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Usain Bolt to compete at IAAF World Relays

Sprint star to form part of Jamaica's team for the event in The Bahamas from May 2-3
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Liu Xiang announces retirement

Injury-hampered Chinese star concedes he will not compete at his home world championships in Beijing this summer
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David Hall's decathlon ambition

From humble beginnings, David Hall has blossomed into one of Britain's most talented combined eventers
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Weekly round-up

A look at some of the top results from the past week including a British under-23 hammer record for Nick Miller
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Georgina Schwiening claims hat-trick of wins at Isle of Man Easter Festival

A round-up of the action at the weekend-long Isle of Man Easter Festival
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Rhona Auckland to step up to 10-mile Great Edinburgh Run

European under-23 cross-country champion plans to focus on track 5000m and 10,000m this year as well as work towards a half marathon
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Onwards and upwards for Mutaz Essa Barshim

Mutaz Essa Barshim has emerged as one of the sport's biggest global names and the Qatari high jumper has Javier Sotomayor's world record in his sights
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Male jumpers embrace risk more than women, says study

Research shows men take more risks in high jump and pole vault than the opposite sex
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Liu Xiang reportedly set to announce his retirement

China's 2004 Olympic 110m hurdles champion said to be due to hang up his spikes in the near future Liu […]
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Manchester Marathon champions to run relay at 2015 event

Ron Hill, Steve Kenyon, Bashir Hussain and Jackie Newton to team up at the ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon
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Sergey Bubka unveils IAAF presidency plans

Ukrainian pole vault great says there will be a "complete review" of athletics should he become IAAF president later this year
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Australia and New Zealand name initial team selections for Beijing

Sally Pearson, Jared Tallent, Valerie Adams and Nick Willis among athletes heading to the IAAF World Championships in August
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