By Latin American Herald Tribune
ATLANTA, Ga. – Mexican-born U.S. track athlete Leonel “Leo” Manzano is making his final preparations for the London Games, confident that his Olympic-sized heart will lead him to his best-ever time in the 1500 meters.
Manzano stands just 5 feet 5 inches and is...
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By Rod Harris, Associated Press
LONDON -- The decision-makers finally have an answer to the question of who will light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony.
Steve Redgrave? Daley Thompson? Kelly Holmes? Roger Bannister?
Don't ask, because they're not saying.
"There is a...
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'Centro-nation' signs pop up in Arnold for Matthew Centrowitz
By WBAL-TV 11
ARNOLD, Md. - A star runner from Anne Arundel County will make his Olympic debut next month -- and his mother can't wait.
Matthew Centrowitz, 22, will be compete in the 1500-m track and field event on Aug. 3 with...
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By Associated Press
OXFORD, England — Roger Bannister returned to the track where he broke the 4-minute barrier for the Mile 58 years ago, walking slowly but smiling broadly as he carried the Olympic torch across the finish line Tuesday just 17 days before the start of the London Games.
The...
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By Oliver Staley, Bloomberg Business Week
Britain was still reeling from World War II in the early 1950s. Then came the coronation of a new queen, the conquest of Mt. Everest and, in May 1954, the breaking of the four-minute Mile by Roger Bannister.
Bannister and his epic run helped rally the...
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By Michel Martin, National Public Radio
Leonel Manzano is the new U.S. track and field champion in the men's 1500 meters. He took home the title on Sunday night, and booked his place on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. As part of Tell Me More's preview of the Summer Olympics, host Michel Martin...
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Monument resident in 1,500 finals Sunday
By David Ramsey, The Gazette
Juli Benson has spent dozens of hours working with Jenny Simpson. She’s not spent a single hour worrying about Simpson.
It’s easy to be confident about Simpson’s future. She competes Sunday in the 1,500 finals at the...
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Sir Roger Bannister will carry the Olympic torch on the track where he became the first man to run the Mile in less than four minutes
By Tim Walker, The Telegraph
OXFORD - Although Sir Roger Bannister would have been a popular choice to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony, the...
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Five-times Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave remains the bookies' hot favourite to light the Olympic flame in the stadium at the London 2012 opening ceremony, but Sir Roger Bannister is closing on him.
By Eurosport
Redgrave is a 1-3 favourite to be afforded the honour, but legendary...
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As part of USA TODAY Sports' "100 Olympic hopefuls in 100 Days" series, prospective U.S. Olympians give their thoughts on the Games in their own words.
By Michael Florek, USA Today
Leo Manzano's first trip to the Olympics ended when he didn't make the final of the men's 1,500 meters.
He...
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