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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Australia&#39;s former champion DavidPalmer came back from two games down to beat holder Amr Shabana ofEgypt in the quarter-finals of the World Open squash championship in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.
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ATHENS - Homeland favorite Fani Halkia of Greece, cheered on by her compatriots in Olympic Stadium, roared to victory in the women&#39;s 400 meter hurdles Wednesday night, taking the gold medal in a time of 52.
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American Aaron Peirsol reclaims the gold medal Thursday night in the 200-meter backstroke after his disqualification was reversed.
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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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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - One might not think a disastrous qualifying effort alone could erase the momentum created by four victories in five weeks.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay nailed the sprint double, Irving Saladino's long jump gave Panama a first world championships gold medal and Jana Rawlinson salvaged Australian pride by winning the 400m hurdles on Thursday.
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Battered to the canvas in the second round and giving away 56 pounds to his much larger opponent, Chris Byrd courageously battled back to eke out a split decision
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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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Dean Macey keeps his decathlon medal hopes alive in the 110m hurdles.
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New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer dealt her rivals a heavy psychogical blow today, reclaiming her individual pursuit world record in magnificent fashion at a sweltering Olympic Velodrome here today.
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Twice world champion Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic won the men&#39;s 400m hurdles gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.
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Red-hot favourite Felix Sanchez made history for the Dominican Republic when he streaked to victory in the men&#39;s Olympic 400 metres hurdles final.
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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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It was a historic show as the contestant who seemed unstoppable was finally halted in his tracks. It was the end of an almost unbelieveable winning streak.
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ATHENS -- Marion Jones returned to the Olympic track last night to do what she does best -- sprint.
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Recent Howard graduate David Oliver is among a crop of U.S. youngsters who will contend for the high hurdles championship.