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Rawlinson withdraws from Worlds
Chris Rawlinson will miss next month's World Athletics Championships.
17 July 2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/default.stm
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16 July 2005

Russian Yelena Isinbayeva broke the women's pole vault world record for the
second time in 11 days when she cleared 4.95m in Madrid on Saturday. (on
her second attempt )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4689963.stm

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Sunday 17 July 2005

Marrakech - Harry Aikines-Aryeetey became the first sprinter in the
six-year history of the IAAF/Maroc Telecom World Youth Championships ever
to win both the 100 and 200 metres gold medals.

http://www.iaaf.org/WYC05/news/Kind=2/newsId=30489.html

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Tergat supports 'Greatest Race'
Friday 15 July 2005

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=131072/newsId=30352.html

(4 marathons on four continents in four months)

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London backs Freeman with job
By MARK HAZEL in London
July 18, 2005
CATHY FREEMAN is to be given a high-profile roving ambassadorial role by
the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics to help promote the Games.

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1264&storyid=3459597

Besides appearing at official functions outside Britain where Freeman will
represent London, she will also be asked to conduct coaching clinics for
underprivileged youngsters in parts of Asia and Africa.

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Boden runs up a storm at youth worlds
Athletics
Saturday, 16 July 2005

http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=national&catego\
ry=general%20sport&story_id=409172&y=2005&m=7

A wonderful result for Lauren – second place and silver medal in the final,
and another very fast time.
The winner was Ebony Collins of the USA.

1 Collins Ebony USA 55.96 (CR)
2 Boden Lauren AUS 58.30

Lauren has qualified for the final of the long jump with an amazing 6.19.

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Regards

Doug Fry

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