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"); //0 document.write("Canadian shot putter Armstrong among world\'s elite
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Although he competes in an event that attracts little attention, Dylan Armstrong has solidified himself as one of the world\'s finest shot putters this year.

"); //1 document.write("Bairu takes 1st gold of national track championship
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Simon Bairu was awarded the first gold medal of the 2010 Canadian Track and Field Championships Wednesday night after a convincing victory in the men\'s 10,000 metre.

"); //2 document.write("Jays\' draft pick leads Canada past Czechs
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The first time Dalton Pompey came up to the plate with the bases loaded Wednesday he struck out, and the second time he hit a harmless fly ball.

"); //3 document.write("Canadian aerialist Omischl retires
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Canadian Steve Omischl is retiring from freestyle skiing to become a youth coach with a focus on developing kids at the grassroots level.

"); //4 document.write("Watch Now: Perdita-Priscilla rivalry
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Perdita-Priscilla rivalry

"); //5 document.write("Bolt to face Powell, Gay in 100 at Stockholm meet
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Organizers say Olympic champion Usain Bolt has confirmed he will run the 100 metres at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm in August.

"); //6 document.write("Watch Now: Canadian track and field preview
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Canadian hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep looks ahead to this weekend\'s Championships

"); //7 document.write("London marks two years to go to 2012 Olympics
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London is marking the two-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics with a series of activities across the city.\n\n

"); //8 document.write("Sprinter Gatlin plots return after drug ban
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Organizers say former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will make his comeback from a four-year doping ban at the Bigbank Kuldliiga meet in Estonia Aug. 3.

"); //9 document.write("Defections possible after world track meet
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The IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships have ended in Moncton, N.B., and there are suggestions some participants are attempting to defect to Canada.

"); //10 document.write("Canada ends world junior track with 2 medals
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Canada\'s women\'s 4x400-metre relay team narrowly missed another record performance in finishing fifth as the IAAF world junior track and field championships wrapped up.

"); //11 document.write("Kenya steals the show at world junior track
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As the week progressed, the Kenyan runners seemed to become more and more confident.

"); //12 document.write("Canada\'s Pendrel drops to 3rd on mountain bike circuit
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A couple of mechanical mishaps cost Canada\'s Catharine Pendrel the overall mountain bike World Cup series lead Sunday in Champery, Switzerland.

"); //13 document.write("Cdn. rowers win silver, bronze at U23 worlds
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Canadian rowers won silver and bronze Sunday, their first medals at the world under-23 rowing championships in Brest, Belarus.

"); //14 document.write("Canadians win gold, silver at Greek synchro event
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Jacqueline Simoneau of Montreal captured gold in the synchronized swimming solo event and added silver in duet with Anne-Marie Chouinard on Sunday in Chania, Greece, at the Comen Cup for 13- to 15-year-olds.

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