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      <title><![CDATA[ Kipyego produces surprise win at Eldoret Half ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 29 January 2012 - Eldoret, Kenya - Little-known Edwin Kipyego blew away a classy field to win the 21st edition of the Discovery Half Marathon in Eldoret, Kenya, on Sunday. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Shigetomo takes Osaka as favourite Fukushi falters  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 29 January 2012 – With a 2:23:23 run, Risa Shigetomo of the Tenmaya track team won the 31st Osaka Women’s Marathon on Sunday to take a step closer to her dream of making the Japanese Olympic Marathon team.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:11:55</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fast season starts for Powell, Campbell-Brown and Jones in New York ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 29 January 2012 - New York, USA - The inaugural U.S. Open, held in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, was the scene of sparkling season openers for sprinters and hurdlers with something to prove.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:17:55</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Dmitrik tops 2.35m in Hustopece, near-miss at 2.41m ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 29 January 2012 - Hustopece, Czech Republic - It was only the first stop of the 8th Moravian High Jump Tour, but the follow-up meeting in Trinec Monday evening will be hard pressed to match the drama and the excellent depth from Saturday night’s competition in Hustopece. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Chicherova scales 2.00m in Antwerp, Hellebaut returns with 1.95m ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 29 January 2012 - Antwerp, Belgium – World champion Anna Chicherova’s 2.00m clearance at the High Jump Gala in Antwerp on Saturday (28) night overshadowed the return of Olympic High Jump Champion Tia Hellebaut. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:47:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Farah sends crowd home happy; two world season leads in Glasgow ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 28 January 2012 - Glasgow, UK - The last ever meeting at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall ended in style this afternoon as Mo Farah brought the crowd to their feet with a stadium record in the men’s 1500m after Helen Obiri and Konstantin Shabanov had earlier clocked world leading times in the women’s 3000m and men’s 60m Hurdles. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Hooker, Manou suffer rare losses; headwind gets the better of Pearson in Adelaide ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 28 January 2012 - You have to go back into the mists of time to remember when Steve Hooker and Tamsyn Manou last lost to Australian domestic opponents. Both tasted defeat though in Adelaide on Saturday night (28) in the opening meeting of the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:08:49</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Hoffa reacts with a 21.87m world lead in Chemnitz ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 28 January 2012 - Reese Hoffa established himself as the world leader with a huge 21.87 m throw in Chemnitz, Germany on Friday evening (27). The 34-year-old US Shot Putter had been beaten by Germany’s World champion David Storl the past weekend in another German meeting in Nordhausen by ten centimetres. Storl had achieved 21.24m last week. But on Friday Reese Hoffa, the World Champion from 2007, bounced back with his best indoor effort since 2006. It was in Moscow when he had thrown 22.11 m to win the World Indoor gold. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Pentathlon records for Theisen; Eaton leaps 8.04m in Texas ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 28 January 2012 - Brianne Theisen broke her own collegiate record and also bettered the Canadian national record for the indoor Pentathlon with 4555 points on the first day of the Texas A&M Challenge in College Station, Texas, USA on Friday (27). ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ All eyes on Fukushi as Japanese Olympic squad selection continues in Osaka – PREVIEW   ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 27 January 2012 - The 31st edition of the Osaka Women’s Marathon, the race which doubles as the second of the three domestic Olympic Qualifying race for Japanese runners, will be held on Sunday. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:59:18</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 27 January 2012 - Dubai, UAE - Ayele Abshero of Ethiopia turned the Marathon tide substantially on Friday when he ran the fastest winning debut in history, taking the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon title in an event record time of 2:04:23, which also makes him the fourth fastest man ever. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:49:08</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Nestlé becomes main sponsor of world-wide IAAF Kids’ Athletics Programme ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 27 January 2012 - Monte-Carlo - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is pleased to announce a five year sponsorship starting in January 2012 which sees Nestlé become the main sponsor of the IAAF Kids’ Athletics programme. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:04:20</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ High powered line-up assemble in Madison Square Garden for inaugural U.S. Open - PREVIEW ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 26 January 2011 - New York, USA - The inaugural U.S. Open indoor track and field meet, to be held Saturday, 28 January, assures that the long tradition of world-class athletics competition in Madison Square Garden is alive and well: The entrant list includes 22 Olympians, 13 of them medallists. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:02:19</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Dibaba and Defar join Boston's eye catching middle distance line-ups ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 26 January 2011 – Boston, USA – Reigning double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba headlines a group of six Olympic and World Championship medallists in the middle and long distance events who have confirmed their participation for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on 4 February 2012. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Diachkov and Ozolin Memorial meeting ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 25 January 2011 – Moscow, Russia - The Memorial of Vladimir Diachkov and Nikolai Ozolin was held today in the indoor hall of the State Moscow University of Physical Culture and Sport for the 18th time. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:36:49</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Samsung extends title sponsorship of Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 25 January  2012 – Monte-Carlo – The IAAF, which commercialises the title sponsorship rights of the Samsung Diamond League, is delighted to confirm that Samsung have triggered a contractual option to continue as Title Sponsor for the 2012 season. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:22:30</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Inspired by Gebrselassie, Radcliffe to run half marathon in Vienna ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 25 January 2011 – Vienna, Austria - Preparing for her final chance of winning an Olympic gold medal Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe will run her main spring road race in Vienna. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Lel to stake out his Olympic claim in Dubai - PREVIEW ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 25 January 2011 – Dubai, UAE - The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon – and IAAF Gold Label Road Race - which celebrates its 13th edition on Friday morning (27), has been a happy hunting ground for Ethiopian runners in the past, foremost among them former World record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who won here three times. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ World Indoor champion Ukhov takes on Daegu medallists ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 25 January 2011 – Hustopece, Czech Republic – The first meeting of the 8th Moravia High Jump Tour in Hustopece on Saturday (28) will see some top clashes.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:17:39</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ IAAF and CISM sign Convention of Collaboration ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 24 January 2012 - Monaco - The IAAF and the International Military Sports Council (CISM) announced an agreement on Monday aimed to establish the development of genuine cooperation between the two international sport organisations. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:27:59</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Now a 'Sports Manager', Klishina looks ahead to indoor season – IAAF Online Diaries  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 23 January 2012 - In her first IAAF Online Diary, Russian long jumper Darya Klishina talks about her recent university diploma, recalls a nice vacation in the Dominican Republic and looks forward to the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.   ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Nunn take US 50Km Race Walk Olympic Trials title ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 23 January 2012 - Santee, USA - John Nunn won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s 50 km Race Walk in 4:04:38 to lead a fast race that saw course records set Sunday in Santee, Calif. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Tanui and Wude Yimer take the spoils at Elgoibar Cross Country ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 22 January 2012 - Kenya’s  reigning World Cross Country silver medallist Paul Tanui and Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew Yimer grabbed their respective victories at the ‘69th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza’ in Elgoibar, Spain, on Sunday (22). ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ W. Kiprop takes down G. Mutai in Eldoret XC ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 22 January 2012 - Eldoret, Kenya - World Half marathon champion Wilson Kiprop overcame a strong challenge by Boston and New York Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai, World and Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop and Matthew Kisorio to win the senior men's 12Km race during the 21st edition of the Discovery Kenya Cross Country championship on Sunday. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bleasdale soars 4.87m in Villeurbanne ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 22 January 2012 - Holly Bleasdale made a major leap into the pole vaulting elite after a 4.87m clearance in Villeurbanne, France, near Lyon, on Saturday. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:40:50</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Hyogo comes from behind to take fourth men's Inter-Prefectural Ekiden title ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 22 January 2012 - With a superb run by Kensuke Takezawa on the anchor leg, Hyogo prefecture won the 17th annual Inter-Prefectural Men’s Ekiden in Hiroshima on Sunday. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:34:47</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Cross country and marathon championships added to Pan American athletics calendar ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 22 January 2012 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - The Pan American cross country and marathon championships will be added to the athletics calendar in the continent in 2013, the Association of Pan American Athletics (APA) Executive Board have agreed. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:24:30</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kigen makes it a hat-trick; Britton takes women’s race win in Antrim ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 21 January 2012 - Antrim, Northern Ireland - Kenya's Mike Kigen led throughout as he claimed his third senior title in succession at today's 35th Antrim International - an IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting (20) - with Ireland's Fionnuala Britton taking the honours in the women's race. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Isinbayeva clears 4.70m in Volgograd ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 21 January 2012 - Volgograd, Russia – The Governor’s Cup in Volgograd is one of the most popular annual track and field tournaments of the Russian indoor season. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:57:46</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kiptoo and Cherop take Kenyan military XC titles ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 21 January 2012 - Nakuru, Kenya - Evergreen Mark Kiptoo made a roaring return to the centre of the podium in the men’s senior race as Daegu Worlds marathon bronze winner scaled the heights in the women’s event during the annual Kenya Defence Force Cross Country Championships on Saturday (21). ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:48:45</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Mutai leads strong Kenyan squad for London Marathon ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kigen gunning for third consecutive Antrim win - PREVIEW ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Full fields announced for U.S. Open ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 18 January 2012 - New York, USA - Madison Square Garden will host perhaps the best and deepest fields it has seen in several years as the 2012 Olympic track & field season kicks off in earnest with the U.S. Open Track & Field event on Saturday, 28 January. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fast prospects - Wells, Nytra and Jones join Karlsruhe hurdles field ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Spiegelburg opens with 4.77m national record, Koech to headline Dusseldorf 5000m  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 January 2012 – Pole vaulter Silke Spiegelburg opened her 2012 season on a high, setting a new German national record of 4.77m at the Nordrhein regional indoor championships in Leverkusen on Sunday. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 January 2012 - Perth, Australia - World 100m champion champion Sally Pearson will open her hurdles campaign in Perth when the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour rolls into Western Australia on Saturday 11 February. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 January 2012 - Houston, USA - It was an Ethiopian sweep of the medal stands – and the record books – at the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday, as all four winners erased the course records. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 January 2012 - Villa Lagarina, Italy - Ethiopia claimed a winning sweep at the 35th edition of the International EA Cross Country race in Villa Lagarina near Rovereto on Sunday. Kinde Atanau topped the bill in the men’s race and Berha Aftera Godfay won the women’s race. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 January 2012 - Santiponce (Seville), Spain – Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang and Linet Masai captured their respective victories in commanding fashion at the 30th ‘Cross Internacional de Itálica’ – the sixth leg of this season’s IAAF Cross Country Permit series – celebrated on Sunday. ]]></description>
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