Notes & Insights
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London reviews race security after Boston Marathon attacks
Organisers of Sunday's London Marathon, one of the world's largest mass participation events, are reviewing security in the aftermath of the attacks at the Boston Marathon which left three people dead and over 100 wounded on Monday. Read more...
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UKA confident in new sponsorship model with Aviva partnership set to end
Aviva is reportedly set to end its long-term partnership with UK Athletics (UKA) as the organisation prepares to reorganise its sponsorship programme from 2013 onwards. Read more...
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Ricky Simms: Setting the pace
Ricky Simms is one of three directors at PACE Sports Management, a well-respected athlete management firm that, in addition to Usain Bolt, counts the likes of current 5,000 metre world champion Mo Farah, reigning Olympic 400 metre champion Christine Ohuruogu and a whole host of Kenyan athletes among its 70-strong stable of clients. Read more...
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50 Most Marketable 2012 - Usain Bolt
The sporting cycle turns again, dragging Usain Bolt from the top of this list, but the world's fastest man is hard to replace. Read more...
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London to host 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships
London will host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships after defeating the only rival bid, Doha, by 16 votes to 10 in Monaco on Friday. Read more...
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The world's most marketable athlete - Usain Bolt
For all his talents, getting going has never been Usain Bolt's strong point. In the commentary box, sprint purists such as Michael Johnson and Colin Jackson pore over footage of his clumsy starts like schoolmasters addressing the work of a brilliant but inattentive pupil. But the instant he hits his stride, the 6'5 Jamaican is in a field all of his own. So it has proved in this list, with Bolt racing past last year's front three to become SportsPro's most marketable athlete for 2011. Read more...
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The world's 12th most marketable athlete - Jessica Ennis
In the build-up to every modern Olympics, one local favourite invariably becomes the face of the Games. For London 2012, it seems that Jessica Ennis will follow Cathy Freeman in 2000 and Liu Xiang in 2008: no gold medal would delight British fans more than one for the presentable presumptive frontrunner in the heptathlon. Read more...
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The world's 19th most marketable athlete - Liu Xiang
While 110 metre hurdler Liu Xiang is not at the level he was at during the build-up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing - either athletically or commercially - he remains one of China's biggest sports stars and, despite his publicity-shy nature, one of the country's biggest sponsorship draws. Read more...
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The world's 29th most marketable athlete - Tyson Gay
Following Usain Bolt's explosion onto the world athletics scene at the Beijing Olympics and his current dominance of the 100 metres event, American Tyson Gay has found himself, rather unfortunately, somewhat overshadowed. Despite being the second fastest man to run 100 metres in history, with a time of 9.69 seconds in 2009, after struggling at the Beijing Olympics due to a hamstring injury, Gay has failed to receive the worldwide exposure of his Jamaican rival. Read more...
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Radcliffe, Loroupe and Kipketer support Peace and Sport's marathon effort
Tegla Loroupe and Wilson Kipketer will be amongst the people representing Peace and Sport at the ING New York Marathon on 6th November, 2011, with Paula Radcliffe also involved in a unique coaching capacity. Read more...
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