– Mo Farah talking after making his return to racing by winning the European Championships 10,000m in 28:08.11 with a 54.4-second final lap.
LRC Mo Can Still Kick: Wins 10,000m Gold At Europeans The last kilometer was slower than usual, but in the end, it was vintage Mo Farah with a 54.4 final lap. Recap, analysis and video of final lap. *Discuss Mo’s Win Here
*RRW: Farah Dominant In European Champs
*Telegraph: Farah Back To Brilliant Best
RRW40-Year-Old Jo Pavey Makes History, Wins 2014 European 10,000 Title Pavey finally has European gold and is the oldest European champion in any event in history. She’s also the slowest 10,000 winner (32:22).
*Pavey Has No Plans On Retiring And Still Wants To Break Her 2:28:24 Marathon PR
*BBC
W1,500:RRWSifan Hassan And Abebe Aregawi Win Heats, Set Up Clash For Women’s 1,500 Final The women’s final is Friday at 1:25 pm ET. Laura Muir won’t be in it, nor will Olympic silver medalist Gamze Bulut.
*GB’s 4:00.07 Woman Laura Muir “Gutted” After Going Out Heats In other news, Paula Radcliffe denies criticizing Mo Farah, saying, “Mo’s maybe seen the headline and not read further in the article.”
*MB:Guess who bombed out of 1st round of women’s European 1500?
Men’s Steeple:Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Begins Quest For Double Gold The reigning champ took it easy in the steeple prelims.
*Video: Spain’s Victor Garcia Knocked Out When He Hits The Track Face First In A Steeple Fall He has no lasting injuries, but has no memory of the crash.
Good Start:Russia DQs 6 Coaches Whose Athletes Were Doping We agree that a big part of the anti-doping fight needs to be going after athletes’ support crew.
IAAF Day 2 Recap: Shock Result In Women’s 5,000 As Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana Wins Over Genzebe Dibaba And Mercy Cherono Ayana ran 15:32 to beat Dibaba by almost 10 seconds as Cherono was way back in 5th (16:08). In the men’s 800 semifinal, Mohammed Aman just beat Nijel Amos (1:46.63 to 1:46.73) as both advanced to the final along with Olympic 1,500 champ Taoufik Makhloufi. Despite a strong headwind, Nigeria’s Blesing Okagbare won the 100 in a championship record of 11.00.
Vote For Track: Ashton Eaton And Steve Prefontaine Make “Oregon’s Greatest Athlete” Final 4 Go ahead and make your vote.
Texas Tech’s Cierra White Named USATF Athlete Of The Week After Her Triple Gold Medals At NACAC U-23 Championships She won the 100, 200 and ran the opening leg on the 4 x 100. Other performances included NCAA 1,500 champ Shelby Houlihan winning the 100 in a MR 2:03.00.
Kenenisa Bekele Will Run His Second Career Marathon At The 2014 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon Bekele ran 2:05:03 in Paris and says his goal is to break the 2:03:45 CR in Chicago. *Discuss
LRCA Real Running Hero: The Flo Groberg StoryTwo years ago, former Maryland track and field and cross-country runner Flo Groberg helped thwart a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. This is his story.
LRCNijel Amos Slays Another Giant, Takes Down Mo Aman And Wins 2014 African Championships 800 Let there be no doubt, Amos is the current ruler of the men’s 800. Talk about a negative split: 57-51.
MB:Nijel Amos does it again, Amos beats Aman to win 2014 African Championships
MB: Tuesday at 2014 African Champs – Hellen Obiri (w1500) and Jairus Birech (m steeple) win gold
Full Day 3 Recap: African 400 Record Holder Isaac Makwala Wins In 44.23
Jenn Suhr’s Parents Say She’s Recovering From Pole Vault Accident With No Career-Ending Injuries
*Video Of Suhr’s Jump Where Her Pole Snapped She injured her wrist, hand, ribs, neck and shoulder.
MB:Nick Willis runs fastest mile ever in Michigan (3:53.50) wins 2014 Michigan Track Classic, Ajee Wilson wins 800 in 2:00.29 (updated) 7 guys broke 4:00 and Wilson won by nearly a second. *MLive.com Recap
Eritrea’s Nguse Amlosom (Tesfaldet) Wins Eritrea’s First-Ever Medal (And Gold) At African Champs In Men’s 10,000 Morocco’s Mustapha El Aziz was 2nd and CG silver medalist Josphat Bett was third as Moses Kipsiro was a DNS.
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