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She is the Canadian record holder and a former world champion, but Perdita Felicien felt like an underdog Saturday at the Canadian Senior Track and Field Championships.

Dylan Armstrong has a long time to think about a short distance. The native of Kamloops, B.C., missed out on an Olympic bronze medal by one centimetre Friday during the Beijing Olympicsa mena s shot put final.

WINDSOR, Ont. - It was a chance to savour the victory for Scott Russell. His win in the men's javelin at the Canadian senior track and field championships meant more than a simple gold medal.

He is fighting two wars, trying to tame a recession and seeking to remake one-sixth of the American economy by overhauling health care.

Canada's Gary Reed didn't win it a medal in Berlin at this year's world track and field championships.

Canada's Gary Reed didn't win it a medal in Berlin at this year's world track and field championships.

Canada's Nathan Brannen, shown in this August 2008 photo, finished Saturday's quarter-final heat in three minutes, 38.35 seconds.

The Canadian team at this yeara TMs world track and field championships in Berlin has been the victim of a few too many bad breaks.

Since capturing bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep had mapped out this year to challenge for gold at the world track and field championships.

Nova Scotia will be well-represented in the 4x400-metre relay at next month's world championships in Germany.

Lopes-Schliep, Felicien lead lineup Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, left, and Perdita Felicien, seen competing in the 100-metre hurdles in Toronto last month, lead Canada's 31-member team at the upcoming world track and field championships.

Kids spacing out on the couch this summer? The Children's Museum on Trout Brook Drive has introduced a Space Cadets camp that runs next week and promises to offer tutorials on planets, stars, asteroids and space exploration - and if that's not enough, the basics of galaxies, gravity and rocket propulsion.

The Canadian track and field championships at Varsity Stadium this weekend provided some exciting moments, particularly in the women's 100-metre hurdles.

James Christie TORONTO - From Monday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Sunday, Jun.

Brian Barnett of Edmonton won the 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships Sunday, his second victory in as many days.

Brian Barnett leaned at the line, then raised his arms in victory Sunday in what was a repeat performance of a day earlier.

Barnstable's Lamoy Salmon won the 100-meter dash in a personal-best 12.5 in the girls scholastic division of the Southeast/Coastal regional qualifiers, qualifying for the Bay State Games on July 11 at MIT.

Parents of some high school athletes said a shorter sports season for their children amounts to sex discrimination.

Usain Bolt, left, looks back at third-place finisher Ivory Williams as he wins the men's 100 metres in Toronto on Thursday.

Usain Bolt is congratulated by supporters on May 17 after winning a 150-m street race in central Manchester, in a world-record time of 14.35 seconds.