It sounds like a Sylvester Stallone’s movie subject: an
unpretentious Italian guy, challenges the super-athlete “Mister
America” and … beats him.
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Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya has unveiled its most ambitious and
comprehensive Olympic Games preparation programme in history in order
to try to sustain the success of Osaka World Championships in Athletics
last year and match the performance of the Seoul...

By Dick Patrick, USA TODAY
Leonel Manzano received his initiation into
world-class running last summer. The 5-5, 125-pound senior at Texas was
about 30 meters into a first-round heat in the 1,500 meters at the
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Disgraced gold medal sprinter Tim Montgomery is blaming ex-girlfriend Marion Jones for encouraging him to jump into a bad-check scheme that leaves him facing nearly four years in a federal prison.

In papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court,
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Eugene, Oregon--The current world recordholder and 2004 Olympic gold
medalist is from Ethiopia and will attempt to break the world record at
the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday morning, June 8th, at the 34th
Prefontaine Classic. Sound familiar? No, th...

The Jamaican had been sidelined with a chest injury but should now have plenty of time to recover for the Olympics.

The injury occurred during weight training and forced him to rest for a fortnight.
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