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With two national records in three months, Flanagan signals strong comeback from injury
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

21 April 2007 - After her largely solo 14:44.80 North American record in the 5000 metres last weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays, Shalane Flanagan is certainly pleased. Not so much for the second national record she has set in her last three races on the track - though those are a major bonus - but more so for the simple fact that she's actually fit enough to even produce the performances that have placed her firmly on the doorstep to the world's fastest.

20.66 season's debut for Cantwell at Kansas Relays
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT

21 April 2007 - Lawrence, Kansas, USA - Christian Cantwell still has a ways to go to get into top shape, but the shot putter didn't complain about his outdoor season opener at the 80th Kansas Relays on Friday (20).

Jevtic, Maluni take Belgrade Marathon titles
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:00:00 GMT

21 April 2007 - Belgrade, Serbia - Olivera Jevtic did not disappoint her 'home' fans, when she won the 20th Belgrade Banca Intesa Marathon, in 2:35:46 on Saturday morning, but she did herself no favours, for she ran over half the race with an obvious ankle injury, and hobbled through the finish line.

2007 IAAF nutrition conference closes
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:53:55 GMT

Monte-Carlo - Two and a half days of vigorous scientific discussion and debate has ended today as the 2007 IAAF Nutritional Consensus Conference came to a close with the drafting of the IAAF Consensus Statement on Nutrition. 28 of the world's leading experts in the field of nutrition debated many topics specifically relating to the disciplines of track and field. The first result of these discussions is the unanimous agreement on the IAAF Consensus Statement on Sports Nutrition which will shortly be released.

2007 IAAF Nutritional Consensus Conference closes
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:49:27 GMT

Monte-Carlo - Two and a half days of vigorous scientific discussion and debate ended today as the 2007 IAAF Nutritional Consensus Conference came to a close with the drafting of the IAAF Consensus Statement on Nutrition. 28 of the world's leading experts in the field of nutrition debated many topics specifically relating to the disciplines of track and field. The first result of these discussions is the unanimous agreement on the IAAF Consensus Statement on Sports Nutrition which will shortly be released.

Only steamy weather will dampen sizzling times
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:36:02 GMT

20 April 2007 - Some time around mid-afternoon on Sunday, there's likely to be another 40,000 or so people convinced of the impact of global warming. The 2007, and 27th, London Marathon promises to be the hottest on record - both meteorologically and metaphorically.

'Four gold Gardener' for Ostrava
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:00:00 GMT

20 April 2007 - Ostrava, Czech Republic - The men's 100m at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on 27 June, an IAAF Grand Prix status meeting within the IAAF World Athletics Tour, will be billed as the 'Continental Champions' race.

Top sprinters set for New York Grand Prix - World Athletics Tour
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

20 April 2007 - New York City - American Lauryn Williams, the reigning World Champion, Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, the most successful track athlete at the 2004 Olympics, Tyson Gay, World Athletics Final and World Cup winner and World Championship silver medallist Wallace Spearmon will headline the sprint fields at the New York Grand Prix on 2 June, organizers announced.

The return of the old rivals
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:55:00 GMT

19 April 2007 - London, UK - The two biggest names in world distance running are primed and ready for a true battle royal around the streets of London on Sunday (22). But both they and the organisers of the Flora London Marathon will have their fingers crossed that Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrselassie will get to the start line on Blackheath in one piece and in top form.

Jamaica calls up its two 'big-guns' for Penn
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:29:00 GMT

19 April 2007 - Kingston, Jamaica - Asafa Powell, World 100m record holder, and Sherone Simpson, the fastest woman in the world at 100m and 200m last season, will represent Jamaica at the 113th edition of the Penn Relays (26-27-28 April 2007) in Philadelphia, USA.