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Japan wins women's marathon team gold medal in Seville

SEVILLE, Spain - Japanese women marathoners receive gold medals in the team division at the world athletics championships in Seville on the final day, Aug. 29. Photo shows the marathoners at the prize-giving ceremony -- (from L) Ari Ichihashi finishing 2nd, Kayoko Obata eighth, Junko Asari 16th, and Mayumi Ichikawa 17th.

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Jones fails to get gold medal in women's long jump

SEVILLE, Spain - A disappointed Marion Jones of the United States sits in the long jump pit Aug. 23 after her 6th jump was declared foul during the women's long jump final at the 7th World Track and Field Championships in Seville's Olympic Stadium. She took the bronze medal while Spain's Niurka Montalvo won the event.

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Ito through to 100-meter quarterfinals in world c'ships

SEVILLE, Spain - Asia's top sprinter Koji Ito of Japan breezes into the quarterfinals of the men's 100 meters on Aug. 21 with a time of 10.38 seconds in the first-round heats at the world athletics championships at Olympic Stadium.

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Jones removed on stretcher

SEVILLE, Spain - Runner Marion Jones of the United States is carried out on a stretcher after suffering back pain in the women's 200 meter semi-final at the world athletics championships at the Olympic Stadium in Seville, Spain on Aug. 25.

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Greene wins men's 100 at world track c'ships

SEVILLE, Spain - Photo shows Maurice Greene of the United States after winning the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships at Olympic Stadium in Seville, Spain on Aug. 22. Greene won in a meet record time of 9.80 seconds, narrowly missing a chance to equal his world record mark of 9.79.

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Japan's Ichihashi wins silver medal in women's marathon

SEVILLE, Spain - Japan's Ari Ichihashi shows off the silver medal she won in the women's marathon on the final day of the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29. The winner, Jong Song Ok of North Korea, finished with a time of 2:26.59, while Ichihashi came in only 3 seconds later -- a personal best. The photo shows Ichihashi after the award ceremony at Seville's Olympic Stadium.

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Miller wins women's 200 meters world title

SEVILLE, Spain - American Inger Miller (R) wins the women's 200 meters world title at Olympic Stadium in Seville, Spain, on Aug. 27, clocking the fastest time this year of 21.77 seconds.

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Greene achieves historic 100-200 double

SEVILLE, Spain - American Maurice Greene becomes the first man to complete the 100 and 200 meters double at the world championships on Aug. 27 in Seville, Spain. After winning the 100 meters on Aug. 22, he dominated the 200 meters final from the start, clocking 19.90 seconds.

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Michael Johnson breaks world record in 400-meter final

SEVILLE, Spain - Michael Johnson of the U.S. shatters another world record Aug. 26, with a sensational time of 43.18 seconds in the men's 400-meter final at the World Championships in Seville. The photo shows Johnson posing beside the electronic scoreboard displaying his world-record time.

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N. Korea's Jong wins women's marathon at world c'ships

SEVILLE, Spain - North Korea's Jong Song Ok wins the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29, followed by Japan's Ari Ichihashi. Photo shows their finish, with Jong clocking 2:26.59 and Ichihashi 3 seconds behind at Seville's Olympic Stadium.

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Spain's Anton wins gold in world marathon

SEVILLE, Spain - Defending marathon champion Abel Anton wins gold medal in the world athletics championships in Seville, Spain, on Aug. 28, giving hosts Spain their second gold medal. He crossed the line in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 36 seconds.

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Japan's Sato wins bronze in world marathon in Spain

SEVILLE, Spain - Japan's Nobuyuki Sato raises the Hinomaru (rising sun) flag after winning bronze in the world athletics championships' marathon in Seville, Spain, on Aug. 28. He clocked 2 hours, 14 minutes, 7 seconds. Defending champion Abel Anton of Spain won gold in 2:13.36 and Italy's Vincenzo Modica silver in 2:14.03.

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Ichihashi celebrates getting silver in women's marathon

SEVILLE, Spain - Japan's Ari Ichihashi poses with Japanese fans holding Japanese national flags after winning the silver medal in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Seville on Aug. 29. The gold medal went to North Korea's Jong Song Ok.

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Marathon winners show medals

SEVILLE, Spain - Marathon winners in the world athletics championships show their medals at the Olympic stadium in Seville, Spain, on Aug. 28. Japan's Nobuyuki Sato won bronze, Spain's defending champion Abel Anton gold, and Italy's Vincenzo Modica silver (from L to R).

World Athletics Championships 1999