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| Campbell-Brown reflects on Zürich memories - IAAF Online Diaries |
| 7 September 2010 - A return to a favorite city in her only race in August laid the foundation for her ‘off-season’ projects as Veronica Campbell-Brown changes her spikes for ordinary shoes for the remainder of 2010. |
| [Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT] |
| Impressive Zarudneva completes season with World Cup title |
A sickly child Yuliya Zarudneva used to regularly catch colds and flu viruses, so in an effort to combat the problem her father came up with an interesting solution. |
| [Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:54:00 GMT] |
| Hooker - back to basics, back to winning ways |
| 6 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Anyone looking forward to the men’s Pole Vault competition at the beginning of the season would have salivated at the announcement of a ‘Steven Hooker vs Renaud Lavillenie’ line-up. |
| [Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT] |
| Europe takes team battle, Vlasic fulfils leading role in Split - Day 2 - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup |
| 5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia - Europe edged a tight battle with the Americas to secure the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, but nobody could deny this final day was all about one woman – Croatian High Jump megastar Blanka Vlasic. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:59:00 GMT] |
| With Split double, Lagat puts his tactical brilliance on display – IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup |
| 5 September 2010 – Split, Croatia – Bernard Lagat made history tonight at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup and also added plenty of evidence to the argument that at the moment, there may not be a better tactical middle distance racer in the world. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:30:00 GMT] |
| Harting spurred on by 70m and rival Małachowski |
| Robert Harting may have missed out on gold at the European Championships, but a late-season peak has given him the confidence to break the magical 70 metres barrier next year. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT] |
| In weekend's most dramatic moment, Vlasic scales 2.05m at home in Split - IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup |
| Split, Croatia - Poster girl Blanka Vlasic’s appearance in the High Jump was expected to first pack, and then bring down, the proverbial house. Nearly 30,000 vociferous fans did turn out, and the double World champion didn’t disappoint, capping her starring role with a competition record of 2.05m in what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup history. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT] |
| EVENT Report - Men's 4x400 Metres Relay |
| By the time of the final event, Team Europe had already bagged the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup team trophy, but there was no lack of competitive spirit on Team Americas’ behalf as an all-star team cruised to a Competition Record. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT] |
| EVENT Report - Women's 4x400 Metres Relay |
The best relay races come down to the wire and this one, a dramatic 4x400m Relay victory by Team Americas over Team Europe, will be remembered as one of the finest of the 2010 IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:18:00 GMT] |
| EVENT Report - Men's 800 Metres |
| After David Oliver, Blanka Vlasic and Andreas Thorkildsen, World record holder David Rudisha of Kenya was yet another outstanding pre-event favourite who lived up to the fans’ expectations with a superb showing to win the men’s 800m at today’s IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup here in Split. |
| [Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:17:00 GMT] |