Eugene, Oregon – In a first-ever showdown on American soil, the last five No. 1 world-ranked high hurdlers will go head-to-head at the 2017 Prefontaine Classic.
Apr 19
Tag: david oliver
Apr 2
Oliver Wins 110m Hurdles; Ahye Wins 100m At Texas Relays
AUSTIN, Texas – Former world champion David Oliver took care of business in the men’s 110m hurdles invite, running 13.44 seconds to win the event at the 2016 Texas Relays on Saturday.
May 9
Strong sprints and throws fields expected for Colorful Daegu
DAEGU — Sprinters Walter Dix, Carmelita Jeter and Kirani James, as well as throwers Tatyana Lysenko and Betty Heidler are amongst the already confirmed stars for the Colorful Daegu Meeting, organisers said on Tuesday. The track and field meeting, which will take place on May 16 is part of the IAAF World Challenge series. Americans […]
Feb 7
Laverne Jones-Ferrette Blasts To 6.97 World-Leading Mark; Beats Jeter Again
Laverne Jones-Ferrette delivered another stunning world-leading performance at the 24th Sparkassen-Cup to highlight the meeting in Stuttgart on Saturday. The US Virgin Islands sprint ace clocked a flashing world-leading 6.97seconds to win the women’s 60m dash and became the first woman to run under the 7.00seconds barrier in over a decade. Jones-Ferrette, who twice produced […]
Jan 30
Jessica Ennis Sets Record And Beat Lolo Jones In Glasgow
Great Britain’s multi-athlete super star Jessica Ennis defeated favourite Lolo Jones in the women’s 60 metres hurdles dash at Saturday’s Aviva International Match Glasgow. Ennis, competing as a guest athlete at the meeting sped to a national record and new world leading time of 7.95seconds to win the event ahead of reigning World Indoor champion […]
Jun 25
Injured Oliver to miss U.S. trials and World Championships
EUGENE — Beijing Olympic 110 metres hurdles bronze medal winner David Oliver has been forced to withdraw from this week’s U.S. Championships and will miss the IAAF World Championships because of an injury.