The False Start Rule – An Abject Failure
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The current zero-tolerance false start rule for the sprints is an abject failure in marketing and will only serve to further alienate fans of the flagging sport of track and field. The 2012...
Mo Ahmed – Interview
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By Andrew Maloney
Mohammed Ahmed is a Canadian distance runner from Saint Catherine's, Ontario. He attends the NCAA Division 1 University of Wisconsin. He set a school record by running the 10,000m distance in...
Jessica Smith – Interview
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Jessica Smith of North Vancouver, British Columbia will be competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 800m distance. She is a graduate of Vancouver's Simon Fraser University and one of only...
The Emmanuel Mutai interview: growing up in Kenya, London Marathon and team selections
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Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai will be contesting the marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Initially he was not selected to the team due to his performance at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, where...
Japan’s Olympic Track and Field Team – 2012 London Olympic Games
Women's 100 m
Chisato Fukushima - 11.36 (PB: 11.36 - NR)
Women's 4 x 400 m
Asami Tanno - 51.75 (PB: 51.75 - NR)
Mayu Kida - 53.05 (PB: 53.05)
Satomi Kubokura - 53.08 (PB: 53.08)
Sayaka Aoki - 53.40 (PB: 53.40)
Women's 3000 m SC
Minori...
Geoff Harris – Interview
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Geoff Harris of Halifax, Nova Scotia is going to the 2012 London Olympic Games to compete in the 800m distance. Harris qualified, according to Athletics Canada's Rising Star criteria, during the Canadian Olympic...
Great Britain – Olympic Track and Field Team
Men
Adam Gemili – 100m and 4 x 100m (age: 18, born: London, lives: Dartford) - Michael Afilaka
Dwain Chambers – 100m and 4 x 100m (age: 34, born: London, Lives: London) Stuart McMillan
James Dasaolu- 100 and 4x100m (age: 24, born:...
