5 February 2008 - Banská Bystrica, Slovakia - Blanka Vlasic continued her hot high jumping at the Europa Shopping Center High Jump meeting Tuesday night in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, winning at 2.04 for her second world-leading performance in the last four days.
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5 February 2008 - With her scintillating 7.72 performance in Stuttgart on Saturday, Susanna Kallur took sole possession of the No. 2 spot among 60m hurdlers all-time. Yet while she refuses to make any solid predictions, the 26-year-old Swede concedes that there may be just a little bit more in the tank to again threaten Ludmila Engqvist’s 7.69 World record set 18 years ago.
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5 February 2008 - Monte-Carlo - The IAAF is pleased to announce the signature of a two year agreement with the Swedish company ÅF for the title sponsorship of the Golden League.
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Maurice Greene, the three-time 100m World champion and 2000 Olympic 100m gold medallist, has announced his retirement from the sport.
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4 February 2008 - New York, USA - American Mile record-holder Alan Webb will make a rare appearance on the roads, opening his Olympic-year campaign at the Central Park Challenge on Saturday, 15 March. The race will serve as the USA Men’s 8K Championships.
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4 February 2008 - The Hague, The Netherlands - A trio of sub-60 minute half marathoners will toe the line at the 34th City-Pier-City Half Marathon in The Hague, organisers announced today.
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4 February 2008 - Granollers, Spain - Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru, the current World Half Marathon record holder, grabbed a huge win in his specialist event at the ’21st Mitja Marató de Granollers’ held yesterday (3) in this town located 20kms away from Barcelona.
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4 February 2008 - Granollers, Spain - Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru, the current World Half Marathon record holder, grabbed a huge win in his specialist event at the ’21st Mitja Marató de Granollers’ held yesterday (3) in this town located 20kms away from Barcelona.
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3 February 2008 - Milan, Italy - World Cross Country and Road Race champion Zersenay Tadese today added his name to the prestigious list of winners of the Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona, the Italian leg of the IAAF XC Permit series. The Eritrean, who will celebrate his 26th birthday on 9 February, beat kenyan Eliud Kipchoge after a hard-fought 10 km race over a muddy course.
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3 February 2008 - Italy took an overwhelming win in the international indoor match against Finland held in Ancona on Saturday 2 February. Italy played host to this match one year after the two countries was held a similar fixture in the Finnish city of Tampere.
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