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21-April TRACK PROFILE Report 2008 Coverage Schedule Update 2008 coverage schedule confirmed: exclusive on-site coverage from at least 20 international competitions, including the World Indoor Championships, the entire six-meet Golden League series, the World Athletics Final, and the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Check back regularly for updates or feel free to get in touch with specific questions or coverage requests... Complete Schedule...
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21-April TRACK PROFILE 2008 Coverage Schedule Update 2008 coverage schedule confirmed: exclusive on-site coverage from at least 20 international competitions, including the World Indoor Championships, the entire six-meet Golden League series, the World Athletics Final, and the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Check back regularly for updates or feel free to get in touch with specific questions or coverage requests... Complete Schedule...
05-Feb-2007 Feature: Spearmon takes it to the next level At the post-race press conference in Stuttgart after the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final, Wallace Spearmon sat patiently, mostly watching and listening as his training partner Tyson Gay was the focus of attention. Gay had just lowered his personal best to 19.68 seconds to equal Frank Fredericks as the third fastest man ever over the half-lap distance. Spearmon too produced a career best of 19.88 to finish a distant second in the race, and vowed that after an off-peak 2006 season, that he’d be back in 2007. As the reigning World Championships silver medallist, Spearmon’s proclamation hardly seemed a brash boast. A feature for the IAAF Magazine... 05-Feb-2007 Feature: Xavier Carter the X-man storms to glory One would be hard-pressed to find an athlete who made as enormous and nearly instantaneous a splash in the sport in recent years than did Xavier Carter in 2006. Barely a month after producing the best showing at an NCAA Championship since the days of the legendary Jesse Owens, the 20-year-old American captured the imagination of the athletics world with his dazzling 19.63 dash in Lausanne, a performance second only to Michael Johnson’s seemingly insurmountable 19.32 run into immortality at the 1996 Olympic Games a decade ago. Suddenly, a record that seemed untouchable for perhaps another decade - or even more - seemed slightly less out of reach, thanks to the breakout performance of a young sprinter whose name was being mentioned in the same breath with Owens and Johnson. Throw in a nickname - ‘X-Man’ - with wide cross over appeal, and you have the makings of a true international sporting star. A feature for the IAAF Magazine... 03-Aug-2006 Feature: Impossible is nothing for Blanka When Stefka Kostadinova raised the World Record in the high jump to a seemingly impossibly high 2.09m on 30 August 1987, Blanka Vlasic had not yet celebrated her fifth birthday. Now, 19 years later, after the best indoor season of her career and recent injury and illness woes behind her, that 2.09m standard set by the Bulgarian legend so long ago no longer appears so, well, impossibly high for the rising Croatian star. A feature for the IAAF Magazine... 25-Jul-2005 Feature: Bev Kearney: “You learn that the impossible is possible” In 1981, Beverly Kearney accepted an assistant coaching position at Indiana State University merely to fulfill a requirement for her master’s degree. 24 years after that necessary diversion, Kearney is among the most successful and respected coaches in the world. And it all happened rather accidentally for the current head women’s coach at the University of Texas in Austin. A feature for the IAAF Magazine... 13-May-2005 Feature: Time to Deliver For Alan Webb A look back and ahead for U.S. miler Alan Webb. "Some of the pressure’s gone away," he said, "but the great thing about last year is that now it’s a different kind of pressure. There are new expectations. I finally moved on and it’s closer. It’s happening." A feature for the IAAF Magazine... 13-May-2005 Feature: New Tactics Needed for Bungei’s Quest Middle distance ace Wilfred Bungei usually spends the autumn and early winter months far removed from the spotlight he’s become accustomed to, choosing instead the solitude required for his rigorous end-of-the-year training regimen. His lead-up to the 2005 season, however, couldn’t have been more different. A feature for the IAAF Magazine...
24-July-2004 - TPR featured in National Public Radio's Only A Game: "The Olympic Money Game." 11-July-2004 - Raleigh N.C. News and Observer: Sprinters Out Front in Scandal: Changes in Pay, Sport Are Among the Reasons
31-March-2005 TPR #248 - Nearly $21 Million in Prize Money Awarded in 2004, Olsson, Williams-Darling Top Winners Nearly $21 million (USD) in prize money and bonuses was awarded in international track & field competitions in 2004, The TRACK PROFILE Report's third annual prize money survey revealed. Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson of Sweden and Bahamian Tonique Williams-Darling, the Olympic 400 meter champion, who shared the one million dollar TDK Golden League Jackpot after winning their respective events at each of the six Golden League competitions, topped the men’s and women’s tallies. The 25-year-old Olsson's winnings totaled at least $644,660, while those of Williams-Darling reached $571,950 in prize money earnings. More in TPR #248... 27-September-2004 $5.6 Million in Prize Money Awarded in September - TRACK PROFILE Report #149 More than US$ 5.6 million in prize money was awarded in international track & field competition in September, The TRACK PROFILE Report's ongoing prize money tally showed. Based upon winnings reported from the Brussels and Berlin Golden League meets, the Rieti, Italy Grand Prix, the season-capping World Athletics Final in Monaco, and the IAAF's Multi-Event Challenge, at least $5,664,044 in prize money and bonuses were awarded this month. More in TPR #149... 18-February-2004 2003 Track Profile Prize Money Survey More than $26 million in prize money was awarded in 2003, TPR's second annual prize money survey revealed. Maria Mutola, Justin Gatlin Are Top Prize Money Winners... Important note to journalists, statisticians and researchers: The 2002 and 2003 figures will not be amended until all pending doping cases and investigations are resolved and suspended athletes, if any, are officially disqualified and their performances annulled.
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20-Apr TPR #748 – Jackson’s 48.32 400m Hurdle win Highlights Kansas Relays ershawn Jackson’s world-leading 48.32 victory in the 400m Hurdles was the key highlight at the 81st Kansas Relays in Lawrence on Saturday. It was the fifth victory in the last six years for the 24-year-old former World champion and more significantly, the quickest season opener in his specialty. More in TPR #748 and for the IAAF... 18-Apr TPR #747 – In Quest for Double Olympic Gold, Lagat has El Guerrouj on His Side As he sets out on his quest for double Olympic gold this summer, Bernard Lagat will have plenty of supporters. Among them is the man whose achievement he’ll be hoping to emulate in Beijing: world record holder and reigning double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj. More in TPR #747... 18-Apr TPR #746 – IAAF: No Positive Doping Tests in Valencia No positive doping tests emerged from last month's World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, the IAAF announced today. More in TPR #746... 17-Apr TPR #744 – Cantwell's Debut the Headline Act at Saturday's Kansas Relays World indoor shot put champion Christian Cantwell’s 2008 outdoor debut will among the primary highlights at Saturday’s invitational division of the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Indeed, organizers of this weekend’s 81st edition of the event couldn’t have asked for a better plug than the one Cantwell provided soon after his victory at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia last month, when he told reporters that he was already looking forward to his return engagement. More in TPR #744... 16-Apr TPR #743 – Vili Heads New Zealand Squad for Beijing Valerie Vili, the reigning world indoor and outdoor champion in the shot put, will lead a squad of eight from New Zealand to this summer's Olympic Games. More in TPR #743... 16-Apr TPR #742 – Weekly Review for April 16 TPR's exclusive Weekly Review. More in TPR #742... 16-Apr TPR #740 – Xiang, Campbell-Brown New York-bound Reigning world and Olympic 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang will be making a return engagement to the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City on May 31, organizers announced today. More in TPR #740... 12-Apr Hoffa and Carter in Fine Form Reese Hoffa made his 2008 outdoor debut a notable one, winning the Shot Put with at the Spec Towns Invitational in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday. More for the IAAF... 12-Apr Abeylegesse Leads Turkish 10,000m Wweep in Istanbul Reigning World 10,000m silver medallist Elvan Abeylegesse cruised to her third consecutive European Cup 10,000m victory in Istanbul today, capping a Turkish sweep along with men’s winner, Selim Bayrak. More for the IAAF... 11-Apr TPR #739 – Williams, Collins to Headline Ponce Grand Prix With some strong momentum on their side, U.S. sprinter Angela Williams and Kim Collins from St. Kitts will be among the key attractions for 2nd Ponce Grand Prix in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on May 17. More in TPR #739... 10-Apr TPR #738 – Weekly Review/Preview for April 10 TPR's exclusive Weekly Review. More in TPR #738... 08-Apr With Focus on Beijing, Kiplagat Set for Track Return in Istanbul on Saturday Two-time World Road Running champion Lornah Kiplagat will return to the track for the first time in nearly a year at this weekend’s 12th European Cup 10,000m in Istanbul, Turkey. More for the IAAF... 05-Apr Solid Outings for Oliver and 'X-Man' in Gainesville Notable performances by hurdler David Oliver and sprinter Xavier 'X-Man' Carter highlighted the first day of the 64th Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday. More for the IAAF... 10-Apr TPR #737 – Chasing Beijing Qualifier, Kiplagat Returns to the Track on Saturday in Istanbul In her first track appearance in nearly a year, two-time world road running champion Lornah Kiplagat will be looking to punch her ticket to the Beijing Olympics at this Saturday’s 12th European Cup 10,000m in Istanbul, Turkey. More in TPR #737... 06-Apr TPR #736 – 12 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack at Marathon in Sri Lanka A Sri Lankan minister and 11 others, including an Olympic marathoner were killed in a suicide bomb attack this morning at the start of a marathon near Colombo, Sri Lanka. More in TPR #736... 27-Mar TPR #734 – Slovenian Federation Upholds Ceplak Doping Ban LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – The Slovenian Athletics Federation (AZS) has upheld a two-year doping ban for Olympic 800m bronze medalist Jolanda Ceplak. “It was a difficult decision to reach, but we have concluded that Jolanda Ceplak is guilty,” said Slavko Cerne, the president of the federation’s Disciplinary Commission after a seven-hour session that didn’t conclude until after midnight Thursday. More in TPR #734... 07-10-Mar * Coverage from the 12nd IAAF World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain –- A sampling of TPR's coverage from Udine that is available on the world wide web.
TPR #732 – Isinbayeva's Win Streak Halted at 23 Yelena Isinbayeva's 23-competition win streak came to an end at the Pedro's Cup jump competition in Bydgoszcz, Poland, tonight. The reigning Olympic, World and European champion from Russia could only manage her opening height of 4.61m (15-1 1/2), before missing once at 4.76m (15-7 1/4) and twice at 4.81m (15-9 1/4), to bow out in a tie for second. More in TPR #732... 16-Feb TPR #729 – Nelson Moves to No. 3 All-time after 22.40m (73-6) Heave in Fayetteville Adam Nelson is on fire. At the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday night, the 32-year-old American won the shot put with a massive 22.40m (73-6) effort, to move up to the No. 3 spot among throwers all-time. "I'm in the best shape I have ever been in," said Nelson, whose winning throw was the farthest the world has witnessed in more than 19 years. "I could have thrown a lot farther." More in TPR #729... 13-Feb TPR #728 – Despite Minor Injury, Vlasic Extends Unbeaten Streak to 20 SPLIT, Croatia -- Competing before an energized capacity crowd of more than 6000, Blanka Vlasic leaped to her 20th consecutive High Jump victory at the Slobodna Dalmacija Women’s High Jump Meeting in her hometown of Split, Croatia on Wednesday. More in TPR #720 and for the IAAF... 13-Feb Vlasic prepares to jump while Split prepares plans for 2010 SPLIT, Croatia – With today’s 2nd edition of the Split Women’s High Jump Meeting as a backdrop, a small IAAF delegation took advantage of their visit to this Dalmatian seaside resort city to meet with local officials who are planning the 2010 IAAF World Cup in Athletics. More for the IAAF... 12-Feb #727 – Comfortably at Home, Vlasic Relishes Center Stage SPLIT, Croatia – A capacity crowd of more than 6000 will be on hand Wednesday afternoon when world high jump champion Blanka Vlasic makes a rare competitive appearance in her Adriatic seaside hometown of Split. The field at the second edition of the Slobodna Dalmacija Women’s High Jump Meeting includes Russian Anna Chicherova, the woman Vlasic beat into second place at the world championships last summer, but to the fans who will pack the Gripe Arena at this city’s biggest sporting event of the winter, along with those watching the live nationally-televised broadcast on Croatian TV, the only one who matters is the tall 24-year-old hometown heroine who has virtually single-handedly put her nation of 4.5 million on the world athletics map. More in TPR #727... 10-Feb TPR #726 – 7.68 WR for Kallur in Karlsruhe Swede Susanna Kallur took down an 18-year-old world record in the 60m hurdles today, clocking 7.68 at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany. The 26-year-old clipped a scant .01 seconds off the previous record of 7.69 set by Ludmila Engqvist on Feb. 4, 1990, when she was competing for the former Soviet Union. More in TPR 726... 05-Feb TPR #724 – Kallur: ‘It’s really nice to be hurdling well’ With her scintillating 7.72 performance in Stuttgart on Saturday, Susanna Kallur took sole possession of the No. 2 spot among 60m hurdlers all-time. Yet while she refuses to make any solid predictions, the 26-year-old Swede concedes that there may be just a little bit more in the tank to again threaten Ludmila Engqvist’s 7.69 World record set 18 years ago. More in TPR #724 and for the IAAF... 02-Feb #723 – Robles, Kallur Threaten World Records, Seven World-Leading Performances In Stuttgart STUTTGART, Germany (02-Feb) -- Dayron Robles and Susanna Kallur nearly sped into the record books at tonight’s Sparkassen Cup, producing two of eight world leading performances before a raucous capacity crowd at the Hanns-Martin Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart. More in TPR #723... 31-Jan TPR #722 – Robles, Savigne Impress, US sprint sweep in Linz LINZ, Austria -- Cubans Dayron Robles and Yargelis Savigne continued their early season roll at the inaugural gugl.indoor meeting in Linz tonight. Just two days after his world-leading 7.45 victory in Gothenburg, Robles was clearly the class of the field during his seemingly effortless – and dominating - 7.53 performance in the 60m Hurdles. More in TPR #722 and for the IAAF... 30-Jan TPR #721 – Robles, Savigne Top the Bill in Linz, Assault on Women’s 4x800m Relay on Tap LINZ, Austria –- After their notable debut performances in Gothenburg on Tuesday night, Cubans Dayron Robles and World Triple Jump champion Yargelis Savigne will aim to build some early season momentum at the inaugural edition of the Gugl.Indoor Meeting in Linz on Thursday. More in TPR #721 and for the IAAF... 29-Jan TPR #720 – Notable Hurdling Highlights Vienna International VIENNA -- Hurdling took center stage at the Vienna Indoor Classic on Tuesday (29-Jan) night at the Ferry-Dusika-Halle, venue for the 2002 European Indoor Championships. More in TPR #720 and for the IAAF... 11-Jan TPR #718 – Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison Just when it looked as though she couldn’t fall any farther, Marion Jones just did. Today at the U.S. District Court in White Plains, N.Y., the disgraced American sprinter was sentenced to six months in jail following her guilty plea in October on charges that she lied to federal prosecutors about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and her connection to a check fraud scam. More in TPR #718... 03-Jan TPR #717 – Sang, Slain Kenyan Olympian, Fondly Remembered Lucas Sang, a member of the Kenyan 4x400m Relay squad at the 1988 Olympics, was killed in his hometown of Eldoret on Tuesday when violence spread throughout the country in the wake of last week’s disupted presidential elections in Kenya. More in TPR #717 and for the IAAF... 05-Dec TPR #716 – Shaheen, Isinbayeva to Bring Longest Win Streaks to 2008 When they begin their 2008 campaigns with Beijing glory as their focus, five top international athletes will also put win streaks of at least 15 competitions on the line. Topping the list is two-time World Steeplechase champion Saif Saaeed Shaheen and Pole Vault star Yelena Isinbayeva. More in TPR #716 and for the IAAF...
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