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August 27, 2007

Women's 100, Men's 10,000 Highlight Day Three at World Athletics
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=18FFD28:A6F02AD83191E160B19015ABDA9491849574F7DCC14957C0 Women's 100 meters
highlights action Monday night, with defending champion Lauryn
Williams of the US hoping to claim another world crown The title of
world's fastest woman will be decided Monday night at the World
Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports,
the women's 100-meters race is just one of five gold medals up for
grabs.







Lauryn Williams (1007) races with Bahamas' Timicka Clarke in a heat of
the Women's 100m dash at the World Athletics Championships, 26 Aug
2007The women's 100 meters highlights action Monday night, with
defending champion Lauryn Williams of the United States hoping to
claim another world crown.

After the quarterfinals, Williams says she is trying to stay relaxed.

"Whatever is going to happen is going to happen and the next morning -
Tuesday morning I will still be Lauryn Williams and people will like
me just because and not because of what happens in that 11 seconds,
tomorrow night," she said.

To defend her title, Williams will have to beat an elite field that
includes former champion and countrywoman Torri Edwards of the United
States, Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, and
2005 world bronze medalist Christine Arron of France.

In addition to the women's 100, four other gold medals are up for
grabs, including the men's 10,000 meters, the women's 3,000-meter
steeplechase, the men's hammer throw and the men's triple jump.






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