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Now that former area resident Brigetta Barrett has qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, high-jumping a personal-best and meet-record 6 feet, 7 inches at Saturday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., the question now becomes: Can sh...

Jul 6th 2012, 12:32am 16K views 0 likes 7 shares 0 comments

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FeaturedCoach sitting on top of world - Times Union

When Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic trials last month, he looked around for his personal coach, Harry Marra of Cohoes.

Eaton, 24, and Marra, 64, found one another among the throng at the&n...

Jul 5th 2012, 11:15pm 15K views 0 likes 8 shares 0 comments

Track star (George Kitchens) nearly shot and killed, now a possible Olympian

Thursday May 31, 2012

Augusta, Ga--"It showed me I can endure anything and I can persevere and I can rise to the top of anything because I was shot twice and left for dead and my sister was as well and Lyndon, he was shot in the head and left for dea...

Jul 5th 2012, 4:30pm 14K views 0 likes 4 shares 0 comments

Amy Hastings — Olympian - Leavenworth, KS - Leavenworth Times

By Bob Selman
GateHouse News Service
Posted Jun 22, 2012 @ 10:32 PM
Last update Jun 23, 2012 @ 12:50 PM
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Jun 23rd 2012, 9:11pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Hammer Throw Preview

Once a year we anticipate what we might get for Christmas. Sometimes we know we will get something special. The anticipation for the 2012 Olympic Trials is over. The athletes say they compete better here, officials have put in hard work, and fans have ...

Jun 21st 2012, 7:02am 3K views 0 likes 9 shares 0 comments