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Gregson to face Rudisha at Continental Cup
Twenty-seven of Australia's Commonwealth Games team will take to the track under the banner of Asia-Pacific this weekend in Split, Croatia at the inaugural Continental Cup.
Birmingham hits new low, Zamel-Paez on a high in Rieti
Personal bests by Collis Birmingham in the 3000m (7:38.77) and Liam Zamel-Paez in the high jump (2.26m) provided the Australian highlights in Rieti, Italy overnight as Kenyan David Rudisha thrilled the crowd with his second 800m world record in seven days.
Rudisha lowers 800m World record again, 1:41.01; Carter dashes 9.78sec in Rieti
At this evening’s IAAF World Challenge meeting in Rieti, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Kenyan David Rudisha, who lowered the world 800m record last week in Berlin to a time of 1:41.09, further reduced the all-time best for two laps to 1:41.01.
Pearson second, Birmingham PB in Brussels
The slip of her starting blocks wasn't enough to keep Sally Pearson from finishing second in the 100m hurdles in the final Diamond League meeting of the season, the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.
Hooker hoping for change of fortune
Steve Hooker will be looking to get a rollercoaster 2010 season heading in the right direction once again in the final Diamond League meet of the year on Saturday morning (AEST).
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With talk about juiced-up athletes doing the rounds in early 2008, track and field was praying for a star. The sport got more than it bargained for that summer when sprinter Usain Bolt won three gold medals in remarkable fashion at the Beijing Olympics.
If long-term injury is a rite of passage for professional athletes, then Mitchell Watt has certainly earned his stripes.
Craig Mottram has fired a broadside at Athletics Australia selectors, almost six months after he was left out of the squad for the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Steve Hooker has had an inconsistent season, but the true mark of a champion is that they rise to the occasion when it counts.
Europe has taken out the inaugural Continental Cup ahead of the America's, with Asia-Pacific finishing fourth.
Benn Harradine has broken his own national record in the discus in finishing second at the Continental Cup in Split, Croatia.
