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Catch The Excitement Of Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games – Sale Of Opening Ceremony Tickets
[Media Release] Tickets to the Singapore 2010 Opening Ceremony are available for public sale from Monday, 2 August 2010 at 9.00am (GMT +8)…
U.S. Nationals contender: Eric Shanteau
Eric Shanteau has become one of the top U.S. men's breaststrokers in the past
year. Now 26, Shanteau set the American record in the 200m breaststroke
– his best event — at the 2009 U.S. Championships, and subsequently
finished second in the race by 0.01 seconds at the 2009 Worlds.
Catching up with Eric Shanteau
We recently caught up with Eric Shanteau, one of the top breaststrokers on the the U.S. men's team. See what he thinks of his 2010 season thus far, how it feels to be a cancer survivor and who he sees as his biggest competition at the upcoming U.S. and Pan-Pacific Championships.
Diniz overcomes fall, defends 50K walk title
Yohann Diniz of France successfully defended his European Championships 50-kilometer walk title. Diniz won the men's event in 3 hours, 40 minutes, 37 seconds to earn France's leading third gold in Barcelona and seventh medal overall.
Appeals tribunal upholds ban on Pakistan sprinters
An appeals body has upheld two-year bans on Pakistan sprinters Sadaf Siddique and Javeria Hassan.
Bolt: 9.4 in 100m is possible in future
Usain Bolt said he thinks about winning the gold medal again in London more than setting another world record, but added that he still believes 100 meters can be run in the 9.4-second range.
Lemaitre, Idowu, Russians shine on Day 3
With gold in the 100m already secured, France's Christophe Lemaitre advanced to the 200m final at the European Championships in Barcelona. Lemaitre's teammate Teddy Tamgho was beaten by Briton Phillips Idowu in the triple jump. Russia went 1-2 in the high jump.
Barcelona could be last stand for Baldini
It was nearly a dozen years ago when Stefano Baldini earned his first
European title, winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1998
European Championships in Budapest. Sunday, he will run his last European Championships marathon.