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Tuesday, 05 February 2008
IAAF 2007 Yearbook
This special 204-page issue of the IAAF Magazine includes reports of all the IAAF World Athletics Series, the World Athletics Gala, Continental Championships and exclusive features of selected athletes including World Athletes of the Year Meseret Defar and Tyson Gay.
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Donald Thomas is revelation of the year
28 December 2007 - Following his surprise win at the World Championships in Osaka and a World leading clearance of 2.35m, Bahamas’ Donald Thomas was presented with the Newcomer of the Year award at the World Athletics Gala in Monaco.
Vitaly Petrov takes IAAF Coaches’ Award
27 December 2007 - Ukraine’s Vitaly Petrov was presented with the IAAF Coaches’ Award at the World Athletics Gala in Monaco in recognition of his life-long devotion to developing Pole Vault World and Olympic champions.
Meseret Defar- a champion with a heart
26 December 2007 - Fully recovered from her early-career nightmares, Ethiopia’s Olympic and world 5000m champion deservedly picked up the 2007 IAAF World Athlete of the Year after an amazing season. But Defar is also increasingly developing a strong charitable...
Tyson Gay in Carl Lewis' tracks
24 December 2007 - The US athlete Tyson Gay, who won three golds at the Osaka World Championships, including both individual short sprints, has just been elected Athlete of the Year, the very title that his hero Carl Lewis was awarded in 1988!
Small town Mile goes the distance
When he first competed in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, Kenyan middle distance runner Laban Rotich could not imagine just how strong an impact he would have on his local village of Kokwet. Paul Gains tells the fascinating story of the bonds a race can create.
Naide Gomes: Portugal’s Special One
Portugal has had distance runners par excellence for many years but long jumper Naide Gomes has shown the country can produce field event exponents as well. Phil Minshull talked to the two-time European indoor champion.
A first for Bahrain
When Ruqaya Al Ghasara won the women’s 200m final at the recent Asian Games in Doha, she became the first Bahraini born athlete to win a major international athletics gold medal. Chris Broadbent spoke to the outstanding young woman whose road to success hasn’t been the easiest.
Nicola Sanders ready for new challenges
Following a superb 400 metres final at the recent European Indoor Championships, 25-year-old Nicola Sanders has positioned herself as one of the latest wonders of the women’s one-lap race. By Steve Landells
Double glory opens new doors for Chojecka
Poland's Lidia Chojecka entered the history books at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as the first man or woman to win both the 1500m and 3000m at the same championships. Phil Minshull spoke to the runner from Siedlce in the wake of her triumphs.
