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Posts tagged with "Athlete"
Jamaican Coach Tells American Colleague He Should Be Grateful
May. 1 | National track & field coach Raymond ‘KC’ Graham, a high school stand-out coach has blasted comments made by US Junior College coach Michael Smart about getting second-tier athletes from Jamaica. “Coach Smart has no regard or respect for Jamaican...
New Zealand's Olympic and World champion Valerie Vili Splits with coach
Mar. 28 | New Zealand’s throwing darling Valerie Vili, the Olympic and World Championship gold medal winner has split with long-serving coach Kirsten Hellier. Vili made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday, stating that it was a difficult decision...
Bernard Lagat makes 3000m win look easy
Mar. 14 | Is there a cooler guy in athletics than Bernard Lagat? The US athlete regained the title he last won six years ago with a totally dominant display and after opening up a 10m lead on this well beaten rivals had the time midway down the home stretch to...
IAAF president Lamine Diack says Usain Bolt saved track and field
Feb. 19 | Usain Bolt may have been the person to save track and field in the face of a number of doping scandals, as well as to highlight the merits of the junior school system. That’s according to International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)...
Report: Moses Tanui Injured, David Lelei killed in auto accident
Feb. 17 | Former 10,000-meter world champion Moses Tanui was injured and former world championship runner David Lelei killed in an auto accident on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, the Daily Nation newspaper reported Wednesday. Tanui sustained serious leg and...
American Carmelita Jeter targeting Glasgow victory
Jan. 27 | Carmelita Jeter of USA celebrates winning in Greece in 10.67s PHOTO/James DavisAmerican sprinter Carmelita Jeter is looking forward to her first visit to Glasgow and hopes that she can impress the Scottish crowd with a dazzling performance, when she runs...
