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Smith and Bishop – ready to Battle the Olympic 800m
© Copyright – 2012 – Athletics Illustrated Canada has two women competing in the 800m distance event at the 2012 London Olympic Games. They are Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ontario and Jessica Smith of...
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Canadian Men 4 x 100m Qualifies for tomorrow’s final
By Mathieu Gentès – Athletics Canada LONDON, UK – The Canadian men’s 4×100-metres relay team finished second in their heat to automatically qualify for tomorrow evening’s final. The combination of...
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Why wasn’t the USA Disqualified?
© Copyright – 2012 – Athletics Illustrated I have received a great volume of email messages about the Canadian men’s 4 x 100m relay team disqualification at the London Olympics. Many are asking for...
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Jessica Zelinka – Interview
© Copyright – 2012 – Athletics Illustrated Thirty-one-year old Canadian Olympian Jessica Zelinka, is currently ranked seventh in the world in both the 100m hurdles as well as the heptathlon. She holds...
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Dawn Harper-Nelson Interview
© Copyright – 2015 – Athletics Illustrated Dawn Harper-Nelson is currently America’s second-fastest athlete competing in the 100m hurdles and over the past few years has been ranked second and...
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Dylan Armstrong issues emotional statement after wife named in doping scandal
Canadian athlete Dylan Armstrong, who specialises in the shot put emailed a statement to the CBC this week in response to his wife, a fellow athlete in the shot put tested positive on a re-test of her...
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Diane Cummins, fuelled by the Roar of the Crowd
© Copyright – 2013 – Athletics Illustrated Fuelled by the roar of the crowd, 39-year-old Diane Cummins of Victoria, BC – the Canadian record holder in the 800-metre distance – continues to get it done...
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© Copyright – 2013 – Athletics Illustrated Matt Hughes is a Canadian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 3000-metre steeplechase. On August 15th, at the 2013 IAAF World Track and Field...
View ArticleTurkish doping: the long arm of the law reaches back to 2012 London Olympics
© Copyright – 2020 – Athletics Illustrated To paraphrase the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA), “only a “clean” athlete should be allowed to benefit from his or her competitive results.” The long...
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Turkish athlete Gulcan Mingir found guilty of doping
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