Jonathan Sacoor’s progression through the rounds of the 400m at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 suggested his season had been tailor-made to peak for that week.
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Sacoor taking patient approach in following footsteps of his idols

Jonathan Sacoor’s progression through the rounds of the 400m at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 suggested his season had been tailor-made to peak for that week.... Read more

Six thousandths of a second – in any event, it’s a minuscule sliver of time, a winning margin that could easily leave the defeated athlete feeling hard done by.
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Silver in Tampere felt like – and nearly was – gold for Hurtado

Six thousandths of a second – in any event, it’s a minuscule sliver of time, a winning margin that could easily leave the defeated athlete feeling hard done by. ... Read more

It’s one of the great clichés trotted out by commentators and sports journalists across the world, usually in the aftermath of a competition that pitted two evenly matched rivals against each other: nobody deserved to lose.
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Merlos and Vilches: 11,000 kilometres apart, but inseparable in Tampere

It’s one of the great clichés trotted out by commentators and sports journalists across the world, usually in the aftermath of a competition that pitted two evenly matched rivals against each other: nobody deserved to lose.... Read more

The IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 drew to a close little more than 24 hours ago, but memories of the event will linger for many years to come.
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Ten memorable moments from Tampere

The IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 drew to a close little more than 24 hours ago, but memories of the event will linger for many years to come.... Read more

While most athletes, especially in an event as individual and as technically demanding as the discus, adopt a veneer of inscrutability which is maintained until after they leave the competition arena, Moldova’s Alexandra Emilianov wears her heart on her sleeve. 
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Keeping relaxed is key to world U20 discus champion Emilianov

While most athletes, especially in an event as individual and as technically demanding as the discus, adopt a veneer of inscrutability which is maintained until after they leave the competition arena, Moldova’s Alexandra Emilianov wears her heart on her sleeve. ... Read more