EME NEWS (AUG 24, 2011)
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IAAF VICE-PRESIDENTS ELECTED
CONGRESS OPENED
DAEGU NEWS
GREAT BRITAIN: Britain’s Mo Farah has highlighted Ethiopian long distance running icon Kenenisa Bekele as his main threat for gold in the 10,000 meters at the World Athletics Championships, which get underway in Daegu this weekend. Informs insidethegames. “I don’t have a clue what to expect from him,” said Farah, who broke the European 10,000m record in Eugene in June. “He’s like the Usain Bolt of distance running, he’s dominated and shown by how many medals he’s won that he’s a great athlete. If he’s going to be there, of course it’s not going to be easy, but at the same time I have to concentrate on my own race.”
TRINIDAD: Trinidad´s talented 400 meters hurdler Jehue Gordon has not been entered to take part in the event at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. A release from the NAAA said Gordon’s omission was an oversight. He was entered only into the 4x400m. Trinidad were hoping he will be allowed to run his special event. Similar situation happened to Czech European indoor champion at 400 m Denisa Rosolova who saw here entered only into the 200 m and relay. Obviously her event is the one lap race and as Czech Federations representatives said, it was not their mistake she was not in the first entry list in the 400 m where shave been now added.
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