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RABAT, MOROCCO, May 25 — The boisterous crowd at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was entertained by a string of outstanding performances at the season’s only Diamond League stop in Africa, but for most of the fans, the final event of the evening was the main reason they filled the seats. And they did not leave disappointed after Moroccan steeplechase star Soufiane El Bakkali notched his fourth straight win at the Meeting International Mohammed VI de Rabat.
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trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
RABAT, MOROCCO, May 25 — Already a double Olympic gold medalist and a world champion on the track and in cross country, Beatrice Chebet bolstered her résumé with a stunning run over 3000 meters at the Meeting International Mohammed VI de Rabat, the fourth stop on the Diamond League circuit.
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1 week ago | 
trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
RABAT, MOROCCO, May 25 — Already a double Olympic gold medalist and a world champion on the track and in cross country, Beatrice Chebet bolstered her résumé with a stunning run over 3000 meters at the Meeting International Mohammed VI de Rabat, the fourth stop on the Diamond League circuit.
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2 weeks ago | 
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FEARLESS FORECASTING by Roy Conradas of May 23TEAM USA for September’s World Championships in Tokyo will be chosen at the later-than-usual USATF Championships (Eugene, July 31–August 03). Collegiate athletes will face a long break between the NCAA and the USATF meets. From the exceedingly tenuous vantage point of 11 weeks out, here’s our Top 10 charting for each women’s event at USATF. The listing of an athlete in a discipline doesn’t guarantee she’ll contest that event (or events).
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2 weeks ago | 
trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATIONS by Dave Johnsonas of May 22TEAM USA for September’s World Championships in Tokyo will be chosen at the later-than-usual USATF Championships (Eugene, July 31–August 03). Collegiate athletes will face a long break between the NCAA and the USATF meets. From the exceedingly tenuous vantage point of 11 weeks out, here’s our Top 10 charting for each men’s event at USATF. The listing of an athlete in a discipline doesn’t guarantee he’ll contest that event (or events).
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trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
AS IF HE DIDN’T ALREADY have enough hurdles in his life, Trey Cunningham decided to write a master’s thesis outside of his field. Cunningham’s professor at Florida State let him veer from sports management into sports psychology, where he explored the correlation between athlete personalities and burnout.
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trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, May 15–17 — “I’m not done yet,” posted Florida State frosh Micahi Danzy after his eye-opening performances in the ACC Championships. Running in the 400, the two-sport athlete (he’s a wide receiver in the fall) blasted his PR from 45.00 down to a collegiate leader 44.38 to become the No. 3 Junior in U.S. history, just two weeks after turning 19. “My coach said kick it at the Demons’ logo, so I just listened to what my coach said,” said the victor of his strong finish.
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2 weeks ago | 
trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, May 17 — Knowing she had the lead with the wind at her back in the women’s 150m at the adidas Atlanta City Games, Favour Ofili told herself to relax: “Don’t freak out, don’t freak out!”A new thought took over once Ofili crossed the finish line on the straight, temporary track. “What is the time, what is the time?” she said. “I saw it and I’m like, ‘I don’t think that’s right.’”Ofili laughed.
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trackandfieldnews.com | Sieg Lindstrom
DOHA, QATAR, May 16 — A spectacular men’s javelin competition highlighted the Jetour Doha Meeting on a warm evening at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium. Julian Weber put together a superlative series, capped by a final round effort of 298-9 (91.06) to score the win at the third Diamond League stop of the season. India’s Neeraj Chopra took the early lead with his opening toss of 290-2 (88.44).
