Athletics

                   

Sudanese Catholic Refugee Realizes Olympic Dream

catholic.org     22-Aug-2008          

As a "lost boy of Sudan", Mr Lomong was one of thousands of children abducted from their homes by guerrilla factions looking to train them as soldiers. BEIJING (The Catholic Herald) A Sudanese refugee has fulfilled his dream by...                    

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Abeylegesse, Bekele contend for medals in 5,000m final

todayszaman.com     21-Aug-2008          

Two Turkish athletes, Elvan Abeylegesse and Alemitu Bekele, will be vying for medals in the tough women's 5,000-meter final today. Abeylegesse, the former world record holder in the women's 5,000 meters, won the 10,000-meter...                    

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Silver for Tanrıkulu, bronze for Tazegül at Beijing Olympics

todayszaman.com     21-Aug-2008          

Azize Tanrıkulu earned Turkey a silver medal despite losing 2-1 to South Korea's Lim Su-jeong in the women's 57-kilogram taekwondo final on Thursday. Diana Lopez of the United States won bronze with a match-ending kick in...                    

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Fumbling towards ignominy

theglobeandmail.com     22-Aug-2008          

JAMES CHRISTIE Globe and Mail Update BEIJING — Humiliation in the sprint events has reached a peak for the United States. The U.S. men's and women's relay squads both fumbled their last passes in qualifying heats to miss out on...                    

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TODAY’S SCHEDULE

hindu.com     21-Aug-2008          

Athletics: Men’s 50km walk, 5 a.m. Decathlon, 6.30 a.m. onwards. Women’s long jump, 4.50 p.m. Women’s 4x400m relay final, 6.45 p.m. Men’s pole vault final, 5.25 p.m.; Men’s 4x400m relay heats, 5.40 p.m.; Women’s 5000m final,...                    

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Aces drop game one

oursportscentral.com     22-Aug-2008   2 related          

08/21/08 - United League Baseball (ULB) • Discuss this story on the United League Baseball message board... Amarillo, Texas - August 21, 2008 - Amarillo Dillas starter Micah Posey pitched eight strong innings to take Game 1 of...                    

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Running in Berlin!

wordpress.com     22-Aug-2008          

Thursday August 21st 2008 Well folks, after nearly 36 straight hours of travel, I finally made it to Berlin and was happy to head out for nice long run today. The weather here is deceptive. A thought a mid-afternoon run would...                    

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Making waves

dnronline.com     22-Aug-2008          

Mirjam Tuovila had just received her award for finishing first in her age division at Sunday's Luray Triathlon. Her remarks to the crowd were brief, but spoke volumes about her participation in the event. "I'm proud of all you...                    

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Schwarzer ends Italy's long 50km walk gold rot

earthtimes.org     22-Aug-2008          

Beijing - Alex Schwarzer kept his cool in hot conditions on Friday to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk for the first time in 44 years. Schwarzer, 23, broke a three-man leader group after the 40km mark to...                    

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Triathlon set for Platteville neighborhood

greeleytrib.com     22-Aug-2008          

Watch for some possible future Olympians on Saturday in the Pelican Lake Ranch Housing Development's second annual Kids Triathlon. The event will take place Aug. 23 and will showcase 75 children. Last year, there were 16...                    

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