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Lead Stories: October 13, 2008

Kenya Selects Lel, Wanjiru… Cheruiyot?

Posted April 24, 2008 at 07:14 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Track & Field, Featured Writers, Jimmie Markham, Special Features, SoundOFF

Okay, Athetics Kenya, let’s select that Dream Team for the Olympic Marathon this summer in Beijing, China, the team that can finally break that gold-medal goose-egg statistic and divert the world’s attention away from our horrible political situation back home. With Haile Gebrselassie…

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China Vows to Win Pollution Race Despite Concerns Highlighted This Week by Top Marathoner

Posted March 13, 2008 at 02:45 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Track & Field

Haile Gebrselassie, the star Ethiopian runner and current world marathon record holder, suffers from asthma and says air pollution could damage his health. As a result, Gebrselassie has tentatively decided to abstain from competing in the Olympic marathon which had been set to take…

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Ryan Hall Puts on Stunning Display; Wins U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials

Posted November 3, 2007 at 04:51 PM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Track & Field

All the chatter about the resurgence of American distance running came to fruition in powerful fashion Saturday, with Ryan Hall leading Dathan Ritzenhein and Brian Sell onto the 2008 Olympic Team. Competing at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon in Central Park, Hall tamed…

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