Person: Sileshi Sihine

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Heat is on for ‘Beijing dress rehearsal’

WITH the Olympic Games just around the corner, the world championships, which get under way in Osaka today, has been described as a ‘dress rehearsal’ for Beijing by Patsy McGonagle, Athletics Ireland’s first full-time senior team manager.

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Disappointing night for Cragg and Gillick

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Cragg sets sights on sub-13 minute 5,000m

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Ó Lionáird spoilt for choice in US

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Athletics: Cragg third in Boston

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Cragg hoping to land further glory in Boston

Mottram to take on Africans again

Australian Craig Mottram, currently the world’s best non-African distance runner, bids to enhance his fast-growing reputation in the British Telecom 3,000 metres road race on Saturday.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2005

Radcliffe banishes Athens ghosts with marathon win

BRITAIN’S world record holder Paula Radcliffe banished memories of her Athens Olympics nightmare and ended years of near misses when she won the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships yesterday.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2005

Gatlin outguns opposition to garner golden double

JUSTIN GATLIN became only the second man in World Championship history to complete the 100m/200m sprint double in Helsinki last night when he outgunned the young pretenders to add the 200m title to the 100m crown he won on Sunday.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2005

Williams edges Campbell to land 100m gold

Brendan Mooney, Helsinki

Tue, 09 Aug, 2005

Haile to Bekele: new emperor of 10,000m is crowned

SPRINTING the final lap of the 10,000m, Kenenisa Bekele ended the reign of fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie last night with an Olympic-record winning time of 27 minutes, 05.10 seconds.

Sat, 21 Aug, 2004

Awesome Bekele bags double for third time

KENENISA BEKELE maintained his stranglehold on cross-country running with another spectacular double at the world cross-country championships in Brussels.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2004

White sprints to 100m glory with season’s best

AMERICAN Kelli White won the women’s 100m title last night.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2003