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Van Niekerk coasts in 400m heats at London world championships

South African Wayde van Niekerk sailed through heats of the 400m to get his ambitious bid for a 200/400m double off to a good start at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday. Nery Brenes shot out in ...
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IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Nathaniel Qualifies For 400m Hurdles Semis

Glory Onome Nathaniel,Monday evening at the Olympic stadium in London made it a dream IAAF World Championships debut as she ran a new personal best of 55.30 seconds to qualify for the semi-final of ...
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Samba becomes second man to break 47 seconds for 400m hurdles at IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris

Qatar's Abderrahman Samba has become the second man to run under 47 seconds for the 400m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League meeting ©Getty Images He clocked 46.98sec - just 0.20sec off the world ...
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African track queen to compete in 400m

Okagbare has never taken part in the 400m race, but she aims at winning the top prize when the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships begins Nigeria and African 100m champion, Blessing Okagbare ...
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US retain Golden Baton at IAAF World Relays in Nassau, but home fans enjoy final flourish

Former world and Olympic 400m champion LaShawn Merritt holds off 18-year-old Botswana runner Karabo Sibanda for a narrow men's 4x400m win in Nassau ©Getty Images for IAAF Despite their women’s 4x100m ...