Noguchi Wins Marathon, Kastor Wins Bronze
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Japan's diminutive Mizuki Noguchi  produced a courageous run from the front to win the Olympic  women's marathon title on Sunday as Paula Radcliffe's challenge  ended in tears.
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Deena Kastor&#39;s bronze medal in the women&#39;s Olympic marathon Sunday in Athens struck a chord with former Olympian Lynn Jennings, who won the bronze medal at 10,000 meters in the 1992 Games.
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Liu Xiang of China won the Olympic men&#39;s 110 meters hurdles gold medal, equaling the world record time of 12.91 seconds and becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic track and field title.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Noriko Anno, four-time world champion, won Japan&#39;s sixth judo gold medal Thursday, defeating China&#39;s Liu Xia in the women&#39;s 78-kilogram class.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86. Defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87, falling short in his quest to crown himself the "greatest sprinter of all time."
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Mulaudzi out-dipped Kipketer to win silver in 1:44.61 to add to the world indoor title he won in March. Kipketer, the world record-holder and a three-time former world champion, had to be content with bronze in 1:44.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd yesterday in Athens, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the men's judo gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Yoko Shibui continued Japan&#39;s supremacy in the Berlin women&#39;s marathon and Felix Limo extended Kenya&#39;s dominance of the men&#39;s race Sunday.
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ATHENS (Kyodo) Masae Ueno captured the women&#39;s 70-kg gold medal, but Hiroshi Izumi had to settle for silver in the men&#39;s 90-kg in the judo competition at the Athens Olympics on Wednesday.
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Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to
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Kenya's Julius Sugut and Mulu Seboka of Ethiopia won the men's and women's races respectively in the Mumbai international marathon in Bombay on Sunday.
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Athens -- When Deena Kastor rode the bus to the start of Sunday&#39;s women&#39;s Olympic marathon race, she was jolted by the reality of the time and the place.
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Hendrik Ramaala became the second South African to win the men&#39;s New York City marathon in 2:09:28 today. Ramaala, the first South African to win since Willie Mtolo in 1992, defeated Olympic silver medallist
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Italy&#39;s Ivano Brugnetti has won the Olympic gold medal in the men&#39;s 20-kilometer race walk. In the first gold medal to be decided in the seventh day of the Athens games, Brugnetti covered the distance in a winning time of 1:19:40 hours.
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Gete Wami of Ethiopia is running the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 30, then the New York City Marathon five weeks later. Such a turnaround is mostly unheard of in distance running.
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Stefano Baldini of Italy overtook Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima two kilometers from the finish to win the Olympic men&#39;s marathon on August 29.. The former European champion clocked two hours, 10 minutes and
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Ohno takes gold: Seattle&#39;s Apolo Anton Ohno and China&#39;s Yang (A) Yang won 1,500-meter short-track races last night in Madison, Wis.