Athletics: Olsson leaps to victory
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MONTE CARLO, September 18 (World Athletics Final) - Christian Olsson&#39;s remarkable composure saw him retain his World Athletics final triple jump title in Monaco on Saturday.
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Thomas Johansson gave the home crowd something to cheer with victory over Xavier Malisse on day one of the Stockholm Open. The Swede came through 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1) and goes on to face a compatriot in Thomas Enqvist or Robin Soderling.
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Marion Jones took the baton and sped down the straightaway. By the time she handed it off to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams, the United States was well on
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Petter Solberg was here not just to compete but also to discover the beauty of the terrain. At least this is what he said on Thursday.
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Kelly Holmes proved that her double victory at the Olympic Games was no fluke in the World Athletics Final in the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo with a turn of speed to win the 1500 metres that was even more impressive than in Athens last month.
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Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes overpowered Tatyana Tomashova in the final stretch to win the 1,500 metres at the World Athletics Final on Saturday.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Former Olympian and Washington native Clarence Vinson recovers from an early knockdown to win a 10-round decision Saturday over Robert DaLuz at Howard University.
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KELLY HOLMES&#39; last-minute gamble was rewarded with a glorious gold medal last night as she stormed to the Olympic 800m title in Athens.
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He had done just about everything the right way all year, until he reached Olympic competition Friday night. Alan Webb had run his best-ever time in the mile this year.
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Janne Ahonen becomes the first ski jumper to win the prestigious Four Hills tournament for a fifth time on Sunday in Bischofshofen, Austria.
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ATHENS: Athletics got the boost it sorely needed here on Sunday as Americaâs Justin Gatlin became the youngest winner of the 100 metres Olympic title here on Sunday in decades and in one of the greatest finals of all time.
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Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand continued her dominance of pursuit racing Sunday, breaking her own world record to win the Olympic gold medal.
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Andre Agassi produced one of his great performances to overcome a record 51 aces from Joachim Johannson on Sunday.
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Heikki Kovalainen beat Michael Schumacher on his way to a stunning Race of Champions triumph but now the promising youngster gets back to the task of reaching Formula One.
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Kristine Lilly glanced up, catching sight of Abby Wambach racing down the left side toward Sweden's goal. She reacted instinctively, lofting a soaring ball for Wambach to run under.
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Dwight Phillips of the United States proved he is the best long jumper in the world this year, winning the men&#39;s final tonight with a massive first leap of 8.59 meters at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.