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Athletics News for 17 August 2017
Usain Bolt to miss Manchester United legends match due to injury
The Guardian - 17 Aug 2017 16:55
• Retired sprinter reveals left hamstring will need three months' rehab• Bolt had been due to play in match v Barcelona on 2 September Usain Bolt will be prevented from achieving his lifelong dream of playing for Man...
Marquise Goodwin: San Francisco 49ers player free to play despite athletics anti-doping ban
BBC - 17 Aug 2017 14:19
US long jumper Marquise Goodwin accepts a one-year ban by the US Anti-Doping Agency but is free to play for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL this season.
World champion Vetter faces Olympic champion Röhler in Berlin
IAAF - 17 Aug 2017 12:18
World champion Johannes Vetter will take on Olympic champion Thomas Röhler in a big javelin showdown at the ISTAF Meeting, part of the IAAF World Challenge, on 27 August.
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