Pittman Makes Remarkable Hurdles Comeback
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ATHENS, Greece - Thirteen days after undergoing knee surgery, world champion Jana Pittman made a remarkable comeback Saturday morning by winning her preliminary heat of the women&#39;s 400-meter hurdles.
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AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.
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New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer stormed to gold in the women&#39;s individual pursuit in a new world record time. Ulmer, fourth in Sydney four years ago, beat Australia&#39;s Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.
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5.10pm: Hello again, sorry about that little glitch. The action has started on the track with the women&#39;s 100m hurdles second round.
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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Paul Hamm produced an amazing comeback Wednesday night to become the first American male to win the Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal.
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Gail Devers failed once again in the Olympic 100-meter hurdles, falling to injury just steps into her first race. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the event, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - World champion Perdita Felicien and two United States runners reached the final of the 100-meter hurdles Monday, an event that lost Gail Devers to injury a day earlier.
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Bershawn Jackson led an American medals sweep in the 400-meter hurdles at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria meet, beating Kenneth Ferguson by a hundredth of a second (48.15 seconds). Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas dominated the 100, finishing in 9.95 seconds. Marlon Devonish of Britain was second in 10.09. The American Angela Williams won the womenâs 100 in 11.12 seconds.
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Australian Jana Pittman finished fifth as Greece&#39;s Fani Halkia won the much-anticipated women&#39;s 400 metres Olympic final in Athens this morning.
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ATHENS -- Gail Devers stared straight ahead, her eyes focused on the first hurdle. &quot;I was trying to block it out,&quot; she said later.
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OLYMPIC 400m hurdles finalist Jana Pittman today said she was considering switching to the flat race Cathy Freeman won in Sydney four years ago.
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ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers failed once again in the Olympic 100-meter hurdles, falling to injury just steps into her first race. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the event, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle Sunday...
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NEW YORK -- For millions of Americans, gymnast Paul Hamm&#39;s fame began only when the broad-shouldered Olympian shrugged off a fall in the vaulting competition last week and made an inspired comeback to win gold.
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Taking part in the Games is a triumph in itself for athletes who have dodged bullets, battled prejudice, and dreamed very hard to get here.
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Great Britain pulled off a huge surprise as they took the men's 4x100 metres relay for only the second time in Olympic history and first since 1912.
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American Kerron Clement runs the world's best time this year to win the men's 400-meter hurdle final at the world track and field championships.
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ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday - failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal.    Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the hurdles but has always flopped at the Olympics, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle...