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Russians win 12.4-mile walks

usatoday.com     8 hrs ago   26 related          

BEIJING (AP) — Olga Kaniskina of Russia has won the women's 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) race walk gold medal in a dominating start-to-finish performance in wet conditions at the Beijing Olympics. The 23-year-old Kaniskina opened...                    

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unionleader.com: Competitors brave the pouring rain at the women's 20-kilometer race walk at the Olympics in Beijing yesterday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) unionleader.com

Dow 31st in race walk

unionleader.com     9 hrs ago          

By JOHN HABIB Staff Sports Writer 1 hour, 46 minutes ago She didn't win a medal, but Joanne Dow of Manchester gave a golden effort at the Summer Olympic Games yesterday. Running in rain from the start on a course that had many...                    

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Merritt leads American sweep in 400

politicalgateway.com     58 mins ago   18 related          

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- LaShawn Merritt got the best of his rival Thursday and led an American sweep of the Olympic medals in the 400-meter run. The United States earned six medals in track and field, but the only gold one...                    

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Goofiest Olympic Sport Contest

armyofmom.com     11 hrs ago          

Ok, I'm not sure which one really should be the winner of this race ... but I think racewalking has my vote.I keep thinking of Dodgeball's Obscure Sports Quarterly magazine whenever I watch these things.But, if you watch this...                    

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Olga Kaniskina is Russian Race Walker

rightpundits.com     10 hrs ago          

Meet Olga Kaniskina, a Russian Olympic race walker. See photos, video and a biography of Olga below. Olga Kaniskina Congratulations to Olga Kaniskina, the Russian gold medal winner in the 20 km walk. She finished the event...                    

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It’s Wariner v Merritt, but China’s Liu is absent

nst.com.my     13 hrs ago   11 related          

DAY seven of the athletics programme at the Olympics today promises six medal events, but no Liu Xiang in the 110m hurdles after his exit from the heats with a foot injury. Today will also see American Bryan Clay kick Clay and...                    

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Costin is relishing his second chance

irishexaminer.com     14 hrs ago          

By Brendan Mooney IT MAY be something of a second coming but Jamie Costin will have arrived when he lines up for the 50k walk in the Bird’s Nest tomorrow morning (12.30am Irish time). It’s eight years since he made his...                    

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cbc.ca: Stadium workers sweep rain off the track at the Bird's Nest in Beijing on Thursday. cbc.ca

Decathlon, 20km walk proceed in heavy rain

cbc.ca     13 hrs ago   3 related          

Stadium workers sweep rain off the track at the Bird's Nest in Beijing on Thursday. (Anja Niedringhaus/Associated Press) Heavy rain has put a damper on Thursday morning's athletics at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Several...                    

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Results of women's 20km walk race at Beijing Olympics

xinhuanet.com     12 hrs ago          

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of top eight finishers at the women's 20 kilometers walk race which was concluded here on Thursday moring at the Beijing Olympics: 1. Olga Kaniskina, Russia, 1:26:31 2....                    

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Du Toit inspires in Olympic debut

thejapannews.net     17 hrs ago   3 related          

BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) Natalie du Toit pulled herself onto the dock and waited for someone to bring her prosthetic leg. She stretched out the other leg — the one she didn't lose in that horrendous motorcycle accident —...                    

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