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  • June 2008

    • As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open

      New York Sun  |  Jun 27, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open

      (Newser) - Before US track and field athletes can book their tickets to Beijing, they must prove themselves at the Olympic Trials in Oregon, which get under way today. With the field this year largely devoid of big names and the sport still shrouded in shame over doping scandals, the New York Sun takes a look at the likely stars and possible dark horses of a new generation. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • track and field  • Olympic trials  • Bernard Lagat

  • August 2007

    • Lagat Wins 1500m Gold for US

      Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 8:53 AM CDT

      Lagat Wins 1500m Gold for US

      (Newser) - Kenya native Bernard Lagat became the first US runner to win the 1,500 meters at the world track and field championships in Osaka last night, the AP reports. Lagat, who became a US citizen in 2004, broke away from the pack near the end of the race to defeat countrymen Rashid Ramzi, competing for Brunei, and Shedrack Kibet Korir. More »

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