DAEGU Games (South Korea) News, Sep 04, 2011

Athletics: Mo Farah races to World Championship gold WalesOnline Mo Farah today struck gold in the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Daegu, seven days after being pipped to victory in the 10000m. As a slow race turned into a last-lap sprint, Farah held off American Bernard Lagat and Ethiopia's Imane Merga to ... See all stories on this topic »

Several nations win first medals in Daegu The Korea Herald ... in either the Olympics or Athletics World Championships by winning gold in the men's 400 meters. James had gone mostly unnoticed throughout the season, and at only 19 years of age, had only competed in one professional race before the championship. ... See all stories on this topic »

Another magnificent run Jamaica Gleaner Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer Usain Bolt created history last night inside the Daegu Stadium, becoming the first man in 24 years to successfully defend an IAAF World Championships in Athletics 200m title, after he produced the fourth fastest time in ... See all stories on this topic » Jamaica Gleaner

Athletics-Savinova beats Semenya to win 800m world title Reuters Africa DAEGU, South Korea, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Russian Maria Savinova overhauled Caster Semenya on the home straight to win the women's 800 metres gold and end the South African's controversial reign as world champion on Sunday. The 26-year-old Savinova, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ryan Highlight of World Championships for Irish Athletics Association of Ireland It was a rollercoaster championship for the Irish at the World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. The highlight of the championships was undoubtedly Deirdre Ryan's (DSD AC) stunning performance to finish sixth in the women's high jump ... See all stories on this topic » Athletics Association of Ireland

De Zordo of Germany beats favorite Thorkildsen to win men's javelin at worlds Washington Post ( Matt Dunham / Associated Press ) - Germany's Matthias de Zordo takes a throw in the Men's Javelin Throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. Thorkildsen has won every major competition twice ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenya's Asbel Kiprop wins 1500 at world championships, teammate Silas Kiplagat ... Washington Post ( Anja Niedringhaus / Associated Press ) - Kenya's Asbel Kiprop, right, gestures as he crosses the finish line to win ahead of Kenya's Silas Kiplagat, left, in the Men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Athletics Championships: Abel Kirui wins gold for Kenya in men's marathon Telegraph.co.uk By Simon Hart, in Daegu Kirui, the defending champion, broke away from the field to cross the line in 2hr 7 min 38 sec – a mammoth 2 min 28 sec ahead of fellow Kenyan Vincent Kipruto to win by the largest ever margin at a World Championships. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Should false start rule be changed? Yes Cambridge News Eight athletes were disqualified based on the rule on just the first two days of competition at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu – the most high-profile being reigning Olympic sprints champion Usain Bolt, below. I doubt for one minute that ... See all stories on this topic »

Bolt back where he belongs, Vlasic vanquished Reuters Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Christophe Lemaitre of France shake hands after the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011. Bolt won and Lemaitre came in third. By Ossian Shine DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Australia hails 'Golden Girl' Pearson AFP SYDNEY — Australia's media on Sunday hailed Sally Pearson's "blistering" 100m hurdles win in Daegu, declaring her a "golden girl" who had now cemented her place as an athletics superstar. Pearson, 24, bagged Australia's first, and likely only, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

World Athletics Championships: Tiffany Porter misses out on medal after ... Telegraph.co.uk By Simon Hart, in Daegu After breaking her own British record of 12.56sec to win her semi-final, the Michigan-born athlete had looked nailed on for the silver medal as she scorched down the track in pursuit of Australian Sally Pearson. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Tallent not raw as all-or-nothing approach leaves him bronzed Sydney Morning Herald DAEGU: Throwing everything at trying to win gold and not taking the conservative path to safeguard second place cost Jared Tallent a silver medal yesterday but he was still comfortable with his bold all-or-nothing approach that delivered Australia's ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Hail the heroes and spend more on athletics Daily Nation Even by Kenya's usually high standards, this has been a golden championship for the country. Milestones have been achieved, new ground broken, fresh champions introduced to the world. On Saturday, Asbel Kiprop became the first Kenyan to win the 1500m ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletics: Willis bid finishes in failure New Zealand Herald By Andrew Alderson Nick Willis' hopes of creating New Zealand track history were foiled last night at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea. The 28-year-old had been aiming to become the first Kiwi runner to win a medal at the championships ... See all stories on this topic »

World Athletic Championships 2011: Great Britain's 4 X 400m relay women finish ... Telegraph.co.uk ... Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu failed to celebrate a redemptive medal here in Daegu tonight, as the British 4 x 400m relay women could only finish fourth in their final. By Ian Chadband, Chief Sports Correspondent, in Daegu, Daegu In an event ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

World Athletics Championships: Phillips Idowu wins silver in men's triple jump Telegraph.co.uk Phillips Idowu was dethroned as world triple jump champion here in Daegu on Sunday, having to settle for a silver medal despite producing his best leaps of the season. By Ian Chadband, Chief Sports Correspondent, in Daegu Idowu offered a sterling ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Watt toughened by loss The Age ■Australian Richard Colman won the men's 400 metres wheelchair race at the world athletics championships in Daegu yesterday. The 26-year-old Victorian was a clear winner of the exhibition event, clocking a time of 49.36 seconds to lead South Koreans ... See all stories on this topic » The Age

'S Korea the worst-performing hosts' SuperSport.com South Korea's agony culminated when Asian champion Kim Deok Hyeon, their only athlete to qualify for a final in Daegu, couldn't compete in the long jump decider because he injured himself in triple jump qualifying. The team also failed to get a medal ... See all stories on this topic » SuperSport.com

World Athletics Championships Betting: Idowu can land us a profit betting.betfair.com (blog) Two final bets for the last day of what has been a thoroughly entertaining World Athletics Championships. Philips Idowu can claim another gold medal for Great Britain and a Russian can beat an odds-on shot in the women's 1500m. Daegu waves farewell and ... See all stories on this topic » betting.betfair.com (blog)

Athletics: Felix earns 9th medal; Team USA wins four more medals at World ... RunnersWeb DAEGU, South Korea - The hits keep coming for Team USA with another four medals, including gold in the women's 4x400m relay, at the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday night. Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix earned their ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia's golden hammer throw in Daegu RT Defending champion Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland finished fifth with a throw of 73 meters 56 centimeters. The Daegu triumph is the biggest achievement in Lysenko's career, whose best achievement thus far had been a bronze at the World Championships in ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Tintu, the only solace Deccan Chronicle The IAAF World Championship in Daegu, South Korea, was far from a delightful outing for the Kerala trio of Mayookha Johny, Tintu Luka and Renjith Maheswary as they could not match the standard they had produced earlier in the season. ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Chronicle

'Superman' Sands makes triple jump final The Freeport News I love medals... people call me a championship jumper. I just know how to perform when it matters most. It feels good. It just tells you that all of your hard work has paid off." In the qualifying round this morning here in Daegu, Sands said that he ... See all stories on this topic »

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Sept 4 Yahoo! Eurosport UK (ATHLETICS-WORLD/, moved, pix, by Ossian Shine) NORTON, Massachusetts - Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson and Adam Scott start the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship tied for the lead at 10-under.(GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Athletics Championships 2011: Mo Farah in perfect shape to win 5000m ... Telegraph.co.uk Jeilan did not enter the 5000m in Daegu but Farah faces plenty of other threats in today's race, not least from American Bernard Lagat, the 2007 double world champion, who was just half a second behind Farah when the Londoner clocked 12min 53.11sec in ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Kerron looks to London Jamaica Gleaner Olympic 100 metres silver and 200 metres bronze medallist, Kerron Stewart, is leaving Daegu without an individual medal at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. However, she remains thankful amidst the disappointment and is already looking ... See all stories on this topic » Jamaica Gleaner

Analysis: Dai Greene legacy could benefit other Welsh sports WalesOnline If Wales didn't know it had one special athlete on its hands, it did when the best of the rest went backwards in Daegu for Greene to become the second Welshman after Colin Jackson to win world gold. Now the 2012 Olympics beckon when Greene could join ... See all stories on this topic »

Pain of missing out motivation for Breen The Canberra Times Breen believes breaking the national record isn't beyond the Australians on the final day of world competition in Daegu. Australia booked its place in the field by clocking 43.69sec at a Japanese meet in May. The team's solid training form has ... See all stories on this topic »

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Sept 3 Yahoo! Eurosport UK ... 600 words) DAEGU, South Korea - Usain Bolt raced to redemption in 19.40 golden seconds to retain his world 200 metres world crown while Anna Chicherova ended Blanka Vlasic's four-year reign as high jump world champion. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/, moved, pix ... See all stories on this topic »

All-Afica Games underway in Maputo Capital FM Kenya “The best athletes went to Daegu,” said Nyaberi. “We are hoping that two or three can double up.” South Africans LJ van Zyl, who bagged bronze in the 400m hurdles in Korea, and women's world 800m champion Caster Semenya are other likely absentees. See all stories on this topic » Capital FM Kenya

Athletics: Hitting new heights New Zealand Herald Her coach, Jean-Pierre Egger, had expected the victory in Daegu, Korea - if not the margin. "I was very confident - I thought [at] 90 per cent, she could win this competition but I didn't know about the distance." Egger's only concern was the amount of ... See all stories on this topic »

US wins 3 golds in half hour at world championship ... the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. .... when two-time defending women's triple jump champion Yargelis Savigne of ... www.chron.com/.../US-wins-3-golds-in-half-hour-at-world-ch...

Hooker out of medal contention at Athletics World Champs in Daegu ... Hooker out of medal contention at Athletics World Champs in Daegu. Scott Gullan, Daegu; From: News Limited newspapers; August 27, 2011 1:33PM ... www.adelaidenow.com.au/.../story-e6frecj3-1226123402186

Cuban Dayron Robles to Compete in Daegu Athletics World ... Cuban Dayron Robles to Compete in Daegu Athletics World Championship. ... so as to become news as Ryan Brathwaite (BAR), champion in Berlin 2009; ... www.5septiembre.cu/index.php?...id...

Athletics: Bolt disqualified in final (CNN) -- Defending champion Usain Bolt was sensationally disqualified for a ... men's 100m final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, ... edition.cnn.com/2011/.../08/.../athletics.worlds.bolt.disqualifie...

Bolt back where he belongs, Vlasic vanquished Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Christophe Lemaitre of France shake hands after the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu ... www.reuters.com/.../us-athletics-world-idUSTRE78213I20110...

400m Men Final World Champion Athletics Daegu 2011 (video) 400m Men Final WC Athletics Daegu 2011 - YouTube 400m Men Final WC ... new videos (30 today) new pics (55 today) new audio (11 today) headlines (32 ... slumz.boxden.com/.../400m-men-final-world-champion-athlet...

Athletics: Britain hoping for Greene day in Daegu | OTHER SPORTS ... ... fillip with a gold medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles when world championship action… ... Britain hoping for Greene day in Daegu ... Other Sports News ... tvnz.co.nz/.../britain-hoping-greene-day-in-daegu-4378679

Athletics-Olympic champion Ohuruogu disqualified in Daegu ... Athletics-Olympic champion Ohuruogu disqualified in Daegu. Reuters ... Sign up to our free daily newsletter to receive the latest news straight to your inbox. ... uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/.../athletics-olympic-champion-ohuru...

Semenya makes athletics worlds bow in Daegu - Latest news ... Defending women's 800m champion Caster Semenya returns to world competition on a busy day six of the World Athletics Championships on Thursday. news.ph.msn.com/sports/article.aspx?cp-documentid...

allAfrica.com: Botswana: Daegu 2011 - Montsho Targets ... Daegu 2011 - Montsho Targets Ogunkoya's African Record .... NEWS — Kenya: Vivian Cheruiyot Wins Double Gold at Athletics Champs · NEWS — South Africa: ... allafrica.com/stories/201108310947.html

Daegu 2011/Uganda : Uganda Nambawa carsh out of World ... Ugandan triple jumper, Sarah Nambawa has crashed out of the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Daegu, South Korea after failing to qualify for the final. www.starafrica.com/.../daegu-2011uganda-uganda-nambawa-...

(Daegu Athletics) Former champion Gatlin feels ... - Yonhap News (Daegu Athletics) Former champion Gatlin feels 'blessed' to return from drug suspension..DAEGU, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Former world champion Justin Gatlin said ... english.yonhapnews.co.kr/.../0200000000AEN201108240097...

Daegu World Championships women's marathon champion Zhou ... State Sport General Administration of Athletics Administrative Center, deputy director ... Daegu World Championships women's marathon champion Zhou, started ... www.f-paper.com Free Paper:Free News, China News, U.S. News, World ... www.f-paper.com/?i830055-Daegu-World...Zhou...

Gulf Daily News » Sports News » Bahrain's hopes vanish in Daegu THE reign of Bahraini world champions Maryam Yusuf Jamal and Youssef ... title at the ongoing 13th World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea. ... www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=312825

Kenya Shines in Daegu Champions The World Athletics Championships in Daegu have begun with Kenyan athlete Edna Kiplagat claiming the first gold medal in the women's marathon. ... www.kassfm.co.ke/.../1558-kenya-shines-in-daegu-champions

Athletics-Bolt back on centre stage on day seven in Daegu | News ... DAEGU, South Korea, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt returns to the ... a patchy season, Olympic champion and world record holder Bolt could hardly be ... af.reuters.com/article/ethiopiaNews/idAFL4E7K12PI20110901

BBC Sport - World Athletics 2011: Bolt disqualified as Blake wins gold Usain Bolt is disqualified from the men's 100m final at the World Athletics ... Defending champion Bolt caused shock in the stadium in Daegu as he came out of ... www.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/14698558.stm

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