2011-05-09 22:57
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Petr Frydrych
Some of the headlines after last Friday's Diamond League meeting in Doha revolved around the spectacular under-achievement of Norway's current Olympic, world and European javelin champion Andreas Thorkildsen, who finished a lowly fifth. However, very little mention was made of the Czech winner Petr Frydrych, who won with a toss of 85.32m/279-10, just a one measly centimetre below the best mark in the world at this early stage in the season Read more Time to throw Frydrych into the javelin equation
2011-05-06 11:09
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Matthias de Zordo
Doha - Germany has great tradition in technical disciplines. Now it has such strong athletes like Malte Mohr in pole vault and Matthias de Zordo in javelin thrown who are always ready to grab medals from every meeting they compete. Read more German star de Zordo opens season in Doha
2011-05-05 22:14
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Andreas Thorkildsen
Javelin stars Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway and Petr Frydrych from Czech Republic will both be lining up on Friday as the 2011 Diamond League season gets underway in Doha, Qatar. Read more Wind on Andreas’ and Petr’s side
2011-05-04 21:41
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Mercedes Chilla of Spain.
Spain’s 2006 European Athletics Championships javelin bronze medalist Mercedes Chilla opened her year when she threw 60.62m on Saturday and the performance has given her plenty of optimism that she can improve on her national record when the weather gets warmer in the coming months. Read more Spain’s Chilla gets ready to challenge the world’s best