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#London2017 | Thompson explains her 5th place finish

Published 8 August 2017

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London2017 | Thompson explains her 5th place

Elaine Thompson, the Olympic Games sprint double champion and pre-season favourite for gold in London, explained her 5th place finish in the women’s 100m final #London2017 American Tori Bowie won the event in 10.85

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Athletes get the runs at World Championships as gastroenteritis reported at official hotel in London

Published 8 August 2017

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Athletes get the runs at World Championships as gastroenteritis reported at official hotel in London

Telegraph Reporters
8 August 2017 • 7:36am

number of athletes at the World Championships have been laid low by stomach upsets with Botswana’s Isaac Makwala saying on Monday he was forced to withdraw from the 200m heats because of food poisoning.
London 2017 organisers released a statement late on Monday saying that a number of teams had reported cases of gastroenteritis at their official hotel.
“Those affected have been supported by both team and LOC medical staff, in addition we have been working with Public Health England to ensure the situation is managed and contained,” the organising committee said in a statement.

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World Championships London 2017

https://www.si.com/olympics/2017/08/05/usain-bolt-loses-100m-world-championship-justin-gatlin-wins-gold-video #

Published 6 August 2017

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Warren Hazel – St. Kitts/Nevis – Video time at 2:40 – Lane 1

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Warren Hazel for World Championships – London 2017

Published 2 August 2017

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Press Release !!!
** Warren Hazel for World Championships – London 2017!**
Mr. Warren Hazel is the sole athlete selected to represent the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) at the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships, London, England, August 4th – 13th 2017.Warren is selected to run the 400m as he has been making waves in this event for the past five (5) years. His performance has been improving steadily year after year thus securing him the National Junior, National Senior and National Indoor Records for the Federation of St. Kitts-Nevis.

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Vote for Kim Collins to join IAAF Athletes Commission

http://trackalerts.com/Articles/vote-for-kim-collins-to-join-iaaf-athletes-commission/109497 #

Published 2 August 2017

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LONDON, Great Britain – Former world 100m champion Kim Collins has thrown his hat in the ring for a position on the IAAF Athletes Commission.

“Motivating the young people and coaching” were just two of the things Collins told Trackalerts.com back in May that he would want to focus on after competitive track and field.

Collins said if elected that “would put him on the path of helping other upcoming athletes, because there are a lot of issues some of us face that really don’t have to be that way.”

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