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Blonska on the verge of a lifetime suspension (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:43:53 GMT

KELLY Sotherton's desire to see the back of Lyudmila Blonska has come moved closer after the Ukrainian's second positive drugs test was confirmed.

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Olympics: Athletics- Lisa Dobriskey hits even faster form to stand 1500m medal chance (The Guardian)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:08:00 GMT

Lisa Dobriskey's form has put her in with a good chance of winning a medal in the 1500m

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The Week In Books: Aspiration, inspiration, perspiration (The Independent)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Enough of the tawdry showbiz of triumph. Let's strike up an anthem to the subtler art of trying. The shower of British gold in Beijing has shown that the trumpeting of victory is a short story that burns out fast. By contrast, the anguish of Paula Radcliffe in the marathon had all the ingredients of a tragic novel in which the true opponent resides within. With uncannily good timing, the most intriguing...

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Idowu falls short as relay team crash out (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:43:52 GMT

DAY THIRTEEN of the Beijing Olympics proved unlucky for Britain's track and field squad, with major disappointments for the sprint relay team, and for Phillips Idowu in th

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Olympics: Athletics- Darren Campbell blames coach for relay disaster (The Guardian)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:07:59 GMT

Darren Campbell has criticised Britain's relay coach Michael Khmel after the team lost their crown

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Craig Pickering takes blame for British Olympic 4x100m men's relay blunder (The Telegraph)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:23:12 GMT

Britain's sprinters blew their reputation as relay champions and more than £500000 of funding with a botched baton exchange.

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Wham, bam thank you yam! What's the secret of Jamaica's sprinting success? (thisislondon)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:05:44 GMT

On the evening Usain Bolt was presented with his second gold, Veronica Campbell-Brown completed the sweep of gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres for Jamaica.

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Wham, bam thank you yam! What's the secret of Jamaica's sprinting success? (Daily Mail)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:23:50 GMT

On the evening Usain Bolt was presented with his second gold, Veronica Campbell-Brown completed the sweep of gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres for Jamaica.

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Veronica joins gold rush (The Telegraph India)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:57:22 GMT

Beijing: Veronica Campbell-Brown scorched to victory in the Olympic 200 metres final on Thursday to retain her title and complete a Jamaican sweep of all four individual sprint gold medals at the Games.

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Brits disqualified from relay (Daily Express)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:16:00 GMT

Great Britain will not be able to defend their Olympic 4x100metres relay title after being disqualified from Thursday night's semi-finals in Beijing.

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Olympics: Campbell-Brown is latest Jamaican golden girl (icWales)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Veronica Campbell-Brown continued a brilliant Olympic Games for Jamaica by successfully defending her 200 metres title in Beijing Thursday.

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A brother's tribute consoles US (The Independent)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:12 GMT

Before settling into his starting blocks for the Olympic 400m final in the Beijing National Stadium yesterday, LaShawn Merritt blew a kiss and pointed up towards the smog-free sky. He was about to honour the memory of his late brother, and also answer a prayer for American sprinting – if the 400m race qualifies as a sprint, that is.

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Olympics: Bolt sets new world record in 200M: Merritt wins 400M (Running Wild with Coach Joe)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:38:19 GMT

BEIJING — In the men’s 200m there had been much buzz about whether Usain Bolt could break the unbreakable record - Michael Johnson’s 19.32 world mark set at the 1996 Athens Olympics. Given that he had crushed his own 100m world record on Saturday with a time of 9.69 seconds while celebrating for the last [...]

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Idowu 'hurt' by missed gold chance (Daily Express)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Britain's Phillips Idowu admitted he was "upset and hurt" after seeing Olympic gold snatched from his grasp by an agonising five centimetres in the triple jump final in Beijing.

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Athletics - Phillips Idowu wins silver in men's triple jump (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:23:48 GMT

PHILLIPS IDOWU finally wrapped his fingers around an Olympic medal when he took silver in the triple jump.

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Idowu misses out on gold (Daily Express)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:16:05 GMT

Britain's Phillips Idowu claimed a silver medal in the triple jump final in Beijing on Thursday.

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Clean sweep of Olympic gold medals for Jamaica (Big News Network.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:25:14 GMT

Veronica Campbell-Brown has won the women's 200m race at the Beijing Olympics to complete a clean sweep of sprint gold medals for Jamaica.

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Who’s on First? (Statimagician)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:47:07 GMT

I gotta say, it’s tough to pay attention to baseball, in August, with the Olympics underway. So many records, amazing accomplishments by Phelps, Bolt and others, major upsets, like the Japanese women’s softball team, tragedies such as the Lolo Jones’ fall on the hurdles, probable cheating, such as with the Chinese female gymnasts. High drama. Back [...]

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Phillips Idowu falls agonisingly short in bid for gold medal (The Telegraph)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:28:27 GMT

Phillips Idowu has fallen short in his bid to win a gold medal in Beijing losing to world champion Nelson Evora of Portugal by just 5cm.

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Olympics: Phillips Idowu falls short in triple jump (The Guardian)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:24:53 GMT

Nelson Evora wins the triple jump by five centimetres as a disappointed Phillips Idowu settles for silver

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