Cheruiyot wins 5000m title in Nairobi
July 29th, 2010
World champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya won the women's 5000 meters at the African Athletics Championship.
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U.S. Nationals contender: Nathan Adrian
July 29th, 2010
2010 will not be Nathan Adrian's first U.S. Championship but he's hoping that
his success in recent years will carry over to the pool in Irvine,
Calif. The 21-year-old has molded himself into a strong
sprint freestyler, taking the place of Lezak as possibly the fastest
sprinter on the U.S. team.
Retired Gradwohl banned over doping offense
July 29th, 2010
Austria's national anti-doping agency gave former marathon runner
Eva-Maria Gradwohl a two-year ban Thursday for refusing a doping test in
April.
No more tolerance for age falsification
July 29th, 2010
China will not tolerate age falsification and has enforced stringent checks upon its delegation to the Youth Olympics. Its 2000 Olympic women's gymnastics team was stripped of its bronze medal when it was discovered Dong Fangxiao not age eligible at the time.
Cheruiyot wins 5000m title in Nairobi
July 29th, 2010
World champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya won the women's 5000 meters at the African Athletics Championship.
Title defense number one
July 29th, 2010
Reigning U.S. champion Jonathan Horton knows the heat is on. With less than two weeks until he attempts to defend his title, UniversalSports.com found out who he sees as his biggest competition.
Wieber eyes second title after year away
July 29th, 2010
Jordyn Wieber is the 2008 junior champion, but had to watch from the stands last year with an injury. The 15-year-old has come back stronger in 2010, and is now just two weeks away from a chance to regain her title.
No more tolerance for age falsification
July 29th, 2010
China will not tolerate age falsification and has enforced stringent checks upon its delegation to the Youth Olympics. Its 2000 Olympic women's gymnastics team was stripped of its bronze medal when it was discovered Dong Fangxiao not age eligible at the time.
Rogge impressed by London and Rio
July 29th, 2010
Olympic chief Jacques Rogge praised London's 2012 Games delivery team for being on time and within budget. He also complimented Rio de Janeiro for the city's initial preparatory work for the 2016 Games.
Kenya wins two medals in 10,000m
July 29th, 2010
Host nation Kenya has won gold and bronze in the 10,000 meters race at the start of the African Athletics Championships.