Articles filed under Track and Field
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IOC redistributes Jones' 2000 medalsDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Olympic leaders have reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones but withheld the 100-meter gold from disgraced Greek sprinter ...
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Germans restore 1936 high jump recordNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but oblit...
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Fremd grad remembered with Saturday charity runNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Dedicated, determined, hardworking, motivated and passionate are just a few of the words to describe Joshua "Jared" Hardy. Jared was a 2006 graduate of Fremd High School...
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South African ministry says Semenya to keep gold medalNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG -- South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept con...
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New study finds sprinter gets boost from bladesNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study. Hu...
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McNamara run is Sunday at RMHSOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The ninth annual Shannon McNamara 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will be held Sunday, Oct. 25 at Rolling Meadows High School. The run begins at 9 a.m. and the walk at 9:05 a.m. ...
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Marathoner Beardsley appearing locallyOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Famed marathoner Dick Beardsley will be in the suburbs next week to sign his books, give a talk and lead a community run. Beardsley is perhaps best known for his "Duel i...
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Palatine's Hall of Fame expandsOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The rain was persistent at Palatine's homecoming football game a few weeks ago. But the adverse weather hardly put a damper on the night's extra festivities. It was 1999...
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Bank of America Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - What: 32nd running of Chicago's 26.2 mile event When: Sunday, Oct. 10, 7:30 a.m. Who: Athletes from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, with 45,000 re...
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Chicago Marathon boss still amazed by sport's growthOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In his 20th year as executive race director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Carey Pinkowski has seen a lot of changes. For instance, the winning times have com...