World Athletics News
15 May 2008 - It is not easy to upstage javelin superstar Andreas Thorkildsen in Norwegian media reports, but sprint hope Jaysuma Ndure managed it in Doha when he won the 100m in the new Norwegian record of 10.01, lopping 0.05 from his previous record.
15 May 2008 – Rome, Italy – 2004 Olympic champions Stefano Baldini (Marathon) and Ivano Brugnetti (20km Race Walk) have been selected by the Italian Federation (FIDAL) to represent their country at the Beijing Olympics this summer.
15 May 2008 - Slovakian Hammer thrower Libor Charfreitag produced the best performance of the “Grande Prêmio Caixa/Unifor de Atletismo”, held in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza on 14 May, by throwing the implement to 79.42m.
Ostrava, Czech republic - After last year’s successful venture with Haile Gebrselassie the organizers of the "47th Golden Spike" in Ostrava in 12 June, a Grand Prix status meet as part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2008, will organize a similar try for women.