http://www.athleticsnews.net/ Athletics News en Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT info@athleticsnews.net info@athleticsnews.net http://www.athleticsnews.net/hints-and-tips-for-the-developing-athlete/ The following are a few ideas i think might come in handy for any aspiring athletes, enjoy! Don't place training above competing. It sounds stupid but a lot of athletes... http://www.athleticsnews.net/hints-and-tips-for-the-developing-athlete/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/hints-and-tips-for-the-developing-athlete/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/march-round-up/ So it's been a while since the last article so here is a quick summary of the stories making the headlines since i've been gone. Dayron Robles of Cuba contrived... http://www.athleticsnews.net/march-round-up/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/march-round-up/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:17:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoors-day-1/ As the final event of the evening was announced over the public address system and the men of the 60m world championship final settled into their blocks, an expectant hush... http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoors-day-1/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoors-day-1/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:13:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/gowa-takes-australian-100m-title/ Otis Gowa is no stranger to coming through tough situations. In 2005 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a disease that he successfully beat though surgery, returning to training last... http://www.athleticsnews.net/gowa-takes-australian-100m-title/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/gowa-takes-australian-100m-title/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:35:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoor-preview/ Susanna Kallur (SWE) - The new world record holder could very well become the star of the championships if she can reproduce the form that has seen her leave all... http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoor-preview/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/world-indoor-preview/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:32:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/who-was-flo-jo/ Florence Griffith Joyner was born in Los Angeles projects on the 21st December 1959 but it would be 28 years later in the Olympic heat of Seoul that the legend... http://www.athleticsnews.net/who-was-flo-jo/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/who-was-flo-jo/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:08:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/weekend-roundup/2/ Yelena Isinbayeva claimed yet another world record in the pole vault to cap a marvellous weekend of action across the globe. The Russian soared to a mark of 4.95m to... http://www.athleticsnews.net/weekend-roundup/2/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/weekend-roundup/2/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:15:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/new-coach-for-wariner/ Jeremy Wariner, the man with Michael Johnson's 400m world record firmly within his sights this year as left long time Coach Clyde Hart. Hart, the man behind Wariner's rise to... http://www.athleticsnews.net/new-coach-for-wariner/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/new-coach-for-wariner/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:44:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-chambers-selected-for-valencia/ Dwain Chambers has been named in the Great Britain squad for the world indoor championships being held in Valencia, Spain next month. The announcement comes after Chambers dominated the British... http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-chambers-selected-for-valencia/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-chambers-selected-for-valencia/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:34:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/kallur-breaks-world-record/ In speeding her way to a 7.68s 60m hurdle victory at the BW-Bank meeting in Karlsruhe Susanna Kallur eclipsed one of the oldest world records the sport has known. Set... http://www.athleticsnews.net/kallur-breaks-world-record/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/kallur-breaks-world-record/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:36:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/maurice-greene-announces-retirement/2/ American sprint legend Maurice Greene has announced his retirement from the sport aged 33. The self confessed G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) has been plagued by injuries since the 2004... http://www.athleticsnews.net/maurice-greene-announces-retirement/2/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/maurice-greene-announces-retirement/2/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:53:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/adidas-delays-new-product-launch/ As Adidas athletes journey to Beijing to get to grips with the track that they hope will support them on their individual paths to Olympic glory their kit manufacturer has... http://www.athleticsnews.net/adidas-delays-new-product-launch/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/adidas-delays-new-product-launch/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:34:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-on-for-comback/ It is hard to imagine that when Christmas comes round UKA supremo Niels de Vos will be mailing any cards out to the IAAF. This comes in light of the... http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-on-for-comback/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/dwain-on-for-comback/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:17:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/uka-betray-dwain-chambers/ UK Athletics have elected to bar disgraced British sprinter Dwain Chambers from competing at the world indoor trials in two weeks time. The move comes after rumours surrounding the former... http://www.athleticsnews.net/uka-betray-dwain-chambers/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/uka-betray-dwain-chambers/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:10:00 GMT http://www.athleticsnews.net/marion-jailed-for-six-months/ Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying about her steroid use in an investigation into drugs related fraud. Her sentence also includes... http://www.athleticsnews.net/marion-jailed-for-six-months/#comments http://www.athleticsnews.net/marion-jailed-for-six-months/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:40:00 GMT