympics: Will Beijing's Efforts Clear Air For Olympics?
Olympians Prepare For Beijing's Bad Air
(IAAF) Athletics: Gebrselassie to take part in first Great Australian Run
(Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe to fly out with Great Britain squad for Beijing Olympics
Paula Radcliffe will board the plane bound for Great Britain's holding camp in Macau, raising hopes she will be fit enough to take her place on the start line of the marathon at this summer's Beijing Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Malcolm admits unfulfilled career
Olympic sprinter Christian Malcolm concedes he has failed to realise his own potential
(NY Times) Cycling: A French Cyclist’s Long Ride
Anyone who has marveled at 41-year-old Dara Torres’s longevity in swimming should also consider the French cyclist Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, who — two months shy of her 50th birthday — will compete in Beijing in her seventh consecutive Olympics
(Toronto Star) Olympics: Beijing smog sure to hamper performance, experts say
(Cornell Chronicle) Max Zhang uses cities as air-quality laboratories, including Olympic city Beijing
(Newswise) Medical Experts Warm Up for the Olympics
(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Seeking a clean Olympics
A complete look at performance enhancing drugs in sports from Marion Jones to Floyd Landis to the Mitchell report
(USA Today) Athletics: Chatting with decathlete Dan O'Brien
(USA Today) Drugs in Sport: IOC to store athletes' test samples for eight years
(Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Athletes still taking caffeine to boost performance
(Times Online) Olympics: Girls will be girls at the Beijing Olympics - sex tests will prove it
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Encouraging signs for Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe is planning to travel to Great Britain's Olympic training camp in Macau next week
(Telegraph) Olympics: Beijing Olympics - Athletics guide
Athletics is the flagship sport of the modern Olympics
(Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Chinese doping chronology
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Radcliffe Heads To GB Camp
(Bleacher Report) Athletics: Eight Suggestions For Galen Rupp
(dBusiness News) Athletics: Dallas White Rock Marathon Selected As Texas Championship Race
(Running Times) Athletics: Team Ethiopia Heads to Beijing
The inside story of the world's top team
(Toronto Star) Olympics: Beijing cites numerous Olympic threats
(NY Times) Olympics: Beijing Weighs Added Pollution Plans for Olympics
Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics
(Toronto Star) Cycling: Tour win was Canadian cycle-maker's dream
(NY Times) Olympics: Russian Sports Machine Gets a Major Tuneup
Russia, motivated by fear of losing its Olympic ascendancy, has pumped billions of dollars from its oil-soaked coffers into rebuilding an athletics infrastructure left to rot after the Soviet Union
(NY Times) Triathlon: Recent Triathlon Deaths Have Experts Searching for Answers
While deaths during the events are rare, all recorded deaths in the last two years happened during the swim portion of the race. Above, a German triathlon in June
(Independent) Athletics: The champion that time forgot: Why do we find it so hard to love Daley Thompson?
He overcame the brutal murder of his father to become arguably our greatest ever athlete. Today, he is an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games and teaching children how to play football in war-torn Moldova. So why is Daley Thompson still so hard to love?
(Independent) Athletics: Bolt heads Jamaican express speeding to Beijing
With the Beijing Olympics due to start in just 11 days, the London Grand Prix sent its usual quota of runners and jumpers heading towards China with polar extremes of emotion.
(Telegraph) Athletics: Greeks pick Katerina Thanou for Olympics and head for conflict
Disgraced sprinter Katerina Thanou has been named in the Greek team for Beijing, setting up a potential confrontation with the International Olympic Committee
Herculis IAAF Super Grand Prix - Monaco
IAAF Site
July 27, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(BBC) Athletics: Tomlinson major doubt for Beijing
Long jumper Chris Tomlinson will not fly to the Macau holding camp as scans reveal a tear in his right calf muscle
(Times Online) Athletics: An unbowed belief in the Olympic ideal
Athletics: Doug Case Added, Men's Track and Field Staff Completed
(Yahoo) Cycling: Sastre wins doping-scarred Tour de France
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Jamaican athlete tests positive - official
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Danish cyclist banned from Beijing
(Wales Online) Triathlon: Tucker coming to terms with top double bid
(KPVI) Triathlon: Tragedy Strikes the Spudman Triathlon in Burley
(JTA) Athletics: Ethiopia frees Israeli marathoner
Israel's entrant for the Olympic marathon was released from a prison in Ethiopia four days after his arrest
(Market Watch) Running: Man Agrees To Run New York City Marathon in Pajamas for Charity After SnoreStop Wins Sponsorship Bid On eBay
Entire $9,000 Bid To Be Donated To New Elementary School In Zambia
(Oregon Live) Athletics: Replicating Beijing in hot, humid Houston
Alberto Salazar has taken Galen Rupp, Kara Goucher and Amy Yoder Begley to Texas to get them to sweat
(The Western Star) Triathlon: Heat doesn't hinder second annual Ironman 70.3 event
Alexander the great rules Newfoundland Ironman 70.3
(Globe and Mail) Health and Fitness: Cross-training: not just for triathletes
(Japan Running News) Athletics: China to Triple Number of Police for Olympic Women`s Marathon
Athletics: Wardian, Beck win USATF 50 Mile Trail titles
Media: SportsFeatures.com Expands and Upgrades Sports News Coverage
(IAAF) Athletics: Macharia and Chepchumba win in Bogota
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Haining still waiting on Radcliffe
Hayley Haining is still waiting anxiously to hear if she or Paula Radcliffe will be running in the Olympic marathon
(RWire) Athletics: Duncan Kibet to Defend Title against Stellar Field for TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K
(RWire) Athletics: Muge, Masai Win Quad-City Times Bix 7 Miler
(Quad City Times) Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size
Full Coverage from the QUad City Times
(RWire) Athletics: Tola, Ndereba Win NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE
(NYRR) Catherine “the Great” Ndereba Reclaims One Crown; Tadesse Tola Steals Another
(LA Times) Olympics: Beijing shrouded in smog ahead of athletes' arrival for Olympic Games
(Telegraph) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe steps up her marathon training for the Beijing Olympics
With only three weeks to go to the Olympic marathon, the clock was ticking ever more loudly for Paula Radcliffe
(NY Times) Athletics: Youth Displays Staying Power in Half-Marathon
(Times Online) Athletics: Marilyn Okoro chasing Kelly Holmes's legacy
Following in the footsteps of Kelly Holmes was always going to be a tough job but Marilyn Okoro is up for the challenge
(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Alexander and Carfrae defend titles in Newfoundland
Australia has a great day at Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland - Canada's Cynthia Wilson second
Athletics: Hurdle records fall on final day of Junior Olympics
Athletics: Youngsters Lead Speed River In Belgium
(West Australian) Athletics: Johnson 11th in New York half-marathon
Australian marathon runner Benita Johnson has suffered a setback to her Olympic preparations with a 11th placing at the New York City half-marathon on Sunday
(San Luis Obispo Tribune) Olympics: Intense training lets Taormina be first woman in three sports
July 27, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Road Bike Action) Cycling: Steegmans Grabs The Final Stage Of The Tour De France For Quick Step: Sastre Crowned Tour Champ
(CTS) The 3650-Kilometer Training Block
(IAAF) Athletics: World Junior silver medallist Kiplagat impresses at Ugandan Champs
(RRW) Athletics: Convincing Wins For Ndereba & Tola At NYC Half
(BBC) Athletics: O'Rourke sweats on Olympic place
Former world indoor champion Derval O'Rourke is the Irish athletics team's latest injury doubt for next month's Beijing Olympics
(EAA) Athletics: Šebrle spices up his national title collection
As reigning World record holder and Olympic, World and European Decathlon Champion, Czech super sportsman Roman Šebrle is no stranger to the winner's podium, however this month it was not his sporting prowess that was being awarded but his masculinity!
(IAAF) Health and Fitness: Fitness factory for elite athletes and community alike
(VCOM) Triathlon: Newfoundland 70.3 Triathlon Scores with Government
(Press Association) Athletics: Ritzenhein relishing New York test
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Jeptoo Sets Course Record
Kenyan Olympian Rita Jeptoo was a runaway winner of the BUPA Great Wales Run
(Ottawa Sun) Triathlon: Sanderson proves she's iron tough
(Times Online) Athletics: The Big Interview - Seb Coe
Four years from today, Seb Coe’s dream will be realised at the opening of the London Olympics
(Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Endurance athletes fear permanent damage
The International Olympic Committee should be ashamed of itself for jeopardizing athletes' health in the smog of Beijing, argues Mark Sutcliffe
Athletics: Francis, Rogers set national 800 records on day 5 of Junior Olympics
(CBC) Athletics: Runner Gary Reed falls in London
(Telegraph) Athletics: Kelly Holmes the inspiration for Olympic medal-chasing Jo Pavey
Forget the high pollution, unbearable humidity or concerns over security, the one issue that should be uppermost in the minds of British athletics chiefs in the run-up to Beijing is who should room with Jo Pavey now Kelly Holmes is no longer on the scene
(Times Online) Athletics: Usain Bolt can strike twice
The world’s fastest man wants to run both sprints in Beijing
(NY Times) Athletics: Bolt May Not Be Allowed To Run Both 100 and 200
Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has said that he expects up to 40 athletes to be caught doping at the Beijing Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Bolt cruises to stunning 200m win
Jamaican Usain Bolt underlines his Olympic credentials by winning the 200m at the London Grand Prix in 19.76 seconds
(RRW) Athletics: Lagat Third In London Mile Upset
Athletics: Bolt Strikes Again While Campbell-Brown Impresses In London
(CTS) Cycling: All For One
I never thought I’d say this, but Carlos Sastre is going to win the Tour de France
(BBC) Sastre set to win Tour de France
Spaniard Carlos Sastre is heading towards his first Tour de France win after his rivals failed to gain ground in Saturday's 53km time-trial.
(Flocasts) Athletics: Nobuya 'Nobby' Hashizume - On the legend and legacy of Arthur Lydiard
(Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: What are the IOC’s priorities?
Ironman 70.3 Corner Brook - Newfoundland
NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE - New York, NY
July 26, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(RRW) Athletics: Elite Fields Released For BUPA Great Wales Run
(World-Track) Athletics: Bolt eases to 19.76secs; Campbell-Brown sizzled to 10.87 at London Grand Prix
(EAA) Athletics: Europeans dominate first night of London Grand Prix
(Globe and Mail) Olympics: Foreign-born athletes are set to take the stage for U.S.
(IAAF) Athletics: 10.06 breakthrough for Mbandjock – French championships day two
(The Western Star) Triathlon: Airline lost his luggage, racing equipment, but Ironman competitor will race Sunday
Ironman overcomes injuries from near-fatal accident to compete in race
(China View) Triathlon: Spain's Gomez Noya favorite in Olympic triathlon
(NY Times) Athletics: New York Race Is Final Run-Through for Hurt Marathoner
On Sunday Dathan Ritzenhein will be racing in a strong international field and before 10,000 recreational runners at the third annual NYC Half-Marathon
(Mercury News) Athletics: Oakland marathon runner to use Wharf to Wharf as tune-up for Olympics
(Telegraph) Athletics: Kenyan Shedrack Korir keeps Andy Baddeley and British 1500m tradition alive
It almost certainly contravenes some obscure European Union bylaw these days to mention the mile on British soil, let alone run in it, but British athletics always goes its own sweet way – for which, occasionally, we give thanks
(Sydney Morning Herald) Athletics: Johnson's painful journey
Benita Johnson grew up learning how to race on the Mackay beach and it was her pacemaker, dad Tony, who gave her confidence that her Olympic dream would one day come true
(Toronto Star) Drugs in Sport: Score one for researchers in the fight against HGH use
Clarke and Avil victorious at Corus Elite Series triathlon before Team GB fly to Beijing
(RRW) Athletics: A Century Later, 'Original' Marathon Run Again In London
Athletics: Home, sweet home helps Willer set national vault record on day four of Junior Olympics
Athletics: The San Francisco Marathon (Tm) Attracts Local And Worldwide Participation
(The Standard) Athletics: Athletes in gun fight - Addis Ababa
(ESPN) Olympics: Outside the Lines examines how air quality may hinder athlete performances in the 2008 Summer Olympics
(Guardian) Athletics: Punishing regime that made Bolt the world's fastest man
The Jamaican sprinter talks about how his perfectionist coach calls the shots in his stunning rise
(Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Powell wants prison terms for drug cheats
(San Luis Obispo) Triathlon: SLO Triathlon will have two new champions this year
Scott Machado emerges as early favorite with last year’s top two overall finishers not returning
(EAA) Athletics: Baldini and Brugnetti set to defend their Olympic titles in Beijing
(China View) Athletics: Ethiopia preview - Another long-distance charge to launch
(Herald-Sun) Athletics: Benita Johnson looks a hot tip for Beijing Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Sprinter Powell eases to 100m win
Jamaica's Asafa Powell cruised to victory in the 100m at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace to complete his preparations for the Beijing Olympics
(WCSN) Favorites shine at London meet
(Times Online) Hurdles farce takes the gloss off Kelly Sotherton’s promising start
(Telegraph) Kelly Sotherton jumps back into the medal frame
(Independent) Clean pair of heels - Fast Show under the spotlight
The fastest men in history run at Crystal Palace as part of their Olympics build-up, knowing that the sport is in desperate need of a 100m final free from the spectre of drugs
Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships - Abbotsford, BC
Quad-City Times Bix 7 - Davenport, IA
Myomed Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage - Blaine-Langley, WA
White River 50 Mile Trail Run - Crystal Mountain, WA
USA 50 Mile Trail Championships
July 25, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: 2.38M [7-9 ¾] World Lead In The High Jump For Silnov, And A Near-Miss For Isinbayeva In London
Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 46
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Sotherton Fumes After Blunder
Kelly Sotherton and three others found trouble in the 100m hurdles at the London Grand Prix
Steeplechase Coup For Mcgettigan
Roisin McGettigan scored a runaway victory in Friday night's Aviva London Grand Prix
(CTS) Cycling: Winning Will Come Down to Details in Stage 20 Time Trial
(Newsweek) Cycling: Can the Tour De France Outrun Doping?
(Salt Lake Tribune) Athletics: Deseret News Marathon - SLC woman dominates
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Ohuruogu Ready For Challenge
Christine Ohuruogu is planning to maintain her unbeaten record in the 400 metres this season in tonight's star-studded Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace
(IAAF) Athletics: Ritzenhein takes important Beijing marathon tune-up in New York
(CBC) Olympics: Perdita Felicien joins CBC's Olympic broadcast team
(IAAF) Athletics: Dos Santos the fastest of those lining-up for Bogota Half Marathon
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Kenyan Trio Chase Elusive Women's Gold
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Disgraced Hungarian thrower approved for Beijing
(EAA) Athletics: Is Beijing ready for Russia's mighty 109-strong Olympic team?
(Japan Running News) Athletics: Tokyo Marathon Entries Surpass Field Size Within 48 Hours
(The Westerm Star) Athletics: Dean Aylward wins Downtown Dash for second year running
(IAAF) Athletics: Beijing, “I definitely want to double,” says Bolt – IAAF World Athletics Tour, London
(Times Online) Athletics: Asafa Powell backing himself and tarnished sport
The sprinter is confident he can overcome challenge of Usain Bolt and that athletics will emerge from doping's shadow
(Eurosport UK) Olympics: China's athletes pledge 'glory' as biggest Olympic team unveiled
(Toronto Sun) Olympics: For the first time in 24 years, the Olympics will go on without the wheelchair races, and Canada's gold-medallist is unimpressed
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Israeli runner bailed after fraud charge
A 53-year-old Israeli Olympic athlete arrested in northern Ethiopia on fraud charges has been released on bail
Triathlon: "Getting Into 'Triathlon' Gear" A Workshop To Kick-Start Your Training
Athletics: Again, Olympics Elude Shaheen
(Flocasts) Athletics: Nobuya 'Nobby' Hashizume - On the legend and legacy of Arthur Lydiard
(RunningUSA) Athletics: 2008 State of the Sport Part II - New "Core Runner" Profiles
(RWire) Athletics: RRCA Announces 2008 Roads Scholars
(RWire) Athletics: Duncan Kibet to Defend Men's Title against New Challengers at Quad-City Times Bix 7
(RWire) Athletics: Reyes, Kibii Debut at and Win Wine Country
Half Marathon
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Steeplechase Loses Its Shaheen
Steeplechase record holder Saif Shaheen has given up his race to be fit for the Olympics
Athletics: Destin sets national high jump record on day 3 of Junior Olympics
(Haaretz.com) Athletics: Runner Satayin set free but still wants to stay in Ethiopia
(USA Today) Athletics: Ndereba hopes to deliver marathon gold for Kenya
Sporting Life) Athletics: Thanou Could Face New Hearing
Katerina Thanou will face a fresh disciplinary procedure if she is included in Greece's Olympic squad
(Market Watch) Athletics: 2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon Announced for January 3, 2009
(NY Times) Olympics: Iraqi Athletes ‘Unlikely’ to Be at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee said that the Iraqi government refused to reinstate the country’s official committee in time to submit most of their names
(Sporting Life) Cycling: Burghardt Claims Stage Honours
(BBC) Athletics: I can win Olympic gold - Powell
Asafa Powell has hit back at claims that he lacks the mental strength to win Olympic gold this summer
Aviva London Grand Prix - UK
Ten to Follow for the Aviva London Grand Prix
July 24, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(UK Sport) Drugs in Sport: Naïve to think Games will be clean
(CTS) Cycling: Outgunned? Then Attacking Is Your Only Option
Adventure Racing: La Sportiva and Karl Meltzer Virtual Press Conference July 29
Athletics: Owen Anderson's Running Camp set for August 17-21 in Vermont
(The Final Sprint) Athletics - Jon Rankin, Without Fear or Hope
Ryan Hall - Olympic Trials and Running Shoes [Part I & II]
Nick Symmonds - Conventional Wisdom
Athletics: IAAF Super Grand Prix - Olympic hopefuls race along the Thames
Health and Fitness: Star Quality - The Celebrity-Based Plan for the Shape of Your Dreams
Athletics: Registration for 8th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon Closes in Record Time
Athletics: Six receive Elite Athlete Development Grants
Health and Fitness: Team-Based Approach, Friendly Competition May Be Keys to Sustain Exercise Routines
Athletics: Avia Team Athletes Demonstrate World-Class Performances In Recent Endurance Competitions
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Oregon’s Elite To Race At The Oregon Trout City Of Portland Triathlon On August 31
(BT) Triathlon: Corus Elite Series British Triathlon National Championships this Saturday in Wales
Parc Bryn Bach in Tredegar, Wales, will host this Saturday's National Elite Championships which will feature four of Britain's five triathletes selected for the Beijing Olympic Games
(Houston Chronicle) Athletics: Marathon to put limits on walkers
(JTA) Athletics: Israeli Olympian arrested in Ethiopia
(IAAF) Athletics: Idowu, “Beijing’s just another sandpit in another country” – IAAF World Athletics Tour, London
(NY Times) Athletics: Sometimes Half Is Better Than Whole
What comes after a marathon boom? Perhaps a half-marathon boom
(EAA) Athletics: Ireland announces a 16-strong team for Beijing
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Sanders Relishing Palace Trip
Nicola Sanders believes the renewal of her rivalry with Christine Ohuruogu at the Aviva London Grand Prix will indicate what she can expect to achieve at the Olympics next month
(Daily Sun) Athletics:Up Close - Best of the best
Jack Daniels, the running guru voted 'World's Best Coach,' is based in Flagstaff but mentors 60 runners around the globe - some by e-mail
(BBC) Athletics: Against the Odds - Hem Bunting
Guy De Launey meets a Cambodian runner so poor he lives in the crumbling athletics stadium where he trains
(The Age) Athletics: Mottram is going the distance
(The Australian) Runaway Craig Mottram blows his cover
(Toronto Star) Olympics: Focus on fun and Games
Van Koeverden says Canadian Olympic squad can deal with all the pre-Beijing hype
Athletics: Personal Bests Abound For Speed River In Belgium
Athletics: Coach Jason To Speak At USATF/USOC Emerging Elite Coaching Camp
(The Maze Corporation) Drugs in Sport: Simon Vroemen used an illegal drip in Götheborg
Athletics: Multis records, relay top action on day 2 at Junior Olympics
Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 45
(IAAF) Athletics: “I am exceeding my own expectations,” Tsegaye Kebede
(Times Online) Athletics: Ohuruogu happy to ignore critics
World champion insists she does not care if British fans chose not to support her bid to win the 400 metres in Beijing
(IAAF) Athletics: Robles and Liu set for Lausanne post Olympic re-match
(World-Track) Athletics: Donavon Bailey says only perfection will stop Bolt in Beijing
Powell wins, but Bolt looked the better
(Sporting Life) Drugs in Sport: BOA Bylaw Here To Stay
British Olympic chiefs intend to stand firm on their controversial life bans for drug cheats
(Guardian) Triathlon: You've done the training … now get the time
Ahead of the London triathlon, former GB Olympic triathlon, coach Bill Black explains how best to taper and prepare for race day
(Scripps News) Athletics: U.S. distance runners finally re-emerge
(BBC) Athletics: Injured Gay out of London meeting
World 100m champion Tyson Gay has pulled out of his showdown with Jamaica's Asafa Powell at Crystal Palace because of a hamstring injury
(Telegraph) Tyson Gay in race to be fit for Beijing after pulling out of Crystal Palace
Tyson Gay's chances of competing in Beijing are hanging in the balance after he was forced to withdraw from his much-hyped 100metres head-to-head against Asafa Powell at Crystal Palace
(Times Online) Tyson Gay misses his date at Palace to increase Beijing fears
July 23, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(CTS) Cycling: It Only Takes One
Carlos Sastre had his moment today on Alpe d’Huez, and sometimes capitalizing on one great attack is enough to win the Tour de France
Athletics: Barringer named USATF Athlete of the Week
(RRW) Athletics: Complete Elite Fields for NYC Half-Marathon
(RRW) Athletics: Defar Threatens 5000M World Record In Stockholm
(RRW) Athletics: Woman Wins, Another Attacked, During Washie Ultra
(Japan Running News) Athletics: Hitoshi Mimura Completes Mizuki Noguchi`s Golden Shoes
(Times Online) Athletics: Mara Yamauchi happy in heat of Beijing
Athletics: “26.2 with Donna” Kicks Off Training Sessions This Saturday
(IAAF) Athletics: Robles and Savigne lead largest ever Cuban team for Beijing
(NY Times) Olympics: Beijing Journal - New Antismoking Signs Are Almost Visible Through the Haze
In a country where one in four people smoke, there are signs that a decade of halfhearted public campaigns against tobacco may finally be gaining traction
(Flocasts) Athletics: Ryan Hall Blog
(New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Blincoe fizzing after record-breaking run
New Zealand 5000m runner Adrian Blincoe is the first to admit he's something of a greenhorn at the event - despite breaking Dick Quax's 31-year-old national record
(Times Online) Athletics: Mo Farah confident he can challenge Africans
(China View) AThletics: Struggling with injury, gold medal not in bank yet for Liu Xiang
(Times Online) Drugs in Sport: TV documentary finds illegal gene therapy offered in Chinese hospital
(Sports Illustrated) Olympics: SI predicts 14-medal haul for Canada
Magazine expects U.S. to claim most hardware; gold for van Koeverden, Canadian men's eight
Athletics: Steeplechase records highlight first day of Junior Olympics
Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 44
(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Deena Kastor - 2004 Olympic marathon medalist and American marathon record holder
Triathlon: Rae Cosmetics Announces Official Sponsorship of Champion Triathlete Desiree Ficker
(Canada.com) Athletics: Kunkel wants one last chance to qualify for Beijing
Triathlon: Avia Team Athletes Conrad Stoltz And Shonny Vanlandingham Slated To Compete In The Avia Snow Valley XTERRA
(BBC) Athletics: Powell sees off Bolt in Stockholm
Asafa Powell beat Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
(Sporting Life) Powell Turns Screw On Bolt
(IAAF) Powell dips to beat Bolt; Defar just short of 5000m World record - IAAF World Athletics Tour, Stockholm
(NY Times) Athletics: Bush Is Urged Not to Pardon Sprinter
The newly appointed head of track and field’s national governing body sent a strongly-worded letter to President Bush asking him not to pardon disgraced sprinter Marion Jones or commute her six-month sentence
(BBC) Athletics: Injured Olsson to miss Olympics
Defending Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson has withdrawn from next month's Beijing Games after suffering another injury
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(Quad City Times) Athletics: Quad-City Times Bix 7 adds millions of dollars to coffers
(Flint Journal) Athletics: Crim, Genesee County Parks partner to encourage residents to exercise
Athletics: Defar Threatens 5000M WR, Powell Over Bolt In Stockholm
(CBC) Olympics: Doping-tainted Thanou makes Greek team
(CBC) Drugs in Sport: Gene doping services available in China - report
Athletics: Six-Time Olympian to Wear Spira "Banned" Springed Shoes at Beijing Games
(Dallas Business Journal) Athletics: NexBank renews its sponsorship of White Rock Marathon
(Guardian) Athletics: Gebrselassie to run Berlin marathon in September
Athletics: Ottey Reaches End Of Her Olympic Road
(Road Bike Magazine) Cycling: Dessel Dukes It Out For Stage Win; Vandevelde Loses Time To Rivals
(CTS) With One Alpine Stage Left, It's Time To Go For Broke
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Yamauchi Primed For Marathon Pressure
Olympic debutant Mara Yamauchi is ready to grasp the British marathon mantle if Paula Radcliffe misses out.
(IAAF) Athletics: Russian Olympic line-up is confirmed
Athletics: USATF Chief To Bush: Don't Pardon Jones
Athletics: An open letter to President Bush from USATF
Athletics: Universal Sports to Provide LIVE Broadcast of Stockholm, London and Monaco Super Grand Prix Series
(NY Times) Triathlon: Triathlete Says Inhaler Helps Keep Her Moving
Inhalers, like the one used by the triathlete Emma Snowsill, are increasingly becoming just another piece of exercise equipment for elite endurance athletes
(NY Times) Cycling: When the Peloton Doesn’t Flow, the Blood Does
Over time, cycling in a peloton becomes instinctual, and our bicycles become extensions of our bodies. When that flow is broken, reaction time is limited and we often crash
(NY Times) Triathlon: Triathlete Autopsy Reveals No Cause for a Death
An autopsy performed on the body of the man who died during the New York City Triathlon on Sunday was inconclusive, city officials said on Monday
(BBC) Athletics: Thanou to fight for Olympic place
Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has vowed to fight the International Olympic Committee for the right to compete at the Beijing Games
(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Asthma Medications: Not a Clear Advantage
Contrary to popular belief, inhaled asthma drugs do not enhance the performance of athletes who do not have asthma
Training: Why Endurance Training Lacks Staying Power
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Ohio’s Elite To Race At The Vermilion Harbour Olympic Triathlon On August 17
Triathlon: Win A Trip To the Monaco 70.3 Ironman
(Toronto Star) Olympics: U.S. team to provide all Olympic athletes with masks
Potential PR nightmare for image-conscious Chinese officials
(CP) Athletics: Christopher to face Wariner in 400-metre race in chilly Stockholm
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Christie: Forgive Chambers
Linford Christie has urged British athletics to forgive and "rehabilitate" drug cheat Dwain Chambers rather than "leave him to rot".
(RWire) Athletics: Adam Goucher Returns to Action at the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE
(RWire) Athletics: Little Rock Marathon Training Program & Coaches Get Top Honors
(RWire) Athletics: 7th Zilker Relays Reflects a Community Effort in Austin
(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: When did Dwain Chambers think he was making a mistake?
When Dwain Chambers talks of his drug-taking past as "a mistake", he makes it sound like the sort of error of judgment we all make from time to time
(Daily Nation) Athletics: Focus now on 1,500m runners
Once in a while, Kenya produces a 1500 metres runner who takes the world by storm
Jelimo to face Russian threat in Beijing
(Western Star) Triathlon: Ironman Newfoundland getting ready for second go around
(Fast Company) Olympics: High-Tech Gear for Olympic Athletes
(Times Online) Athletics: Teenagers provide antidote to Chambers
Stephanie Twell and her training partner Emma Pallant are determined to follow the Paula Radcliffe path to athletics glory
(NY Times) Triathlon: Man Dies in New York City Triathlon
A 32-year-old man competing in the Nautica New York City Triathlon died after being pulled unconscious from the Hudson River
(AFMC) Athletics: USAF Marathon registration fees to increase Aug. 1
(UK Athletics) Athletics: McCain announces sponsorship of UK Athletics
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: GB Olympic bans not 'rock solid'
A fresh attempt to overturn the British Olympic Association's anti-drugs by-law could succeed where Dwain Chambers failed, says the head of UK Athletics
DN Galan - Stockholm, Sweden
July 21, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: USATF News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 43
CompetitorRadio.com) Triathlon: Andy Potts, Triathlete
Andy Potts didn't get into the sport of triathlon as a professional until 2003. A year later, he was on the Olympic Triathlon Team representing the US in Athens.
(Sports Business Journal) Athletics: NYC race looks to add to field
The ING New York City Marathon, already one of the world’s top races, wants to dramatically expand the scope of its contest, underscoring the continued development of road racing into a big business
Athletics: Team USA easily wins medal count at 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships
(Flocasts) Athletics: KBC-Nacht, Night of Athletics, 5,000m
Featuring Canada's Eric Gillis
(Active.com) Cycling: Tour de Frabce - Only One Week More
(RRW) Athletics: Adam Goucher Caps Field Of NYC Half-Marathon
(RRW) Athletics: Javornik Doping Case Heading To CAS, Leaving Olympic Appearance In Doubt
(Running Times) Athletics: Running in Djibouti - Interview with the Somali Team
Running in 'the most lawless country in the world’
(Running Times) Athletics: Trials and Stipulations
An in-depth look at the Olympic Trials start list controversy
Athletics: Samuels Wins Another Gold, Balumbu Second at NACAC
Athletics: Stripling Wins at NACAC, Sets School Record
Athletics: Wolfe, Skaden share mens title, Kimball takes womens crown at USA 100 Mile Trail Championships
Athletics: Registration available online for the 2009 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
(Billings Gazette) Athletics: High-elevation marathon planned
Madison County, Montana, will host the inaugural Madison Marathon on Sunday, Aug. 31 through the Gravelly Mountains in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
(IAAF) Athletics: Paul Kipsiele Koech sets World leading 8:00.57, Hellebaut jumps 2.00m in Heusden-Zolder
(WSJ) Olympics: Olympic Athletes Wearing Masks - Could Cause China to Lose Face
U.S. Committee Developed a Model in Secret; Jarrod Shoemaker Ponders the Dork Factor
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Thanou given Beijing deadline
Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou must decide by Wednesday whether she will compete in next month's Beijing Olympics
Athletics: Peninah Arusei runs 30.57.8 minutes (10.000 meters) at Steenwijk, The Netherlands
(NY Times) Olympics: Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash
A plan for 3,600 hours of coverage may collide with efforts to stifle news
(Guardian) Athletics: Sanders takes one lap at a time in confident tracking of Richards
(Times Online) Athletics: Stephanie Twell gets her Olympic shot four years earlier than expected in Beijing
(Independent) Athletics: An email conversation with Kelly Sotherton
'People underestimate me. I've performed well when it matters'
(CBC) Athletics: Gary Reed Wins Belgian Track Meet
July 20, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Gillis Leads Speed River In Belgium
(Daily Mail) Athletics: For whom the Twell tolls: Radcliffe's teenage prodigy gets the Beijing call
(IAAF) Athletics: Tomashova, Chicherova and Slesarenko the stars as Russian Championships conclude in Kazan
Athletics: Nike Central Park TC and Kansas City Smoke Take Titles at Eighth Club Track & Field Championships
(Road Bike) Cycling: CSC Cracks Evans; Franck Schleck Takes Maillot Jaune
(CTS) Beginning of the End for Evans? Not Hardly
(EAA) Athletics: Domínguez breaks Spanish record at European Athletics Permit Meeting in Barcelona
(NY Times) Cycling: Tour Failures Stir Concern About Effect of Testing
Are riders who have been caught doping on this Tour evidence that drug use is still more rampant than anyone in the sport wants to admit?
(IAAF) Athletics: European 5000m record in Kazan - Russian Championships day 3
(Sporting Life) Athletics: Powell - I'll Make Palace Date
Former world 100metres record holder Asafa Powell has confirmed he is fully fit for his showdown with world champion Tyson Gay at the Aviva London Grand Prix next Friday
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Kigen Runs Rivals Ragged
Former IAAF World Cup 5000 metres champion Mike Kigen was a convincing winner of the Bupa Great Capital Run in London's Hyde Park on Sunday morning
(Ottawa Citizen) Cycling: It's not 'the year' for tour yet again
(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Biding his time in the starting blocks
Sprinter Richard Adu-Bobie will again serve as an alternate at the Olympics
(Guelph Running) Athletics: Ellis Captures Bronze at North and Central American Under 23 Championships
Adventure Racing: Record Field Competes In The North Face Peak To Peak 2008
(This is Exeter) Drugs in Sport: Pavey - 'I fear doping is rife'
Olympic hopeful Jo Pavey fears she races against drug cheats at every major championships in which she competes
(Daily Examiner) Athletics: The run of Zatopek’s golden life
Track legend Emil Zatopek began a journey into the record books when he won the 10,000m race at the Olympic Games on July 20, 1952
(Reuters) Olympics: Countdown to Beijing - Smogwatch
(Sky News) Bid To Clear Air For Olympics
Motorists in Beijing can only drive every other day as the city battles to clean up air quality for the Olympics
(Independent) Athletics: 100m showdown: No Bolt from blue but he can be star of fast show
Jamaican hero will push the speed limit when three musketeers meet in Beijing
(NY Times) Athletics: Pride of Jamaica in the Spotlight
Officials in Jamaica, a country known for producing sprinting champions, said they should be doing more to ensure that their premier sport was clean
(BBC) Athletics: GB name Olympic athletics squad
Sprinters Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar have been named in Britain's finalised Olympic squad for Beijing
(NY Times) Olympics: Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China
Global corporations are appealing to nationalism in an advertising blitz the likes of which China has never seen
(BBC) Athletics: Chambers sets London 2012 target
Sprinter Dwain Chambers still hopes to compete at the London 2012 Olympics, despite failing in an attempt to overturn his lifetime Games ban
Boulder Peak Triathlon - CO
Lake Placid Triathlon - NY
Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon - Napa / Sonoma, CA
Nautica New York City Triathlon - NY
July 19, 2008: [Links load in new window]
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Shobukhova breaks European record
Liliya Shobukhova made her Olympic ambitions clear when she broke the women's European 5,000 metres record at the Russian national championships
(CTS) Cycling: Alps Loom Large on the Horizon
(Active.com) Frankie Andreu at the 2008 Tour de France - A Very Normal Stage
(World-Track) Athletics: Campbell-Brown runs 21.98 in Barcelona meeting
(Guardian) Triathlon: Can our pedigree triathlon squad conquer Beijing?
Britain's five triathletes are proven winners on the world stage and now they're after Olympic medal
(IAAF) Athletics: Steeple and 800m times, the best so far of 2008 – Russian Championships, Day 2
(Inside The Games) Athletics: Major race to take place at 2012 Olympic venue
Athletics: Merritt Cries Foul, Crawford Resumes Training And More - Paris Notebook
(RRW) Athletics: US 1500M Champion Rowbury Pleased With First International Outing
(EAA) Athletics: Vlašic stays in Golden League Jackpot contention
Athletics: Razorback J-Mee Samuels Wins at NACAC
(NY Times) Athletics: Amputee Sprinter’s Beijing Quest Is Over
After a year of legal battles and frantic effort, Oscar Pistorius did not make the South African Olympic team
(IAAF) Athletics: Paul Kipsiele Koech to make World record attempt in Heusden
(World-Track) Athletics: Robles sends Olympic message to everyone, not just to Liu
(Statesman) Athletics: The ultimate track nut
Austin writer has covered the Olympic sport since 1956.
(RRW) Athletics: Unstoppable Jelimo Breaks African 800M Record
Athletics: Robles 12.88, Jelimo sub-1:55 in Paris
(IAAF) Athletics: Wariner: ‘I wanted to come out here and make a statement today’ - ÅF Golden League, Paris
(Guardian) Athletics: Olympic dream over for 'Blade Runner' Pistorius
(EAA) Athletics: Geveart and Hellebaut to star at European Athletics Premium Meeting in Heusden
(Saturday Nation) Athletics: Nyaruai and Bosibori prepare for the biggest assignment
(Morris Daily Herald) Athletics: Foreign-born athletes take Olympic stage for US
(Saturday Nation) Athletics: Wanjiru aims for Beijing gold
(Times Online) Athletics: Beijing and the story the IOC does not want told
One of the 'Lost Boys' of Sudan will be competing at the Olympic Games, but he will do well to make his voice heard
(NY Times) Olympics: Swapping Passports in Pursuit of Olympic Medals
(NY Times) Athletics: Russia Choosing Its Track and Field Team This Weekend
(BBC) Athletics: Twell & Meadows boost Games hopes
Stephanie Twell and Jenny Meadows smashed their personal bests to boost their chances of being named in Britain's final Olympic squad
Tahoe Rim Endurance Runs - Spooner Lake State Park, NV
USA 100 Mile Trail Championships
Virginia Derby Day 5K - New Kent County, VA
Television - CBC
The Canadian Athletics Championships/Trials from Windsor, ON 1pm EDT
Golden League Paris - Location: Paris, France 2pm EDT
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Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 42
Athletics: Doug Logan teleconference excerpts
(RRW) Athletics: In Surprise, USATF Chooses Soccer Executive For CEO Job
Athletics: Eighth annual USATF National Club Championships begin today
(CTS) Cycling: Getting Through Traffic To Win The Sprint
(AP) Cavendish wins stage of doping-tainted Tour
(Active.com) The Fastest Man in the World
(World-Track) Athletics: "I made a statement today," says Wariner after beating Merritt in Paris
(IAAF) Athletics: Kiprop, the future of 1500m running? - ÅF Golden League, Paris
(BBC) Athletics: Chambers loses Olympic ban case
British sprinter Dwain Chambers will not be able to run at the Olympics after he lost his attempt to overturn his lifetime ban
Athletics: Vlasic, Jelimo Resume Jackpot Hunt In Paris - Paris Gl Preview
Athletics: Doug Logan named USATF CEO
(RRW) Athletics: Jelimo Resumes Jackpot Hunt In Paris
(IAAF) Athletics: On the road to Beijing dash double, Paris is first stop for Lee - ÅF Golden League
(TSN) Triathlon: 2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview - Triathlon
(Philadelphia Enquirer) Athletics: A century ago, Mel Sheppard set the standard
(Gulf News) Athletics: Rice-powered Noguchi ready for marathon
(Arkansas Matters) Athletics: Top Honors for Little Rock Marathon Training Program
(Telegraph) Athletics: Dwain Chambers 'would taint London Games'
Letting drugs cheat run would damage Games, High Court told
(Times Online) Cycling: Sprint king Mark Cavendish strikes again
British cyclist makes history with his third stage win - as yet another doping scandal hits the troubled Tour de France
(BBC) Athletics: Douglas sets new GB 100m record
Montell Douglas broke the British women's 100m record at a meeting in Loughborough on Thursday to seal her place at the Olympics
(BBC) Athletics: Doubts over Liu's Olympic fitness
China's star track athlete Liu Xiang has admitted he has not fully recovered from a hamstring injury, but says he is confident of Olympic success
(EAA) Athletics: Barcelona boasts five reigning Olympic Champions at it's European Athletics Permit Meeting
(RWire) Athletics: ING Philadelphia Distance Run Announces Tug McGraw Foundation as an Official Charity
(RWire) Athletics: Salazar Named Honorary Captain of the 2008 Medtronic Global Heroes
(RWire) Athletics: Runner's World's Amby Burfoot Inducted into National Distance Running Hall of Fame
(RWire) Athletics: Olympians Catherine Ndereba, Benita Johnson, Hendrick Ramaala and Madaí Pérez Join Field for NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE
Athletics: Kelai and Gigi, both Champions set to return for 9th annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis - France
IAAF
July 17, 2008: [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Watch the final face-offs before Beijing!
(Guelph Running) Athletics: Video - New Balance Euro Tour Day 2
In our second day in Europe we tour of Katholieke University Leuven
Athletics: Track Hogs Head for NACAC Championships
Athletics: Future Lady Razorback Katie Stripling Set for NACAC Championships
Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 41
Athletics: USA 100 Mile Trail Championships set for Tahoe Rim Trail Run
(Guelph Running) Athletics: Stellingwerff To Chase Standard In Paris
(CTS) Cycling: Damn It Ricco!
(World-Track) Athletics: Atkins says he's a championships runner, not a one shot hitter
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Virginia’s Best To Race At The Luray International Triathlon On August 16
(ESPN) Athletics: Track isn't a very big draw in our country. And that's just nuts
(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: The farther the better
Hammer thrower Sultana Frizell moved her training ground to nail a trip to the Games
(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Ricco the latest to fail EPO test
Italian Riccardo Ricco is the latest cyclist to test positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO)
(Globe and Mail) Saunier-Duval team withdraws from Tour
(IAAF) Athletics: 0 - 4 but Jepkosgei is not giving up yet - ÅF Golden League, Paris
(BBC) Athletics: Chambers decision moved to Friday
Dwain Chambers must now wait until Friday to learn the outcome of his High Court challenge against his Olympic ban after the hearing opened on Thursday
(Evening News) Athletics: Chambers should get a life ban, says Jackson
(Channel NewwsAsia) Olympics: Beijing Olympics to be streamed online in real time
(CBC) Athletics: Canadian men's relay team wins in Lucerne
(NY Times) Olympics: Ladany, an Ultimate Survivor, Recalls Painful Memories
Israeli race walker Shaul Ladany managed to escape the wrath of terrorists during the attack in the Munich Olympic village and also spent months in a Nazi concentration camp
Triathlon: Boulder Peak Triathlon - Sunday
(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Pistorius Contemplates Legal Action
(EAA) Athletics: Vlasic & Idowu are European Athletes of the Month of June
Athletics: Pacific Association Athletes Set Records At USATF Region 14 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships
(IAAF) Athletics: Pitkämäki 87.17m, while Evilä long jumps a windy 8.23m in Joensuu
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(BBC) Athletics: D-Day looms for sprinter Chambers
Dwain Chambers will find out on Thursday whether his High Court challenge against his British Olympic Association ban has been successful
(CBC) Athletics: Pistorius falls short in last-chance run
Athletics: Team USA NACAC roster announced
Athletics: Minnesota Mile St. Paul Set for July 22
Athletics: Henning named USATF Athlete of the Week
Athletics: Last Chance to Rock ‘n’ Roll in Virginia Beach Labor Day Weekend
(TransWorld News) Olympics: Australia Only Nation Taking Seriously Medical Effects of Events like Marathon, Triathlon, and Cycling in Beijing Smog; Training Camp in Hong Kong, Athletes Flown in Just for Event
Hats off to Australia, the Only Participating Nation that Seems to Realize what Smog Does to Mitochondria, Lungs, and Nervous Systems!
Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites Maine’s Elite To Race At The Fireman’s Sprint Triathlon On August 24
(RRW) Athletics: NYC Half-Marathon To Be "Olympic Summit Of Running"
(CTS) Cycling: Winning From A Small Group
(Detroit Free Press) Athletics: For Brannen, time was on his side
U-M aide qualifies to run for Canada
(USA Today) Olympics: NBC rings out its Olympics announcers
(BBC) Athletics: Haining to consider Beijing plans
Paula Radcliffe's understudy for next month's Olympics, Hayley Haining, has admitted she is considering not travelling to the Beijing Games
(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Muthuka Gets to Her Peak At the Right Time
There was a time Kenyan athletes were a force to reckon with in short distance races and reigned supreme in the 4x400 metres relay
(Ottawa Citizen) Olympics: Roos keeps drive alive for athletes
Can a measly eight bucks go far in Beijing? Jane Roos thinks so
(Utica OD) Athletics: Boilermaker timer - Interference knocked out timing systems at start
(Sify) Drugs in Sport: The open secret of doping in sport
(EAA) Athletics: Germany announce 63-strong team for Beijing
(NY Times) Cycling: ProTour Series Crumbles as 17 Teams Withdraw
A series of races started in 2004 by cycling’s governing body to ensure that the best teams competed in all the top races essentially came apart Tuesday
(NY Times) Olympics: Jet Lag Is No Sweat, but Just Try to Beat the Heat and the Smog
Air pollution, heat and humidity and time zone changes have been cited as potential factors at the Olympics, which could allow inferior athletes to win a competition
Triathlon: Challenge Wanaka announces week long triathlon festival
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