World record possible in men&#39;s 100 final
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A series of unusually quick times in the men&#39;s 100 metres heats have sparked expectations of a possible world record in Sunday&#39;s Olympic final.
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Australia's Jodie Henry armed herself  with a world record while Michael Phelps targeted his fourth  Olympic gold medal backed by a Games record in qualifying for  Thursday's finals.
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World records are rare, but even rarer in the Olympic world is having a country sweep the medals in one event. On Monday, Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did just that for the US in the 400-meter dash.
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Runners who finish Sunday&#39;s Olympic marathon will be watched over by a 63-year-old white-haired Englishman who established the still-unbroken course record 35 years ago.
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Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley and set a world record in a time of 4 minutes 8.26 seconds.
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RIETI, Italy - Asafa Powell set another world record in the 100 meters, and suspects he can go even faster.
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RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell showed he had recovered from his disappointing third place at the world championships by breaking his 100 meters world record with a time of 9.74 seconds on Sunday.
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HELSINKI, Finland  -- Germany set a world record Thursday in the men's 4x50-meter medley relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
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American Michael Phelps set a world record of one minute 53.71 seconds for the 200 metres butterfly at a Grand Prix meet in Missouri on Saturday.
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When the world&#39;s fastest bowler goes head to head with the game&#39;s leading batsman, in the semi-final of a major tournament, there is always the chance of something special taking place.
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Britain&#39;s Mark Lewis-Francis held off the USA&#39;s Maurice Greene on the last leg to win a stunning gold medal in the men&#39;s 4x100m relay.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The world record was like graffiti on a masterpiece, a reminder of a sport&#39;s dark past.
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Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 412 pounds in the menâs 187-pound snatch and won three gold medals yesterday at the world championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Rybakov, 25, beat his own world mark by 2.2 pounds to take the title for a second straight year.
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British team won the gold medal for the men&#39;s 4x100m relay final with a time of 38.07 seconds at the Athens Olympics in Greece, Aug. 28, 2004.
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New Zealander Sarah Ulmer broke the world record in winning the women&#39;s 3000-meter individual pursuit gold medal at the Athens Olympics on Sunday.
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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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One way or another, Paul Hamm&#39;s gold-medal odyssey is about to end. Whether he gets to keep the medal and the title he won a month ago in the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastics all-around will be up to the sporting world&#39;s highest authority.