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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:23:58</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Heidler, Gatlin and Aman impress in Daegu – IAAF World Challenge ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 May 2012 - The Colorful Daegu Meeting on Wednesday (16) didn’t disappoint in 2012 as many of the world’s top athletes opened their season successfully in the same very stadium where the World Championships were held last year.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kiprop-Kiplagat rematch in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 May 2012 - Eugene, Oregon – Nobody does it better when it comes to the Mile than the Prefontaine Classic, and this year’s 38th edition will add to that with a grudge match of the two best milers in the world. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:44:38</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ WMRA Grand Prix season to open in Grand-Ballon ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 16 May 2012 - For the fourth year, the Monté du Grand-Ballon in France will welcome the opening of the World Mountain Running Assocation (WMRA) Grand Prix.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:49</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Robles joins stellar New York high hurdles field - Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 - New York, USA - Cuba's Dayron Robles, the World record holder (12.87) and reigning Olympic gold medallist in the 110m Hurdles, has joined the field for the adidas Grand Prix on 9 June, the sixth stop on the Samsung Diamond League circuit. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:54:50</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Finally bowing to persistent injury, Olsson announces retirement ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 – Gothenburg, Sweden – “ I have decided to hang up my Triple Jump spikes – not because I want to, but because I have to. My ankle simply is no longer capable of handling world class triple jumping!” ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:38:54</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Provisional entry lists for Shanghai now available - Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 - Shanghai, China - Provisional entry lists are now available for the Samsung Diamond League Shanghai, the second competition of the 14-meeting series, set for Saturday, 19 May. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:32:53</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ JOB OFFER - Executive Secretary  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ JOB OFFER - Executive Secretary in the Executive Office of the IAAF President ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:11:13</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Eaton and Dix confirmed for Canadian series stops ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 - Ottawa, Canada - World Championships medallists Ashton Eaton and Walter Dix have joined the rosters for a pair of stops on the Canadian National Track League next month. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:41:19</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ For Liu Xiang, there is no place like home - IAAF Online Diaries ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 - After a solid 13.09 season opener in Kawasaki earlier this month, 2004 Olympic champion and former 110m Hurdles World record holder returned home to Shanghai to prepare for his next race, this weekend's Samsung Diamond League in his home town In his latest IAAF Diary, Liu shares more precisely what going home means to him. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:41:21</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Strong winds hinder Asian Grand Prix finale in Chonburi ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 15 May 2012 - Strong winds spoilt many an event and dashed many a hope at the third and final leg of the Asian Grand Prix in Chonburi, Thailand, on Monday. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:03</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Agreement signed to introduce Kids Athletics in Russian Schools, Moscow 2013 World Championships preparations reviewed ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 14 May 2012 – Moscow, Russia - In a historic meeting today in Moscow, IAAF President Lamine Diack signed a memorandum of understanding with the Russian Minister of Education Andrey Fursenko, to ensure increased co-operation in the development of athletics in the Russian school system.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:03</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Job Offer - Para-Athletics Head Coach for Athletics Canada ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Job Offer - Para-Athletics Head Coach for Athletics Canada ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:10:07</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Slew of Daegu medallists set for return to familiar territory - PREVIEW – IAAF World Challenge ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 14 May 2012 – Wednesday will feature another star-studded field for the 2012 Colorful Daegu meeting. The fast track, which has seen some great performances in the past and of course the World Championships last year, will host many exciting races at the fifth stop of the 2012 IAAF World Challenge series. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:47:06</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ No end in sight for the Tallent trio - Saransk 2012 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 14 May 2012 - Saransk, Russia - Three Tallents in the same family should be enough for anyone. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:10:07</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Driba and Endris impress at Ethiopian Champs ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 14 May 2012 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Newcomers Buze Driba and Muktar Endris were among the impressive winners in the women’s and men’s 5000m as the 41st Ethiopian Athletics Championships (May 9th-13th 2012) came to a close on Sunday (13) at the Addis Ababa stadium. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:41:06</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Beijing’s Birds’ Nest embraces '100-100-100' celebration of the IAAF Centenary  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - The Central Piazza of Beijing Olympic Park, in the shadow of The Birds’ Nest stadium, this morning (13) was the venue for a special youth celebration to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 08:58:11</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Culson runs world lead and Wilson surprises Robles and Richardson in Ponce – IAAF World Challenge ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - Ponce, Puerto Rico - Javier Culson delivered again in front of his home crowd with a world season leading 48.00 second performance in the 400m Hurdles, while Ryan Wilson upset the script at the expected Dayron Robles-Jason Richardson duel with a fine win in the 110m Hurdles on Saturday 12 May at the Francisco "Paquito" Montaner Stadium in Ponce. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Lashmanova upsets Kaniskina and completes Russian sweep of Team titles in Saransk - Women's 20km Report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - Saransk - Russia collected their second gold of a hot Sunday - but it came from an unexpected source. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kirdyapkin praises wife's invaluable support after snatching gold in Saransk ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - Saransk - The men’s winner of the 50km insisted he walked two races in the same day. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kiprop dashes Cheromei’s hopes while Chimsa lives up to expectations in Prague ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - Prague, Czech Republic – Expectations were confounded as Kenya’s Agnes Kiprop won the women’s title in the VW Prague Marathon on Sunday (13) while the hopes of compatriot Lydia Cheromei of a 2:20 performance or better were dashed.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Kirdyapkin strikes first individual gold for Russia in Saransk - Men's 50km Report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 13 May 2012 - Saransk - In the end it came down to the last 20 metres after more than three and a half hours in the sun. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Arevalo dedicates World Race Walking Cup victory to late coach ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - Saransk - The winner of the junior men’s 10km dedicated his victory to coach Fernando Rozo who passed away in January – and was just as sure he had a bit of divine help as well.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ “It’s pretty cool” that US sprinters are bouncing back – Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - Doha, Qatar - Allyson Felix’s reaction to beating her all her Jamaican rivals at the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting in Doha (11 May), and over her less favoured distance of 100 metres to boot, was probably the most succinct expression of how the United States sprinters felt after an evening of conspicuous success: “It’s pretty cool.” ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Wang upsets home favourites in Saransk - Men's 20km Report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - Saransk - The moment of truth for Zhen Wang came when he glanced at the disqualification board in the final throes of the men’s 20km. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Arenas completes Colombian Junior double in Saransk - Women's 10km Report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - Saransk - This was one of the best races in World Cup history when it came to the drama of leads switching in the second half of the race. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Jiang Fan impresses in Kanchanaburi - 2012 Asian Grand Prix, 2nd leg  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - The majority of the women’s winners from the first meeting in Bangkok last Tuesday (8) continued to hold sway as the second leg of the 2012 Asian Grand Prix circuit was gone through on Friday (11) in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Obiri polishes off opponents in Nairobi ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya - World Indoor 3000m champion Hellen Obiri launched her outdoor campaign in this Olympic season by powering to a seamless victory in her women 1500m speciality as the three-day Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Championships wrapped up on Saturday (12) in Nairobi. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Meucci takes Manhattan ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - New York, USA - At the start of the 2012 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K, the buzz was all about the U.S. Men’s 2012 Olympic Marathon team of Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall, and Abdi Abdirahman, who would be competing in the same race for the first and probably only time between January’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and the London Games this August. But at the finish, it was an Italian champion, an Iona College standout from Kenya, and an American Olympic hopeful who stole the spotlight and the podium.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Arevalo defends World Cup title in Saransk - Men's 10km Report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 12 May 2012 - Saransk - He may be a junior but there was a superb master class from Eider Arevalo as he defended his 10km crown in the World Walking Cup at Saransk. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Middle distance magic highlights hot results in Doha – Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 11 May 2012 - Doha, Qatar - Pamela Jelimo and David Rudisha contributed to an ominous demonstration of Kenyan middle distance power in Olympic year at the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting in Doha (11) as they produced 800 metres victories in, respectively, 1:56.94 and 1:43.10 – two in a total of nine world-leading performances – or 10 if you count the effort of 66.17m in the Javelin Throw by Barbora Spotakova which was surpassed by Mariya Abakumova’s 66.86 - on an evening of muggy heat and soaring achievement. There was also one equal world season leading performance and six meeting records. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:17:37</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Saransk 2012 - Official Start Lists and Athletes' Biographies now available ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ 100 children - 100 metres - 100 years: Beijing celebrates IAAF Centenary  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 11 May 2012 - Monte-Carlo - The city of Beijing, China, which will host the 15th edition of the IAAF World Championships in 2015, will stage a special youth celebration on Sunday (13 May) to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Saransk locals Kaniskina and Borchin ready for IAAF Race Walking Cup ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 11 May 2012 - Saransk - The pair carrying Russia’s best hopes for individual success at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk promised no World records this weekend – but every chance of gold medals. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Abshero joins Gebrselassie and Makau in Manchester ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 11 May 2012 - Manchester, UK – Ayele Abshero, currently the 2012 season marathon world leader thanks to his  2:04:23 run in Dubai, will face Haile Gebrselassie and Patrick Makau, the past and present incumbents of the title, at the Bupa Great Manchester Run on Sunday 20 May. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ A very high quality field in Doha – PREVIEW – Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Doha, Qatar - Organisers of the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha (Friday 11) received special praise from Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Associations, for their efforts in producing a “very high quality” field. Even so early in the Olympic season, the Qatar Sports Club, and the wider world, will witness a series of world class rivalries in action. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Cheromei sets sights high for Prague - PREVIEW ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lydia Cheromei returns to what has proved a rewarding hunting ground as the Kenyan assumes the mantle of women’s favourite in a strong field for the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday (13 May).  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ 2012 Samsung Diamond League season launched in Doha ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 – Doha, Qatar - Speaking on the eve of the Samsung Diamond League meeting here in Doha, Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations and Chairman of the Board of the Diamond League, declared that the top tier invitational track and field series which held its first meeting in Qatar in 2010 has now fully established itself in the world’s sporting calendar. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Blake blazes to 9.84 and Jeter runs 11.04 at Cayman Invitational ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - World champions Yohan Blake and Carmelita Jeter blazed to fast 9.84 and 11.04 seconds at the inaugural Cayman Invitational Wednesday night (9) at Truman Bodden Sports Complex track in Georgetown, the Cayman Islands. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Barcelona qualifications attained at Indian Junior Federation Cup ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Pune, India - As many as thirteen new meet records, five of them in junior women’s division, were bettered in the three day National Junior Federation Cup Athletics championships which concluded at Shri Shiv Chhatrapathi Sports Complex here on Thursday (10) evening. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Culson vs Jackson and Robles vs Richardson in Ponce - PREVIEW - IAAF World Challenge ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Ponce, Puerto Rico – The first encounters of the season between Javier Culson and Bershawn Jackson in the 400m Hurdles and between Olympic champion Dayron Robles and World gold medallist Jason Richardson top the bill of 6th Ponce Grand Prix - IAAF World Challenge - on Saturday 12 May at the Francisco “Paquito” Montaner Stadium in Ponce. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fast sprinting and high vaulting at Brazilian Athletics Tour ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Bahamian Michael Mathieu and Brazilian Fábio Gomes da Silva produced the best results of the first two stages of the “2012 Brazilian Athletics Tour” in Belém and Fortaleza. Mathieu won the 200m in Belém (6 May) setting a national record of 20.16, while Gomes da Silva grabbed the victory at Pole Vault in Fortaleza (9 May) with a 5.70m leap. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Saransk 2012 - Entry Lists now available ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 10 May 2012 - Saransk, Russia - With just over 48 hours to go to the start of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup here in Saransk, the Mordovian Capital is ready to welcome athletes from over 60 countries for what is expected to be a weekend of fine race walking action. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Sprint hurdles leads classy line-ups for Samsung Diamond League Shanghai ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 9 May 2012 – Shanghai, China - Liu Xiang will defend his Shanghai Diamond League 110m Hurdles crown on 19 May, taking on Daegu World Championship gold medallist Jason Richardson of the USA. One of many classy line-ups for the second leg of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League series. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Eugene looks skyward with impressive vertical jump fields - Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 9 May 2012 - Eugene, Oregon - Americans Jenn Suhr and Chaunte Lowe will find plenty of high class international competition to match their own impressive talents respectively in the Pole Vault and High Jump at the 38th Prefontaine Classic - Samsung Diamond League meeting at Hayward Field on 2 June. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ How much to win, who can race, and how many to score? – IAAF World Race Walking Cup ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 9 May 2012 - Monte-Carlo - Over USD 350,000 are on offer for the three senior races - men’s 50km and men’s and women’s 20km - from the IAAF as prize money at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Saransk, Russia, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May 2012. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Thanh Hang sets meeting record in Bangkok - 2012 Asian Grand Prix, 1st leg  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 8 May 2012 – Bangkok, Thailand - On a day of below-par performances Vietnam’s 2011 Asian 800m champion Truong Thanh Hang produced a 2:02.15 finish to win the women’s 800 metres as the Asian Grand Prix circuit opened at the National Stadium here on Tuesday (8). ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Demus opens in Ostrava - IAAF World Challenge ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 9 May 2012 – Ostrava, Czech Republic - 2011 World 400m Hurdles champion Lashinda Demus will start the season in her event at the 51st Ostrava Golden Spike - IAAF World Challenge on 25 May 2012. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Deep middle distance fields announced for Eugene – Samsung Diamond League ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 9 May 2012 - Eugene, Oregon - Jenny Simpson impressed fans around the world with her gritty gold medal victory at last year’s World Championships 1500m. Now she’s looking for the Olympic variety. She has plenty of company as the 38th Prefontaine Classic – Samsung Diamond League meeting on 2 June has assembled world-class fields in the women’s 1500 metres and men’s and women’s 800 metres. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ IAAF Fantasy Athletics reopens for 2012 Samsung Diamond League series ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Makau to face Gebrselassie in Manchester ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 8 May 2012 - Manchester, UK - Reigning World Marathon record holder Patrick Makau to take on Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie at the Bupa Great Manchester Run on 20 May. ]]></description>
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