Justin Gatlin, Rovereto, Sept 2010, photorun.net.

Justin Gatlin won his first race in his comeback from his drug suspension. Note that media is not really giving him a break. I am not expecting them to, but I do notice that he is creating
a bit of a stir in the meets that does run. I need to get my head around Justin’s return. I have to admit that I really liked Mr. Gatlin and was disappointed in his positive test. To his credit, he did serve out his suspension, but where do we draw the line? It is complicated by the peculiarly American consideration that if someone serves their sentence, they should be cautiously welcomed back into society. I am curious to hear what others think.

EME NEWS (SEP 3, 2010)

GATLIN WINS IN 10.L5

PADOVA (ITA, Sep 3): The 24th
Meeting Citta di Padova saw returning former world and olympic gold medalist
Justin Gatlin registering his most important win of the return at this EA
Classic Meeting. In +0.4 wind he clocked 10.15 over Jamaican relay world record
holder Michael Frater (10.27). Another good quality US win after Zagreb again
for Justin Gaymon at 400 m
hurdles (49.56) over home runner Gianni Carabelli 50.14. SpainÂ´s Antonio Reina
won the 800 m
in solid 1:46.51 over Canadian Andrew Ellerton (1:46.77). New Zealand olympic
medalist Nick Willis was fourth 1:46.89. Another top US runner Alan Webb
finished 8th (1:48.34). Russian Aleksandr Menkov repeated his Rovereto win in
long jump also here with 798 (-1.5). Jamaican record holder Dorian Scott won
the shot put (19.61). In women events impressive meet record 63.39 of German
Christina Obergfoll in javelin throw. Jamaican olympic medalist Sherone Simpson
won the 100 m
in 11.26 (0.0) clearly over US Mikele Barber (11.40). Italian star Elisa Cusma
was the best in the 800 m
(2:00.88) and beat fast Russian Yelena Kofanova (2:01.06). Kenyan youth runner
Purity Cherotich clocked impressive meet record 8:47.41 to win the 3000 m over her more
experienced colleague Pauline Korikwiang 8:47.62 and another junior Nelly
Chebet 8:48.16. Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba was fourth (8:48.35) ahead of Briton
Laura Kenney (8:50.42). In remaining technical events Russian Aleksandra
Kiryashova won the pole vault with 442, German Nadine Kleinert the shot put
(18.53) and PolandÂ´s Joanna Wisniewska 59.64 the discus.

GOURLEY CLAIMS TOP PRIZE AT THE INAUGURAL SPECTACLE ROAD MILE

NEW INTERNATIONAL RUNNING EVENT, THE SPECTACLE, DEBUTS IN NEW ZEALAND THIS WEEKEND

HILTZ GETS KALAKAUA MERRIE MILE WIN IN FRANTIC SPRINT FINISH

OPENING CEREMONY

SPLIT (CRO): With nice opening
ceremony with dancing and singing and drums band and opening speeches of IAAF
President Lamine Diack, Croatian athletics federation president and former 800 m runner Luciano Susanj,
mayor of Zagreb and representative of the parliament started the inaugural
IAAF/VTB Continental Cup. The competitions will begin on Saturday when
organisers are hoping for at least 20 000 crowds, for Sunday when Blanka Vlasic
is competing there are not in doubt about full stadium (30 000). European
Athletics made a calculation on its website based on this years results.
According to this Americas would win with 452.5 just 2 points over Europe
(450.5). Third Africa (287) and Asia-Pacific fourth (250). In latest changes in
the start list to note the withdrawal of Ethiopian stars Meseret Defar and
Tirunesh Dibaba who were suppose to run 3000 and 5000 m. World leader at 3 km Sentayehu Ejigu jumped in
as valuable replacement in both events.

OTHER NEWS

INDIANAPOLIS (USA): Brett
Gotcher and Colleen De Reuck return to the 32nd running of the Stratton Faxon
New Haven 20K to defend their USA 20
km titles Monday. Writes USATF website. On the men’s
side, Gotcher will face a strong field that includes 2010 USA 15 km champion Mo Trafeh, who
was runner-up to Gotcher at this race in 2009. Joining them in the chase for
the title will be 2008 20 km
champion James Carney and 2010 USA Half Marathon runner-up Patrick Smyth. In
the race for the women’s title, 2004 Olympian De Reuck will face 2008 Olympic
marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet as well as USA 7 Mile Championships
runner-up Amy Hastings. Also in the mix will be 2009 Team USA World
Championship marathoners Tera Moody and Zoila Gomez.

IZHEVSK (RUS): In Izhevsk
renewed athletics indoor hall was opened. At the official the president of
Udmurtya Aleksandr Volkov and Russian Athletics Federation vice-president Igor
Ter-Ovanesyan took part. The shot put area is the best in Russia currently.
Track was delivered by Mondo.

LONDON (GBR): Mo Farah has
withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in October. The 27 year old has announced
he ends his 2010 season and will take a few weeks off before going into
winter training. Farah won a double European gold in the 5000m and 10000m
and broke the 28 year old British 5000m record when running 12:57.94 in Zurich.

SAN FRANCISCO (USA): American
long distance athlete Chris Lukezic has accepted a two year suspension
after refusing to submit a sample collection confirms the USADA. Lukezic
had not filed a written statement he had retired from competition and
therefore still could be tested. The suspension began on August 31st 2010.
Lukezic had retired from competing as an athlete.

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA):
Organizers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016 have chosen a logo
that they will unveil at an official opening ceremony on New Year’s eve on
Copacabana Beach. The logo has been sent to the IOC for approval.

NAGOYA (JAP): The Nagoya
International women’s marathon will abandon its elite only platform and opens
its marathon to all women as from 2012. The Nagoya women’s marathon will be
open for a maximum of 10,000 women, making it the largest women only
marathon in the world. The Nagoya City Half Marathon will change his date in
order to become incorporated in the event writes japanrunningnews.

PARIS (FRA): French Junior
decathlete Kevin Mayer has been named French youth athlete of the summer. Mayer
won the decathlon title at the world junior championships breaking the French
record in the process. The French junior decathlon record stood on the name of
world 110H champion Ladji DoucourÃ© was broken by Mayer on two occasions.

LONDON (GBR): Customers wishing
to buy crime fiction at the Waterstones store in Piccadilly Friday afternoon
needed to be unusually patient. One by one they arrived, heading, as perhaps so
often before, for the shelves laden with the works of Jeffrey Deaver, Ian
Rankin and Patricia Cornwell. One by one their expressions were first
bewildered, then thwarted as they were ushered away from the â€ževent” due to
take place just behind a stand marked â€žBlue Murder” – a book signing
by the global phenomenon known as Usain Bolt. Writes insidethegames.biz. The
first wave of Bolt fans awaited the signal to advance, many of them clutching
copies of the book, logically titled â€žUsain Bolt – My Story”, with little
yellow post-it notes attached bearing the name which the famed sprinter would
be asked to inscribe. The Man was here, loping quietly up the stairs as
a very British reserve broke out all around him. Wearing a grey
hoodie, with the legend: Usain Bolt…To Da World – whatever that means – he
strode up to the table and produced his trademark Firing The Bow stance for the
flickering lightning of the cameras.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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