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Stewart hails rivalry with countrywoman Fraser
Two-hundredths of a second is all that separated compatriots Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart in the 100 metres finals at the IAAF World Champion-ships in Berlin this summer, as the pair dismissed the rest of the field en route to a Jamaica one-two in the highly anticipated event and in the process, fueling speculation of a fiery rivalry.
This, however, was not the first time that the two sprinting...
Diack: South African co-operation needed over Semenya
Copenhagen – The ruling athletics body IAAF is still examining the results of Caster Semenya’s gender test and has called for co-operation from the 800 metres world champion’s home country of South Africa.
‘The case is still pending,’ IAAF president Lamine Diack told German Press Agency dpa on Sunday at the International Olympic Committee congress in Copenhagen.
‘We...
Coach Glen Mills says Bolt will be sharp again next season
By Gary Smith, World-Track
KINGSTON, Jamaica –
There are no major championships scheduled for next year, but Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills says the Jamaican will still be "as sharp as ever."
Bolt, the world and Olympic triple gold medallist and world record holder over the 100m and 200m will be one of the star attractions at next year’s IAAF Diamond League, which replaced...
No ducking from Bolt and Gay
By Gary Smith, World-Track
American sprint double world champion Tyson Gay will run at least one round of 100-metres at the U.S. Championships next week.
According to his manager Mark Wetmore, Gay, who automatically gets slots in both the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Berlin later this summer – having won both events at the last championships in Osaka two-year-ago, will only race...
