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Carolina – the
complete all-round talent
Lennart Julin for the IAAF
22 October 2000 - "I knew that I was regarded as a medal contender, but a world
championships is something very special and anything can happen. It was here and now that
counted, previous accomplishments had no significance." More>>>
Chirchir keeps it in the
family
Phil Minshull for the IAAF
22 October 2000 - Spectators who were at the last world junior
championships in Annecy need no reminding of the effortless long-striding gait of William
Chirchir. The Kenyan hardly seemed to touch the ground as he floated to the 800 metres
title in France. Turn the clock forward two years to Santiago and you could be forgiven
for thinking that he had forged his passport and had returned to acquire another title. More>>>
 Men’s 4x100m relay final
Steven Downes for the IAAF
22 October 2000 – After a 30-minute delay, the men’s 4x100
metres final eventually got under way. It was well worth waiting for. Mark Lewis-Francis,
the young Briton who won the 100 metres gold medal on Wednesday, used all his abundant
speed to power through, past France’s Leslie Djhone, overcoming a four-metre lead to
win the gold in a championship record 39.05sec – and the second fastest time ever run
by a junior team. More>>>
Mark Lewis-Francis and
Santiago’s 100m finalists to compete next 29 October in Rome at the jubilee of the
sportsman
IAAF Release
22 October 2000 - Santiago - Great Britain’s Mark Lewis-Francis, who
won the 100m at World Junior Championships last Wednesday in the National Stadium in
Santiago, Chile, will compete in Rome’s Olympic Stadium next 29 October in the
presence of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. More>>>
Latest
IAAF Juniors Top Performance Lists now available hereClick here to see the web site of the Local Organising Committee
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