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Athletics News for 21 April 2018
London Marathon could be biggest ever despite heat worries
The Guardian - 21 Apr 2018 07:00
Organisers aim to break fundraising world record for 12th consecutive year as forecasters say race could be hottest ever Organisers of the London Marathon are hoping to break participation and fundraising records, despit...
Thiam to take on Lasitskene in Paris - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 21 Apr 2018 18:07
Organisers of the Meeting de Paris have confirmed that world and Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam will compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in the French capital on 30 June.
London Marathon: Mo Farah: 'Big ask' for four-time Olympic champion to win - Radcliffe
BBC - 21 Apr 2018 14:51
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe believes it's a big ask for Mo Farah to win this year's London Marathon.
London Marathon: Couple to run together after race-day wedding
BBC - 21 Apr 2018 07:11
Mel Elliot and James Parker will run their first London Marathon together on Sunday - straight after getting married that morning.
Persistence pays off for Arevalo
IAAF - 21 Apr 2018 02:53
World 20km race walk champion Eider Arevalo could have been forgiven had he given up when the switch from junior to senior took its toll.
Anbesa faces tough challenge in Kiev title defence
IAAF - 21 Apr 2018 00:02
Tesfaye Lencho Anbesa, winner of last year's Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon, will return to the IAAF Bronze Label road race in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday (22) in the hopes of bettering his time from last year.
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