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Jamaican sprinters had a dominant run at the London Olympics, winning a record haul of 12 medals, surpassing the 11 they won in Beijing in 2008 (Reuters file)

Jamaica track athlete fails doping test

The head of Jamaican athletics says one of the sprinting powerhouse's athletes has failed a doping test and they are awaiting the result of the backup sample.

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Belarusian shot put cheat Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Reuters)

Life ban likely for Ostapchuk

Belarusian shot put cheat Nadzeya Ostapchuk is likely to be hit with a life ban from the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).

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'What happened?' was the expression from Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (Reuters)

Bolt beaten by a flashing home Gatlin video

American sprinter Justin Gatlin handed world-record holder Usain Bolt a narrow defeat in the 100-metre race at the Golden Gala meet.

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The six-time Olympic champion has ran the 100 only once this year (Reuters)

Bolt ready for best in Rome

Usain Bolt is looking forward to performing at his best again after being slowed by a hamstring injury a month ago.

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Lesley Cantwell (PHOTO: Race Walking NZ)

Kiwi walker critical after Tahiti race video

New Zealand race walker Lesley Cantwell is in a critical condition and on life support in a Tahitian hospital.

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The Kenyan students fly high with their own high jump style

High jump Kenyan-style video

The traditional Fosbury flop isn’t much good when you don’t have a high jump mat. But that has been no obstacle for a group of Kenyan high school students – they just do it their way.

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Kiwi runner Nick Willis (Photosport file)

Willis pulls out of New York meet

An injury has forced New Zealand runner Nick Willis to pull out of the Diamond League meet in New York.

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Nick Willis (Photosport file)

Willis tumbles out of contention

An end-of-race tumble dropped Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis down the finishing order over 1500m at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Shanghai.

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Vajin Armstrong

Runner gearing up for 100km challenge video

A Christchurch runner, whose training regime would leave many athletes gasping, is about to take on some of Australia's fittest.

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Nick Willis (file pic)

Willis notches another mile win

New Zealand runner Nick Willis has continued his smart form in the United States by winning another one mile race.

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Asli Cakir Alptekin could have her women's 1500m victory gold medal from the London 2012 Olympic Games stripped (Reuters file)

2012 winner could be stripped of gold

Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal.

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Nick Willis (Photosport file)

Willis wins Iowa mile race

New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis has continued his unbeaten record in 2013 with victory in Iowa at one of the United States' leading track and field meetings.

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United States-based athlete Julia Ratcliffe (file pic)

Ratcliffe throws national hammer record

United States-based athlete Julia Ratcliffe has extended her New Zealand hammer throwing record at a meet in New Jersey.

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Valerie Adams

Adams to contest Olympic anniversary meet

New Zealand athlete Valerie Adams is a confirmed entrant in the London Anniversary Games meet in July at the scene of her Olympic shot put triumph.

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Keenan, 22, won two of New Zealand's four gold medals at the meet (Keenan not pictured, file pic)

Keenan wins throwing double

New Zealander TeRina Keenan won the women's discus to claim a second gold medal at the Australian national athletics championships which finished in Sydney on Sunday.

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New Zealand athlete Kimberley Smith (file pic)

Smith continues winning run in Boston

New Zealand athlete Kimberley Smith continued a love affair with Boston by winning a world class 5km race on Monday (NZT).

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Portia Bing (Photosport file)

NZers score multi-event double

New Zealanders Scott McLaren and Portia Bing picked up a multi-event double at the Australian national athletics championships in Sydney.

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Stuart Farquhar (Photosport file)

Four medals for NZ athletes in Melbourne

Javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar and 100m hurdler Fiona Morrison picked up wins for New Zealand at the first IAAF World Challenge series meeting of the year in Melbourne on Saturday.

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Oscar Pistorius known as the 'Blade Runner' (Reuters file)

Oscar Pistorius is back on blades

Oscar Pistorius has been running on his blades again and his return to regular training is imminent, his agent says.

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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt leaps ahead to win his first race of the 2013 season, the "Mano a Mano Men's 150 metres" challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro (Reuters)

Johnson: Bolt can run faster

"I know for a fact that he can run faster," Michael Johnson says.

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