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Monday, May 14, 2012

Driba and Endris impress at Ethiopian Champs

14 May 2012 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Newcomers Buze Driba and Muktar Endris were among the impressive winners in the women’s and men’s 5000m as the 41st Ethiopian Athletics Championships (May 9th-13th 2012) came to a close on Sunday (13) at the Addis Ababa stadium.
Pozzi plots his Olympic journey with big win at London test event
7 May 2012 - London, UK – Fittingly, it was a Loughorough student Justine Kinney who made a minor bit of athletics history on Friday evening by becoming the first ever winner in the London Olympic Stadium, but it was sprint hurdler Andy Pozzi who was first to light up the track with a world class performance.
Olympic qualifications secured as South African season draws to an end
5 May 2012 - Pretoria, South Africa - After months of attempts Wenda Theron provided the performances of the Yellow Pages SA Open Championships at Pretoria (4 & 5 May), which effectively rounded off the domestic season in South Africa.
Preparing the Olympic stage: athletics takes centre stage in series of London test events this weekend
3 May 2012 - London, UK – The London Olympic Stadium will be officially opened this weekend in the presence of IAAF President Lamine Diack and 40,000 spectators, one of whom will be plucked from the crowd on Saturday evening to perform the formal opening rites.
Kenya announces London Olympic Marathon squad
25 April 2012 - Nairobi, Kenya - Freshly minted London Marathon champions Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany will front Kenya’s Marathon team to the Olympics as Athletics Kenya (AK) announced the long awaited line-up on Wednesday.
Distance runners upstaged by a javelin thrower in Kenya!
17 April 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya - The 2009 World Championships bronze medallist Moses Masai bounced back to form at the Athletics Kenya men’s 10,000m Olympics Pre-Trial in Nairobi on Tuesday (17).
Samuels, Mickle and Harradine show class - Australian Champs
15 April 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Dani Samuels, Kim Mickle and Benn Harradine each a throws finalist at 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu were the stand-out performers at the 90th Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne over the weekend of 13-15 April.
Mokoka plays star role in Port Elizabeth – South African Champs
14 April 2012 - Stephen Mokoka opened the Yellow Pages South African Track and Field Championships in Port Elizabeth (13 / 14 April) with both an Olympic qualifying mark and the third best ever performance by a South African in the 10,000m earning the national title in 27:40.73.
London tune-up - U.S. Olympic Marathon squad to race in New York 10K
4 April 2012 - New York, USA - Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall, and Abdi Abdirahman — the entire 2012 U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon team — will compete in the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on Saturday, 12 May.
Barrios throws 68.03m in Havana 
27 March 2012 - World and Olympic medallist Yarelis Barrios unleashed a massive personal best of 68.03m to provide the highlight of the Cuban National Championships, held over the weekend (March 22-24) at Havana’s Estadio Panamericano.