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Caster Semenya privacy to be respected
South African athlete Caster Semenya's gender test results will not be publicly revealed, and the 800 metres women's world champion will keep the gold medal she won at the World Championships in Berlin in August.

The Demonizing of Caster Semenya
Yet again the public have been subjected to the barrage of the sensational gutter press. What has taken place is absolutely despicable, who determined that Caster Semenya was not a female and who called for the gender testing, which to do so publicly was a crime of the highest sort?

Semenya Stuns while Kamal provides family double
South Africa's Caster Semenya has had to overcome enormous odds over the last few days regarding her gender and before starting the Women's 800m final at the Berlin World Championships she made the simple gesture of 'brushing everything off her shoulders'.

Tyson Gay - 9.71 New National Record

Contributor's Blogs - How good is German Fernandez?
Well, the USA has again produced a terrific stand out junior athlete and they have reason to be excited but how excited?

USATF announces 2009 Running Circuit schedule

The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2008

Men's distance runners/race walkers ready for Beijing
INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic Trials champions Bernard Lagat, Ryan Hall, Nick Symmonds and Abdi Abdirahman are poised and ready to lead America's men's middle and long distance competitors against the world this month at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Record holders dominate Team USAs womens distance lineup
INDIANAPOLIS - Team USA's Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher, Deena Kastor, Anna Willard and Jenny Barringer are a few of the standout women's middle and long distance runners to watch for at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Maxwell, Robbins post world records on final day of USA Masters

Bud Held sets world record at 2008 USA Masters

Lomong Flag Bearer for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
BEIJING, China - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today that track & field athlete Lopez Lomong (Tully, N.Y.) has been selected as flag bearer for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team by fellow members of Team USA. Lomong, 23, was notified of his selection Wednesday night via phone in Dalian, China, where he is training with the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team.

Running For The Fallen
A small group of young Americans are running a mile for each soldier who was killed in the Iraq war. There journey stands to cover 4,129 miles.

US Men's 4x400m American record to be examined
INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field CEO Doug Logan on Thursday requested that the men's 4x400-meter American record be re-examined in light of recent doping revelations. The team of Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson in 1998 ran 2:54.20 to set the American and world record in the relay

Tola, Ndereba Win NYC Half-Marathon
NEW YORK - (July 27, 2008) - In his biggest career win to date, 20-year-old Tadesse Tola of Ethiopia prevailed by one second over Patrick Makau of Kenya at the third NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE. Tola, timed in 1 hour, 58 seconds in warm, humid conditions, was just half a stride in front of Makau (1:00:59) at the finish by historic Battery Park in the city's financial district on Sunday. U.S. Olympic marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein of Eugene, Ore. was third in 1:01:38.

Wardian, Beck win USATF 50 Mile Trail titles

Muge, Masai Win Quad-City Times Bix 7 Miler

Ritzenhein final tuning at NYC Half-Marathon
The NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE once again takes center stage, this year for "an Olympic summit of running," as some of the top Olympic marathon prospects will take to the streets of New York City

Famiglietti wins 3000m Steeplechase for Olympic berth

Oregon athletes sweep mens 800; Clay breaks OT record in decathlon

Anderson sets meet record on Day 2 at 2008 USA Junior Champs

Team Running USA Athletes Ready for Olympic Trials in Eugene

Wangai, Gromova Win 11th Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

Harroufi Repeats Win at BolderBOULDER 10K

IAAF Golden League to be broadcast on ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS - American fans can catch all six 2008 AF Golden League meets on ESPN2, the IAAF has announced. Repeat coverage will also appear on a combination of ESPN Classic and ESPN2. In addition to the ESPN coverage, the action also will be webcast on the Sportnet family of websites.

Stuczynski named Athlete of the Week

Tower sets American masters record

Makau Wins Healthy Kidney 10K

Stuczynski sets American record at 2008 adidas Track Classic
CARSON, Calif. - The third woman ever to clear the 16-foot barrier in the pole vault, Jenn Stuczynski, became the #2 performer all-time in that event Sunday at the 2008 adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Nike Team Nationals to Become Nike Cross Nationals

Sell wins third USA 25 km Championship
GRAND RAPIDS - Brian Sell (Rochester Hills, Mich.) successfully defended his men's national title running 1:15:08 while Paige Higgins (Littleton, Colo.) won her first USA road title in 1:30:49, Saturday at the USA 25 km Championships in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Team USA for Race Walk World Cup

Flanagan sets American Record in 10k debut

De Reuck, Wade capture USA Masters 10 km titles at Texas Round-Up
INDIANAPOLIS - 2004 U.S. Olympian Colleen De Reuck (Boulder, Colo.) and 2008 USA Masters Cross Country Champion Sean Wade (Houston, Texas), led all contenders at the USA Masters 10 km Championships, hosted by The Texas Round-Up Festival on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

Chebii, Ponomarenko Win 9th Country Music Marathon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (April 26, 2008) - Kenya's Sylvester Chebii, 26, won the ninth Country Music Marathon on Saturday in a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 27 seconds.

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Review

Ryan Shay Tribute at Saucony Headquarters

Boston - Cheruiyot take 4 and Tune by 2
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon crown in overpowering fashion Monday while Ethiopian Dire Tune captured the closest duel in the race's history by just two seconds.

Chicago Marathon Registration Closes at 45,000
CHICAGO (April 23, 2008) – Bank of America announced today that registration for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has closed as 45,000 runners have signed on to complete the 26.2-mile race, marking the event’s established capacity.

Hall, Kastor and O'Neill - Ready for London and Boston
Team Running USA Athletes - Hall, Kastor and O'Neill - Ready for Marathon Tests in London and Boston. Hall faces formidable Flora London field; favorite Kastor and O'Neill after Beijing berths

Hall, he’s the future, says Olympic champion
London, UK - His Marathon career may be less than a year old, but Ryan Hall is already being hailed as the man of the future, and not just by the entranced running fraternity of the United States.

US Women Contend For Places In Marathon Team
FOLSOM, Calif. - Approximately 125 women line up for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, April 20, all with the intent to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

Records fall at World Masters Indoor Championships

Team USA medals - 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships

Shalane Flanagan Headlines Women's Field for Central Park Challenge
Formidable field for Women's Invitational will also feature Olympic hopefuls Jen Rhines, Carrie Tollefson, Amy Rudolph and Katie McGregor

Favorites prevail Saturday at AT&T USA Indoor Championships
BOSTON - Distance and field event finals provided champions in nine events Saturday at the 2008 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center, and familiar names topped many of the results tables.

Ritz vs Webb in Central Park Challenge

USATF News & Notes 2008, February Week 2

Flanagan, Ritzenhein dominate at USA Cross Country Championships
SAN DIEGO-2004 Olympic team members Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C) and Dathan Ritzenhein (Eugene, Ore.) each scored convincing victories at the USA Cross Country Championships at Mission Bay Park in San Diego on Saturday.

Texas Round-Up to host USA Masters 10 km Championships

Ryan Hall, Dan Browne to Compete at USA Cross Country Champs

Defar smashes 2 mile world mark at Reebok Boston Indoor Games
BOSTON - Meseret Defar of Ethiopia crushed a world best, while Craig Mottram of Australia broke a few records of his own Saturday night at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.

Masters record recap January 2008 - Indoor Track

USA: Dirba, Fulton Win Carlsbad Marathon
CARLSBAD, Calif. - International rivalry and heated team spirit took to the normally laid-back streets of the seaside village of Carlsbad during the Carlsbad Marathon and Half Marathon held on Sunday.

Carney, O'Neill win USA Half Marathon titles in Houston
HOUSTON - James Carney (Boulder, Colo.) and Kate O'Neill (Palo Alto, Calif.) took the respective men's and women's titles at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston, Texas.

McDougal named Athlete of the Week

Team USA finishes fourth at International Chiba Ekiden

Basil Honikman to Retire as Running USA CEO

Hall named Athlete of the Week

Elite Fields Announced for Seventh Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon

Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Wins medals at Worlds

Upshaw-Margerum earns 4 medals World Masters Championships
FOLSOM, Calif. - September 17, 2007 - Joy Upshaw-Margerum, 46, of Los Altos Hills, Calif. won four medals for Team USA at the World Masters Athletics Championships held September 4-15 in Riccione, Italy.

Browne claims third win at USA 20 km Championships

Past Champions Reclaim Titles at 7th Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

Osaka World Athletic Championships - August 2007

Lagat Makes History with 5000m World Title

Perry, Lagat win gold with strong finishes

Men's 10000m Kenny Bekele is back
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele is back from the brink, as he captures the 10000m title ahead of compatriot Sileshi Sihine. His winning time was 27:05.90 however the victory was significant in restoring his cofidence

Women's Steeple V for Volkova
Russia's Yekaterina Volkova sets a new Championship record with her winning time of 9:06.57

Men's 1500m semi-finals recap
The Men's 2 semi finals produce races of intrigue and sheer madness

Goucher makes history by taking Bronze in 10000

Men's Marathon Report and Results
Kenya struck Gold on the first day of the Osaka World Championships with Luke Kibet convincingly winning the Men's marathon ahead of former compatriot, , now of Qatar. Victor Rothlin of Switzerland took a surprising but deserved Bronze in a tightly contested 3rd place battle which was only decided in the last 2km of the event. The event was run in particular distressing and hot conditions, totally unsuitable for marathon running. Men's Marathon Race Report

Osaka: Bekele steps it up a gear
Well, who would have guessed, Kenenisa Bekele can trash talk? It isn't exactly 'trash talk' by any stretch of the imagination of a sprinter's standards or even that of Australia's Craig Mottram however for the Ethiopian to dismiss Mottram in the manner he has, places some fuel to the fire.

Bekele dismisses Mottram as a serious rival
Ethiopian distance running superstar Kenenisa Bekele has dismissed any suggestion of a genuine rivalry with Craig Mottram, claiming the only reason the Australian beat him last year was because he was jet-lagged and tired.

Team USA Distance Squad Set for World Championships in Osaka
Olympic medalists Bernard Lagat and Deena Kastor and U.S. mile record holder Alan Webb lead the U.S. distance running squad for the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held August 25 - September 2 in Osaka, Japan.

Blogs: The World Athletic Champs in Osaka await
The World Athletic Championships are steaming in quicker than an autumn morning in Sweden. Japan welcomes athletes to Osaka for a feast of athletics and the journalists and squires from around the world prepare to put pen to paper in preparation for 9 days of athletics. The last Champs, 2 years ago in Finland, were literally washed out and the organisers must be holding thumbs that the same fate does not await them.

Injury section: To reduce injury risk, you need to minimise impact
Injuries are the pits. The physical part is bad enough, but mentally they can be even worse. Half of your brain rationally advises caution while the other half screams, "Get out the door!"

Webb, Lagat lead disatnce crew into IAAF World Champs
INDIANAPOLIS - Alan Webb and Bernard Lagat will bolster a strong Team USA distance running contingent at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships August 25-September 2 in Osaka, Japan.

Kiplagat, Ominami Win 30th EAS America's Finest Half titles
SAN DIEGO - (August 19, 2007) - Spectators probably had thought they had seen it all during the 30 editions of the EAS America's Finest City Half Marathon in San Diego. Sightings have included two Oprah Winfrey finishes (1993 and 2000), three U.S. bests, one Masters world best and 150,000-plus participants from all over the globe.