t-and-f: TEST
Test at 3:45 pm, 8/18/00
t-and-f: TAX on Winnings???
Overseas athletes who succeed at next month's Olympics will find themselves targeted by the Australian Taxation Office. http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/moreSport/2000/08/item2817141529_1.htm
t-and-f: Fw: No DQ this time, Albert is U.S. Walk King
Netters, Obviously Mr. Miner, the reporter, didn't dig through his facts as he totally left list member Mike Rohl out of the Olympic Trials picture and even bumped McGovern into his Mike's spot and inserted me, who wasn't even in Sacramento, into fifth. I feel bad for Mike who's been doing his best to remind people of his fourth place finish! ;-) Actually, Mike looked great in the race with one of his best times at 10k. He also reminded me that he is 2-0 versus me in 10k now dating back to 1986. In my effort to create my best MJ v. MO showdown with Mike, it didn't take but 14 seconds to begin insulting him when I saw him before the race. The Sallie Mae folks did a great job hosting the race and I'm sure Mike did mind signing over prize money check for his student loan after his great race! BTW, it was a nice day for the Rohl family. Frustrated by my poor performance at Sallie Mae, I returned to the track on Tuesday to give the local runners a hard time. I actually ran the mile again, this time I didn't go out in 65. Rather, I hit three 74's in a row and speed it up to finish in 4:49.3 for the fastest time of the evening. Later, I failed to improve my 800 by a few tenths finishing 2:06.6 and not be able to outkick some high school brat. All three of my kids won ribbons in the last all comers meet of the summer to highlight a great year of track for the kids. From the wetlands of Albany, New York,(were counting the days of sun on our fingers) Allen James - -Original Message--- Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 6:48 PM Subject: No DQ this time, Albert is U.S. King No DQ this time, Albert is U.S. king By ROBERT MINER HANOVER TWP. - Disqualified for improper technique after finishing fourth at the Olympic Trials last month, Sean Albert didn't want to end his 2000 racewalking season with another DQ. He didn't - instead he captured the gold. Albert closed out his season by winning the USA Track and Field Men's 10K National Championship Racewalk on Saturday at the Sallie Mae Valley Classic, breaking the tape in 43 minutes and 14 seconds. The 26-year-old who runs for the New Jersey Striders took home $1,000 in prize money along with his medal. "It feels great," Albert said. "This is my first open national title. The weather was great. You couldn't ask for better racing conditions. The race was run really well, and the course was just fine." Albert outraced second-place finisher Mike Rohl, 35, a New Balance-sponsored pro, by 13 seconds. Rohl won a silver medal and $600. Dave McGovern, 35, another New Balance pro who finished fourth at the Olympic Trials, placed third, 1:07 behind Rohl. McGovern won a bronze medal and $400. Former Olympian Allen James, 36, who finished fifth at the Olympic Trials and is the current U.S. record holder in the 20K racewalk, finished fourth, 57 seconds behind McGovern. James won $300.
Re: t-and-f: TAX on Winnings???
For the last few years university athletes are taxed on the room and board component of their scholarship. When that tax first was levied, the university paid it on behalf of the student - with the idea that the student had been recruited as a full scholarshipl athlete. But the NCAA ruled against that, saying that the student himself/herself must pay the tax. So that's the current situation. The tuition component of a scholarship remains untaxed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Overseas athletes who succeed at next month's Olympics will find themselves targeted by the Australian Taxation Office. http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/moreSport/2000/08/item2817141529_1.htm
Re: t-and-f: Injured OG Qualifiers?
McTear pulled a hamstring at the end of the 100 final in the trials, so had no recourse but to give up his spot at it was a pretty serious injury .. Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "R.T." [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:22 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Injured OG Qualifiers? In 1956, pole vaulter Jim Graham voluntarily gave up his position on the Olympic team because he felt an injury he had would prevent him from an adequate performance. As I recall, his place was taken by Bob Gutowski. The point is that the action was entirely voluntary on Grahams part. He was widely praised for his sportsmanship Dave Carey As I recall, Houston McTear did the same in '76. RT
t-and-f: Saidi-Sief: not a 5000m debut record
Ali Saidi-Sief, the new Algerian sensation, should be back on the Grand Prix circuit today; he's listed on Herculis 3000m starting list. It was widely reported that his 12:50.86 in Rome in June was his first race at the 5000 meters distance and as such a "world record" for a debut performance. However, French statistician Yves Pinaud recently uncovered a 13:39.5 for Saidi-Sief at Palermo on May 22, 1999. Marty Post Senior Editor Runner's World Magazine www.runnersworld.com
Re: t-and-f: NCAA XC Recruits Update
Will Stember and Jennings both run cross, even if they compete in Syndney? Also, does anyone know if Jennings plans on racing at all, here or abroad before the games? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alabama picked up David Kimani in case you didn't hear so they will be a force even with the loss of Tim Broe. = Gary Liguori UWYO Go Pokes! __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
Re: t-and-f: SHOCKER! Oly sites switched
So the winner gets thrice penalized. RT wrote: The Utah Host Committee has also announced a bonus to be awarded to all male medalists: Gold Medal winners get to take 3 wives home with them, courtesy of the citizens of Utah. Silver Medal winners get awarded 2 wives. Bronze Medal winners have to made do with just one new wife. Female medal winners don't get anything extra, but if you're female and you DON'T win a medal, you're subject to name draw by computer to go into a pool as a possible award to the male medal winners. The Australians are busy trying to figure out how to tax these "awards" along with the cash bonuses. RT --Original Message-- From: "Tom Derderian" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 18, 2000 4:02:03 PM GMT Subject: Re: t-and-f: SHOCKER! Oly sites switched And all track races will be run clockwise. Timing will be done with watches set on countdown starting at the current world's record. Results will be reported in seconds plus or minus the record time. Athletes world wide welcome this liberation from the tyranny of tradition. Socks worn must be of opposing colors and each athlete must carry his or her country's flag at all times. TD -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: SHOCKER! Oly sites switched Date: Fri, Aug 18, 2000, 11:44 AM LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (Rooters)--IOC officials today announced that due to current weather patterns (94 degrees F in Salt Lake City yesterday, snow in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney earlier in the week) that the USOC and AOC had brokered a deal whereby the 2000 Summer Olympics will be held in Utah, with the 2002 Winter version moving Down Under. "This is great news," said IOC head Juan Antonio Samaranch. "My doctors recently told me I had to stop drinking wine and this change of venues will be just what the doctor ordered." Full details at http://itsnotapril1butthelistneededsomelevity.com gh
Re: t-and-f: NCAA XC Recruits Update
Alabama picked up David Kimani in case you didn't hear so they will be a force even with the loss of Tim Broe.
Re: t-and-f: Relay runoff
Henderson finished last in the 400-meter finals at the U.S. track and field trials, but will go to Australia as part of the 1,600-meter relay pool. She'll compete in a runoff in Brisbane early next month, and if she's one of the top six, she's in. If not, she still gets to be with the team and wear her free clothes. This is the first I've heard of this 'runoff'. Does EVERY potential long relayist havae to race the 400 at Brisbane, or are there exemptions? What about Marion Jones, does she have to prove anything at Brisbane, too? RT
(fwd) Re: (fwd) t-and-f: Yago Lamela
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 01:30:50 +0200, "Manuel Mangani" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: R.T. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 August , 2000 4:56 Subject: (fwd) t-and-f: Yago Lamela On Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:12:00 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: speaking of the oh-my-god-where-have-they-gone people whassup with last year's long jump revelation? I haven't looked in our database, but I don't recall seeing his name all year. ??? gh Yago Lamela was injured. In his come-back meet 3 days ago he manged 2 jumps of approximately 7.50m and injured himself again.
t-and-f: Sotomayor has point to prove
Electronic Telegraph Friday 18 August 2000 Tom Knight THE International Amateur Athletic Federation welcome back an old, if tainted, friend here tonight when the Cuban high jumper, Javier Sotomayor, returns for his first Golden League competition since his doping reprieve. Sotomayor, the world record holder and 1992 Olympic champion who won the world title in 1993 and 1997, was reinstated by the IAAF this month after serving only half of a two-year ban imposed after he tested positive for cocaine at last year's Pan American Games. The 32-year-old has always protested his innocence and his claims were supported by the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, who insisted his positive test was part of an American conspiracy. In cutting short his suspension, the IAAF talked of Sotomayor as a "great athlete who deserved to end his career with an Olympic Games rather than the shame of a drugs ban". His appearance in the summer's fifth Golden League Grand Prix, in the Stade de Louis, comes after he cleared 2.28 metres at a meeting in France earlier in the week. He said: "The dream, of course, will be the Olympic title. My competition in France was like a preparation test. I know I can do well in Sydney and, if I get a medal, it would prove I have come back to my highest level. "I have two goals, to participate in the Olympics and to clear my image, even if the IAAF didn't erase the sanction completely. After the Olympics I will see with my lawyers what the best thing is I can do. I can imagine the possibility of going to the civil court to clear my name. "The first injustice was my disqualification at the Pan Am Games. However, the main injustice is that I'm treated as someone who has taken a banned substance." The Cuban is not the only athlete with a point to prove tonight. Merlene Ottey, the Jamaican sprinter cleared by an IAAF arbitration panel after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, runs in the 100m. British interest lies in the form of two winners from last weekend's Olympic trials in Birmingham. Colin Jackson faces a top-class field in the 110m hurdles in what will be only his sixth race of a season hampered by persistent leg injuries. He said: "There's only one way to get back to the top and that's by getting plenty of races. Along the way, I might lose one or two but I'll have to live with that." Dwain Chambers, meanwhile, tests his resurgent form in the 100m. The 22-year-old, whose win at the trials came as a major surprise after he had made such an appalling start to the summer, takes on Maurice Greene, the world record holder and world champion from the United States, and Donovan Bailey, the Canadian who won the Olympic title in Atlanta. Chambers said: "I want to go to Sydney hoping to have finished in front of as many of my rivals as I can so I know that if I've done it once, I can do it again when it really matters. "I had hoped to break 10 seconds four times before the Olympics but because of my injury and the way I was running, that hasn't happened and it probably won't. "Yet it's all about what goes on in the mind - if you believe you can do it, you're halfway there." Chambers, together with Darren Campbell and Jason Gardener, get the chance to take on Greene at the Norwich Union Classic, in Gateshead on Aug 28, the last domestic meeting before the Olympics. Louise Currey, the Australian ranked No 2 in the world in the javelin, could miss the Olympics after damaging knee ligaments. The 1996 Olympic silver medallist won the national championship in Sydney with her second throw - 63.59m - but broke down on her next attempt. Eamonn Condon WWW.RunnersGoal.com
t-and-f: Monaco 1500 results
Monaco results: 1 Chirchir William KEN 3:31.02 12 2 Díaz Andrés Manuel ESP 3:31.48 10 3 Maazouzi Driss FRA 3:32.06 9 4 Kipkurui Benjamin KEN 3:32.58 8 5 Koech Benson KEN 3:33.43 7 6 Bosch Nadir FRA 3:33.89 6 7 Rotich Laban KEN 3:34.20 5 8 Mayock John GBR 3:34.69 4 9 Silva Rui POR 3:35.08 10 Stember Michael USA 3:35.11 11 Holman Steve USA 3:35.18
