Racing News: May 25 Morning Report

Racing News: May 25 Morning Report

By Peter Gambaccini Asbel Kiprop Headlines Oslo's Dream Mile on June 7 2008 Olympic 1500-meter gold medalist Asbel Kiprop of Kenya will run the storied Dream Mile at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. The field also includes 2009 world champion Youssef Saad Kamel of Bahrain, Daniel Kipchirchir Komen of Kenya, Marcin Lewdowski of Poland, Hailu Mekonnen of Ethiopia, Andy Baddeley of Great Britain, and Abdelaati Iguider and Amine Laalou of Morocco. (photo of Asbel Kiprop by Photo Run) More Will This Prefontaine Classic Be 'the Best Ever?' Meet Director Tom Jordan, whose June 2 Pre Classic is preceded by June 1's Hollister Night, makes that claim pretty much annually, but it's hard to argue with it this year. "I figure about 65 percent of the athletes who will win gold medals [in the Olympics] will have competed at the Pre Classic in the events we're staging," declares Jordan....

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