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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

December 9th, 2007

14th European Cross Country Championship Results (Top 3, Men’s & Women’s Division)

Here are the top three placers for the 14th SPAR European Athletics Cross Country Championship held in Toro, Spain
Men (10.7km)
1. Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 31min 47sec
2. Mustapha Mohamed (SWE) 31:56
3. Rui Silva (POR) 31:58
Women (8.2km)
1. Marta Dominguez (ESP) 26:58.
2. Julie Coulaud (FRA) 27:01
3. Rosa Maria Morato (ESP) 27:04
For complete listing, visit olympics.org.
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October 11th, 2006

Mottram, more distance running and a 16 year old record

Craig Mottram is a distance runner and Australia’s golden boy in athletics. And if there’s something that that country is known for, it’s their arrogance in their respective sports. So, when I read that Mottram claimed to be the best man-on-man middle distance runner, and to quote, “One-on-one I’m better than all of them,” he […]

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October 11th, 2006

Who is Kenenisa Bekele?

Kenenisa Bekele is known for his ability to quickly accelerate at the end of a long distance race. Most of his wins were noted with him taking the final lap, from 100m to 400m, in record speed that can be synonymous to amazing raw showing of passion.
The Ethiopian distance runner have set a number of […]

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