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...Qataris are unrepentant. "We're not pioneers on this; we followed the I.A.A.F. rules," says Dahlan Al-Hamad, president of the Qatar Athletic Federation. Though their athletes have been integrated for longer, host France's team includes many foreign-born and naturalized stars, such as long-jump gold medalist Eunice Barber, who came to France after a French diplomat spotted her in her native Sierra Leone. Moroccan-born marathoner Khalid Khannouchi, granted American citizenship in 2000, became the world-record holder two years later. But the track and field apparatus Qatar has gathered as it prepares to host...
Both Hagamen and Jakus were a perfect 10-0 in team competition. Jakus ultimately finished in seventh with an 11-1 overall record, but he could have finished much higher. His only loss came to the eventual silver medalist in the quarterfinals...
Cole had shown flashes of that brilliance earlier in the season, when he took second in the event at the Texas Invitational. With a time of 15:02.82, Cole was bested only by USC’s Eric Vendt, an Olympic medalist, who dominated the event, winning in a time...
Cole had shown flashes of that brilliance earlier in the season, when he took second in the event at the Texas Invitational. With a time of 15:02.82, Cole was bested only by USC’s Eric Vendt, an Olympic medalist, who dominated the event, winning in a time...
...saber, junior Eunice Yi took the bronze after losing a close semifinal match, 15-11, to the eventual gold medalist from Columbia...