LONDON (Sporting Alert) – Usain Bolt promised that he would do something special and he certainly did not disappoint after the world record holder blasted to another dominant performance to win the Olympic 100m gold medal on Sunday night. The world record holder set a new Olympic record and the second fastest 100m time ever […]
This preview of the men’s events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. In a wide open event USA’s former World Junior 100m champion Ivory Williams is among the lead medal contenders following […]
Britain’s golden girl Jessica Ennis believes she is in the best possible shape to win the World Indoor pentathlon title in Doha next Saturday despite a setback in her preparations with a foot injury. Ennis is under no illusions that despite her own brilliant form she faces an even tougher test of her multi-event skills […]
Video of Usain Bolt speaking about running at the adidas Grand Prix in New York City on 12 June. Bolt, the triple Olympic and World champion (100, 200, 4×100) and World record holder will race over the 100m dash in New York, and it will be his first competition in the United States since he […]
Mo Farah of Great Britain and Ukraine’s Sergiy Lebid, the silver and bronze medallists at Sunday’s European XC championships will have a rematch up at the 35th edition of the BOclassic on New Year’s eve. In the women’s race, Aniko Kalovics, the 2006 winner will be racing in Bolzano. The 35th edition of the BOclassic […]
"I just blew my mind and blew the world’s mind." – Usain Bolt. On the commute home from work the other day I happened to stumble across the celebrity gossip section of a free London paper. There looking quite the cool cat was a picture of Usain Bolt donning a leather jacket and some comedy […]
By Gary Smith and Symone Goss, World-Track PARIS — Usain Bolt steps into every competition with the mentality of being a champion and such a desire has propelled him into the world beater he is these days. The Jamaican phenomenon, however, made it clear that at no point in time he is ever over-confident about […]
Even if you’re not a track fan — or even a sports fan — you ought to take note of this extraordinary athlete named Usain Bolt who is blazing in our midst. It looks like people will be talking about him decades from now, and you don’t want to miss seeing history in the making. […]
By Gary Smith, World-Track BERLIN — Former 100 metres world record holder Maurice Greene believes Usain Bolt has not yet reached his full potential, and backs the Jamaican sprint sensation to develop as he learns to race over the distance. Bolt, who currently holds the world record in both the 100m and 200m, was phenomenal […]
EUGENE — World Championships 200-metres gold medallist Allyson Felix believes racing against ace challenger Veronica Campbell-Brown is more a push for them to run faster, rather than being a rivalry. The pair who have split the last two major championships – Felix at the worlds in Osaka in 2007 and Campbell-Brown at the Olympics in […]
