2011-05-30 09:47
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Goldie Sayers at the 2008 Olympics
Olympic fourth-placer Goldie Sayers produced one of the highlights on the first day of the CAU Inter-Counties Championships in Bedford, throwing her best ever season opener of 61.61m to win the javelin. What made the performance all the more impressive was the fact that Sayers underwent surgery just eight weeks ago. Read more Jones breaks U17 record, Sayers cracks 60m
2011-05-24 08:14
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Roman Avramenko in 2009
Former junior world and European medalist Roman Avramenko achieved a new Ukrainian javelin record of 84.30m during the National Universiade in Yalta this past weekend. Read more Avramenko sets new Ukrainian javelin record
2011-05-19 21:11
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Goldie Sayers
Goldie Sayers is confident she is back to full fitness and on target for the London Olympics after a recent freak injury.
Speaking at the launch of the announcement of locations for the Olympic Torch Relay at Trinity College, the Cambridge javelin thrower admitted she had undergone a minor knee operation six weeks ago following an injury suffered in training in Los Angeles. Read more Sayers: Injury woe will not halt Olympic dream
2011-05-15 19:52
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Andreas Thorkildsen
Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen experienced the highs and lows of sport in the Javelin, taking the lead with a season’s best of 85.12m, only to see his perennial rival Tero Pitkämäki of Finland better it with the next throw of 85.33m, and then having to limp out of the competition after staggering to a pained halt as he prepared to release his fifth attempt of the night. Read more Thorkildsen injured at IAAF Diamond League
