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Tadese leads stellar line-up for Edinburgh
8 January 2009 - Edinburgh, UK - Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele may be absent but organisers have once again ensured a stellar line-up for both the mne’s and women’s races at the Bupa Great Edinburgh International held at the historic Holyrood Par...
Gebrselassie, in record condition again? Million dollar bonus on offer in next week’s Dubai Marathon
7 January 2009 - Haile Gebrselassie doesn’t need to make a New Year’s resolution, in order to break another World record. For a start, the Ethiopian New Year begins on September 11, “so we don’t cel...
Kipchoge just keeps Lebid at bay; Kalovics dominates in the snow - Campaccio XC
7 January 2009 - San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, 2008 Olympic 5000m silver medallist, and Aniko Kalovics from Hungary, won the men’s and women’s races respectively at yesterday's Campac...
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Doping Rule Violations
The IAAF has recently been informed of the following Anti-Doping Rule Violations: 
Merga to take on three-time race winner Cheruiyot in Houston Marathon
7 January 2009 - Houston, USA - Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga, the fourth place finisher in the Beijing Olympic Marathon finisher will race at the Chevron Houston Marathon on 18 January.
Liu Xiang’s needs to be in 13.20 shape prior to Berlin
7 January 2009 – Sun Haiping, the personal coach of World 110m Hurdles champion Liu Xiang has confirmed that his pupil’s recovery from his recent operation is going well, and if back to 13.20 secs shape by August he will compete at the 12th ...
With hip injury beaten, Kiprop focuses in on Amman and Berlin
6 January 2009 - Uganda’s Commonwealth 10,000m champion Boniface Kiprop hopes 2009 will finally be the year he climbs a major championship medal podium on the global senior stage after a series of finishes in that most unwelcome and c...
Beijing champion Hooker leads early Australian selections for World Championships
6 January 2009 - As a result of their outstanding performances at the Beijing Olympic Games, Australia have pre-selected six athletes for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany (15 to 23 Aug...
Pitkämäki and Järvenpää are pre-selected for Berlin
6 January 2009 – Finland have made seven pre-selections ahead of next summer’s 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany (15 to 23 Aug 2009).
