2011-11-17 18:48
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Bill Schmidt, Kari Ihalainen & Jeff Gorski
Six of the top returning boy and girl high school javelin throwers were invited to train in the program Oct. 20-23 and more training will be offered Dec. 27-30. The program's goal is to identify emerging elite junior javelin talent and provide them with the best technical and training methods available, stated the clinic website ( nationalscholastic.org/javclinic/). Additionally, the clinic is open to any interested coaches and athletes, offering some opportunities for involvement with training sessions. Read more Kultan Keihas project has javelins pointing to Chapel Hill
2011-11-15 19:30
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Christin Hussong
Germany's prodigious teenage javelin thrower Christin Hussong, who broke the championships record three times en route to getting the gold medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships in July, picked up the IAAF Rising Star award at the 2011 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on Saturday. Read more German teenage talent Hussong gets IAAF Rising Star award
2011-11-15 19:24
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Kim Mickle
SCARBOROUGH athlete Kim Mickle has won early nomination for Australia’s 2012 London Olympics team.
After finishing sixth in a high-quality field at the World Championships in September, Mickle was one of seven Australians recommended for Olympic selection. Read more Mickle bang on target for 2012 Olympics
2011-11-06 19:01
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Barbora Špotáková
Prague, Czech Republic - In a live televised ceremony on Saturday (5), Barbora Špotáková was named the Czech athlete of the year for the fifth consecutive year. The World record holder in the Javelin Throw and the silver medallist at this year’s World Championships was the overwhelming choice in the Czech Federation’s annual poll. Read more Špotáková again Czech athlete of the year
2011-10-20 18:17
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Christina Obergföll
Barely a week after the big disappointment of the World Championships Christina Obergföll won the Diamond League Final in Zurich (Switzerland) with an exceptional result: 69,57m. A new meeting record and a season best. In this interview she talks about South Korea, her career and world record plans. Read more Christina Obergföll - „I mourned for three days“
