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Development by:	Friday May 09 2008 Bulat wins Silver at NCAA's June 4 2001 Full Story... Toman wins Silver at NCAA's June 1 2001 Full Story... Johnson out as Zelezny takes centre stage in Ostrava June 1 2001 Full Story... World Junior Champion Konopka shows steady potential June 1 2001 Full Story... WORLD ATHLETICS DAY CONTEST WINNERS CHOSEN June 1 2001 Full Story... SOUTH AFRICAN RECORD FOR JANUS ROBBERTS June 1 2001 Full Story... Gatsioudis allows room for improvement June 1 2001 Full Story... LEJOUR HELPS LADY 'BACKS WIN SIXTH CONSECUTIVE SEC TITLE Led by Southeastern Conference Commissioner's Trophy winner, Marie LeJour, the Arkansas Lady Razorback track team scored 182 points and won their second consecutive SEC outdoor and sixth consecutive SEC title on Sunday night at the Weems Baskin Track in Columbia, S.C.More>>> Snyder Shoots A Canadian Record If Brad Snyder (Windsor, ON) continues throwing at this record pace, he will rewrite the Canadian record books this summer. On Saturday, April 14th, at the Sea Ray Invitational in Knoxville, Tennessee, Snyder set a new Canadian record in the men's shot put.More>>> Armstrong Shares Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Athlete Of The Week Honors* University of Texas freshman Dylan Armstrong (Kamloops, B.C.) shared Big 12 Conference Male Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors with Baylor sprinter/hurdler Bayano Kamani the conference announced on Monday. More>>> CANADIAN RECORD IN THE WEIGHT THROW FOR RUSSELL Feb 27 2001 Full Story... A BID TO ADDRESS WHAT WENT WRONG IN SYDNEY Feb 27 2001 Full Story... LITHUANIA AND ALEKNA WILL BE IN OTTAWA-HULL, ALEKNA: ATHLETE OF THE YEAR IN 2000 Feb 27 2001 Full Story... EDMONTON PREPARES TO "HOST THE WORLD'S" Feb 27 2001 Full Story... GIRLS HAMMERING FOR TOP SPOT IN ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX Feb 07 2001 Full Story... Czech Olympic Champion Jan Zelezny planning to switch to Finnish club Jan 24 2001 Full Story... Russel Named Big 12 Athlete of the Week Jan 24 2001 Full Story... BC Athletics Awards Recipients Jan 24 2001 Full Story... JOZSEF CSERMAK, HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC HAMMER CHAMPION SUCCESSOR OF THE GREAT IMRE NEMETH HAS DIED Jan 15 2001 Full Story... SCHULT GETS TOP COACHING JOB Jan 15 2001 Full Story... Fast Track to Success Nov 15 2000 Full Story... Silver Medal at World Championships for Armstrong 18 October 2000 - Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops BC has won the first ever throwing medal for Canada at a World Championships. Competing at the World Junior Championships Dylan threw 67.50 in men's hammer to place second to Apak Esref of Turkey who established a National Junior Record for his country of 69.97.More>>> Hammer champion barred after test Sept 27 2000 Full Story... White House urges 'name US drug athletes' Sept 27 2000 Full Story... Women’s discus throw final Sept 27 2000 Full Story... C.J. Hunter's spin cycle Sept 26 2000 Full Story... NBC supports Toronto Olympic bid Sept 14 2000 Full Story... Nelson talks the torque 14 September 2000 - It is 92 years since Denis Horgan won Britain's only Olympic medal in the shot put, a silver. It seems likely that this situation will be unchanged in Sydney, but there is every chance that a British-trained athlete from the United States could make it to the podium. Adam Nelson is the athlete in question.More>>> HARRIS COMMITS NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONTARIO ATHLETES Sept 13 2000 Full Story... Koji Murofushi, a hammer thrower on a roll Koji Murofushi is on a roll this season, having set three national records, most recently at the super meet in Yokohama on 9 September. More>>> Lithuania’s giant hope for Sydney Who will be the male athlete of 2000? The results from Sydney will surely answer that question, but if the season were to end now many athletics experts would make a firm choice of the Lithuanian discus thrower Virgilius Alekna.More>>> Late operation on blind eye Sept 13 2000 Full Story... Canadian Olympians win four events at pre-meet Sept 11 2000 Full Story... World champion shot putter withdraws because of knee injury Sept 11 2000 Full Story... Seized drugs 'for skin condition' says coach Sept 11 2000 Full Story... Track official dies after hammer-throw accident Sept 07 2000 Full Story... UK Athletics reveal Ł5 million plan Sept 07 2000 Full Story... Hunter's Olympic status uncertain Sept 07 2000 Full Story... Lyons appeals Olympic suspension Sept 07 2000 Full Story... Drug test snares Olympian Sept 06 2000 Full Story... Canadian athlete tests positive, banned from Olympics Sept 05 2000 Full Story... Canadian Record Toss in Javelin June 03 2000 Full Story... Russian athletes open season in Tula; Russian record for Kuzenkova June 03 2000 Full Story... UTEP javelin thrower ties record ... sort of June 03 2000 Full Story... Ancient shot put record is history June 02 2000 Full Story... SMU's Charfreitag regains hammer throw title June 02 2000 Full Story... Auburn discus thrower breaks record; Canadians earn silver and bronze. Auburn discus thrower Gabor Mate continually watches films of 1976 Olympic champion Mac Wilkins. On Wednesday, Mate won a gold medal for the second straight year at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. To cap his performance, the sophomore from Hungary smashed Wilkins' 18-year-old stadium record with a toss of 215 feet, 8 inches (65.74) on his final throw. Wilkins had set the mark of 212-6 (64.77) in 1982.More>>> 6 Canadian Throwers Qualify in 13 NCAA Championship Events The NCAA championships start on Wednesday May 31 and set the stage for an action packed week of throws. Throws events will have Canadians Heading to Bedford England for an International match, Provincial High School Chamionships in Ontario and BC, the Harry Jerome International meet, as well as the Rocky Mountain Relays. More>>> Marie Le Jour Named First Team Academic All-District VII Marie Le Jour, a sophomore on the University of Wyoming women's indoor/outdoor track and field team, was selected on Tuesday as a First Team GTE Academic All-District VII Spring At-Large honoree.More>>> New Facilities Add to Hammer Tradition In Kelowna BC they're ecstatic. After years of controversy, a damaged school, and a lack of proper hammer throwing facilities, the throws athletes in the Kelowna area are happy to have a new cage and throwing facility that will be the envy of many. The facilities add to an already strong BC tradition in the hammer event and are a welcome addition to the Kelowna facilities More>>> Canadians Earn 5 Conference Championship Throws Titles May 24 2000 Full Story... Beck, Demarni Earn NJCAA Championship Titles May 17 2000 Full Story... IAAF Japan Grand Prix in Osaka 2000 Osaka May 13 2000 Full Story... Police look into claims by Edwards May 13 2000 Full Story... Jan Zelezny to compete in five meetings before Sydney May 11 2000 Full Story... The CGU Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the Halle International Throws Meeting on 27 May 2000 in Halle, Germany has been selected. May 11 2000 Full Story... Passing the Torch: Rafer Johnsons' Children Now eyeing the Olympics; one as a thrower May 11 2000 Full Story... Iron Wood Throwers Camp 2000 May 11 2000 Full Story... Canadian Records Dominate Weekend of Throws Results May 10 2000 Full Story... Gervais, Lyons Lead National Throws Results May 02 2000 Full Story... National Junior Record for Armstrong April 18 2000 Full Story... Edmonton facility upgrades approved April 14 2000 Full Story... Hunter aims for big throws and Olympic gold April 14 2000 Full Story... Joyce Sets Stadium Mark April 11 2000 Full Story... Provincial Record For McDonagh April 05 2000 Full Story... 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