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30 July 2010 ? Bogota, Colombia - Isaac Macharia, an economics graduate of Nairobi University, treats each Bogota International Half Marathon like a final exam. Macharia studies up at altitude back in Kenya - Bogota is at 2640 metres - and then he aces the exam with a late race surge at 14K over the only hill on the course, a bridge.
29 July 2010 ? Barcelona, Spain ? A command performance by Phillips Idowu and two surprise victories for Germany capped an action-packed programme on the third day of competition at the 20th European Athletics Championships.
29 July 2010 - Nairobi, Kenya- Ivorian Ben Youssef Meite?s shock victory in the men?s 100m, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare?s expected victory in the women?s 100m, and Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot?s 5000m triumph over Ethiopian archrival Meseret Defar were the highlights of the action on day two of the 17th CAA Safaricom African Athletics Championships in Nairobi.
29 July 2010 - While the international circuit is taking a brief break, there is no rest for Samsung Diamond League Ambassador Andreas Thorkildsen. Norway's Olympic and World champion in the Javelin Throw has an important appointment to keep in Barcelona this week where he'll be out to defend his European title.
29 July 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland - A clash of sprint powers Jamaica and the United States, featuring Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay will be among the highlights of the Zurich's Weltklasse on 19 August, the penultimate stop of the Samsung Diamond League series.