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Sunday, 02 October 2005
Constantina Tomescu - the Ironwoman from Romania
1 October 2005 - Edmonton, Canada - Constantina Tomescu-Dita finally won a major global title with a rock solid display of front running in Saturday's IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
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Fabiano Joseph - World Champion at 19 years old
1 October 2005 - Edmonton, Canada - Standing beneath an overhead heater inside the press conference tent, a doping control pass hanging around his neck, Tanzania’s Fabiano Joseph Naasi was the picture of contentment.
Tomescu wins first Global Title in World Half Marathon
1 October 2005 - Edmonton, Canada - Constantina Tomescu-Dita with a powerful display of front running easily clinched the IAAF World Half Marathon womens title in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon.
A Star's Face in the Crowd
Edmonton, Canada - One of great names in the sport, the reigning Olympic 1500m and 5000m champion Hicham El Guerrouj, was present in Edmonton, but this time he was there not as a top competitor, but in a new role as representative of the IAAF Athletes' Commission.
Shami's slip gives Joseph Gold
1 October 2005 - Edmonton, Canada - After finishing second in the two previous IAAF World Half Marathon championships Tanzania's 19 year old sensation Joseph Fabiano Naasi scored his first major victory today with a time of 1:01:08.
Selected Quotes from the pre-event Press Conference
30 September 2005 - Edmonton, Canada - The traditional IAAF press conference on the eve of the 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held this afternoon in the Fairmont Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton.
Edmonton – Men’s Race, Expected Highlights
29 September 2005 – Monte-Carlo – With US$245,000 in prize money on offer, including US$30,000 for a win in both the men’s and women’s races, the 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Edmonton, Canada, which will take place on 1 October in William Ha...
Edmonton – Women’s Race, Expected Highlights
29 September 2005 – Monte-Carlo – The 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships will take place on 1 October in the Canadian city of Edmonton, which also hosted in 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. We are promised two fast, exciting contests t...
Edmonton - a new Road Running Ranking leader to emerge this weekend?
28 September 2005 - Monte-Carlo - With only a few days to go until the 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Canada, 1 October - the last IAAF World Athletics Series event of 2005 - the focus of the World Ranking...
Madai Perez carries Latin American hopes in Edmonton
28 September 2005 - Mexico City, Mexico - After an impressive run at the Helsinki World Championships, Mexico's Madai Perez aims to achieve the best performance by a Latin American woman in the history of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships...

