In a race that saw Tariku Bekele (ETH) win in a world-leading 7:28.70,
Bernard Lagat finished as the runner-up crossing the line in an American
record 7:29.00. The previous record of 7:30.84 was set by Bob Kennedy
in 1998. Kennedy once held every...
Aug 30 2010, 10:32 PM
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The town of Rieti in Italy has long had a reputation for giving its
visitors spiritual powers beyond the norm as Asafa Powell found out on
Sunday when he broke the 100m world record.
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Aug 30 2010, 10:22 PM
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European champion Christophe Lemaitre continued his dream season
clocking yet another national record of 9.97 during the men’s 100m
final at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Rieti on Sunday evening.
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Aug 30 2010, 09:41 AM
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RIETI, Italy--It was a week
later than he wanted, but reigning IAAF world indoor champion and
Washington State University graduate Bernard Lagat (left/photo by Paul Merca) finally took down Bob Kennedy's 1998 American record of 7:30.84 in the
300...
Aug 30 2010, 05:14 AM
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Kenya's reigning African champion, David Rudisha, lowered his own world record in the men's 800 metres for the second time in a week to 1 minute 41.01 seconds at the IAAF World Challenge meet in Rieti, Italy today.
The 21-year-old, who broke the reco...
Aug 30 2010, 02:00 AM
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I had another outstanding performance out in Rieti today and had a great time while I was out at the stadium as well. My fans were out in full effect and were so excited to see me from the time I stepped off the bus. It was amazing! There were about 25...
Aug 29 2010, 10:04 PM
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Rudisha breaks 800-meter world record again; Lagat gets U.S. 3,000-meter mark.
Wilson Kipketer’s 800-meter world record of 1:41.11 stood for 13 years until it was broken last Sunday by Kenyan David Rudisha, who ran 1:41.09 to win big in Berlin. Ru...
Aug 29 2010, 07:35 PM
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There aren't very many meets I haven't been to during some stage of my career, but this is the first time I have ever been to the competition in Rieti, Italy.
It's a small town where the people are nice and laid back, they literally wait on you hand...
Aug 29 2010, 06:59 PM
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