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Sunday, 10 September 2006
Gay’s 19.68 Stuttgart Stunner – IAAF World Athletics Final, Day TWO
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - Tyson Gay cannoned to a 19.68 second victory in the men’s 200 metres grabbing the spotlight on day two of the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart, an e...
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Richards - giving it all she got in Stuttgart - World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - Funny how strange the timespan of athletics can be. On Monday 6 August 1984, Valerie Brisco-Hooks soared around the track at the Coliseum in Los Angeles to win Olympic 400m gold in 48.83 in...
Fredericks - 'I knew Gay could do something very special today' - World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - Simply put, Tyson Gay was stunned after his dominating 19.68 performance in the 200 metres at Stuttgart’s Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
Diack applauds 'a great promotion for athletics' - World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - “This has been a really top athletics event and a great promotion for our sport,” commented IAAF President Lamine Diack at the conclusion of the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final (9 – 10 Se...
ZELEZNY - Farewell to a legend - World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - It is meant as no disrespect to the top three men in the Javelin Throw today just to describe this competition in one paragraph. Norway’s Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen won with 89.50m, his opener, ...
'Event by Event' report coverage of the World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - The IAAF’s internet team brings you comprehensive written news coverage of all the action from the fourth edition of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 Septembe...
'The Duelling Ds' - Defar and Dibaba at the World Athletics Final
10 September 2006 – Stuttgart, Germany - Long after the opening day of the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final had finished, a legendary figure of the track was in the middle lane of the home straight preparing for a television interview.
Liu Xiang’s 12.93 unfurls Chinese colours over Stuttgart – IAAF World Athletics Final, Day ONE
9 September 2006 – Stuttgart, Germany - Liu Xiang stole the show on day one of the fourth edition of the IAAF World Athletics Final (WAF), when sprinting to a winning 12.93 seconds, a WAF record in the me...
Kikaya relishes African 400m record - World Athletics Final
9 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - Although he finished a close second to World and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner in the 400 metres today, the happiest man at Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium this afternoon was Gary Kikaya.
Fit Felix rediscovers top gear - World Athletics Final
9 September 2006 - Stuttgart, Germany - Allyson Felix has shown strength of character as much as strength of speed this summer, and she was rewarded by being crowned the 200m winner with a stunning performance.
