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SUHR SMASHES US POLE VAULT RECORD WITH WORLD LEAD - FARAH FALLS IN MILE AND FINISHES FOURTH

05 Feb 2012 - Jenn Suhr bounced back to brilliant form when raising her American pole vault record to a height of 4.88 metres at the New Balance Indoor Games in Boston on Saturday.

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MAISEI GETS AN OFFICIAL INVITATION TO THE 2012 HONG KONG MARATHON

05 Feb 2012 - Julius Maisei who paid his own expenses to compete in last year's Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will have them paid for this Sunday's race after his surprise second position on that occasion. Maisei like so many other good African athletes particularly Kenyan marathoners currently around, found it took a bit of initiative to get into foreign races as he wasn't a sub two hours 10 minutes performer.

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WILLIS MAKING EMOTIONAL RETURN HOME TO COMPETE ON KIWI SOIL IN CHRISTCHURCH

03 Feb 2012 - Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis will make an emotional return to New Zealand when competing over two miles in Christchurch on Saturday.

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