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Broken leg becomes Shelby sprinter Manteo Mitchell’s big break

Source: Charlotte Observer, Nov 22 2012, 1:37pm CST

An obscure track athlete for most of the past decade, the Olympic sprinter from North Carolina catapulted into the national consciousness three months ago when he broke a bone in his left leg and finished his race anyway in ...

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U.S. Sprinter, Carlin Isles, Aiming for Olympics as a Rugby Player

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 12:29am CDT

LONDON — Carlin Isles once competed against Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin while trying to become an Olympic track athlete. Now 23, Isles has abandoned that goal. Sort of. He might make it to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio ...

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Cameron Burrell Is Following in Very Fast Footsteps

Source: The New York Times  |   May 23 2013, 8:08am CDT

Michael Stravato for The New York Times Cameron Burrell receiving pointers from his father, the former Olympic sprinter Leroy Burrell. Cameron will run the 100 meters at the New York Grand Prix on Randalls Island on Saturday. MISSOURI CITY, Tex. — ...

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Pistorius rules out racing this year

Source: The Courier Mail  |   May 20 2013, 11:45am CDT

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is not physcially or mentally ready to compete again, and will not race again this year, his agent said. Picture: AP Source: AP MURDER-accused South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will no ...

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10km champ Andreas targets Olympics

Source: SuperSport  |   May 20 2013, 4:26am CDT

Newly-crowned SA 10km road running champion Jeromy Andreas admits the title he won on Sunday is only the first step towards his bigger dream of winning an Olympic track medal for his country. The 21-year-old edged Namakoe Nkhasi in a sprint ...

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