By Huram Hung, World-Track SHANGHAI, China — China’s former 110m hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang took another step closer to full recovery on Wednesday when he trained in spikes for the first time since returning from an Achilles injury. Despite the promising signs, however, Liu’s coach Sun Haiping, who watched his athlete struggled to […]
Archives for July 15, 2009
Results from Spitzen Leichathletik meeting in Luzern
Complete results from the Spitzen Leichathletik – EAA Outdoor Permit Meetings in Luzern, Switzerland on Wednesday July 15, 2009.
Meeting International de la Province de Liège Results
Complete results from the Meeting International de la Province de Liège track and field meet in Belgium on Wednesday July 15, 2009.
Bolt – "I have not yet started 200m training yet!
By Gary Smith, World-Track PARIS — Usain Bolt has revealed his 19.59 seconds in Lausanne was achieved without any serious 200m training and his bracing for something special once the time comes around for the World Championships in Berlin next month. Running on a soaked track in 60-degrees weather with a slight headwind, Bolt ran […]
Powell, Gay set for Stockholm rematch
By Gary Smith, World-Track STOCKHOLM — American world champion Tyson Gay will get another stab at former world record holder Asafa Powell before the World Championships with the pair set to clash over another 100 metres at DN Galan at Stockholm Olympic Stadium Friday, July 31. Gay and Powell, who last raced at the Gala […]
Campbell-Brown, Majewski lead 5 Olympic champions in Barcelona
By Mellissa Henry for World-Track BARCELONA — Five Olympic champions, including Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown and Poland’s Tomasz Majewski are on the list of participants competing at the 15th Míting Ciutat de Barcelona EAA meeting on 25 July. The organisers also confirmed that Americans David Neville, a member of the winning 4x400m relay team in Beijing […]