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Jamaicans Blake, Young set meeting records, Campbell-Brown beaten in Luzern
World champion Yohan Blake won the men’s 100m dash at Tuesday’s Spitzenleichtathletik meet (EA Classic) at the Stadium Allmand in Luzern.
Blake, who beat world record holder and reigning Olympic Games champion Usain Bolt in both sprint events at the Jamaica track and field trials last month clocked 9.85 seconds to take the event.
The star of the night, got away to a good start and then...
Monaco Diamond League meeting last warmup before Olympics
Friday, the best athletes in the world will meet in Monaco on the occasion of the Samsung Diamond League meeting Herculis as their last stop before heading to London for the Olympics.
As an opening, USA 4x100m teams will bring their best games to test themselves before the Olympics Games, and should bring on Louis II track Tyson GAY, Justin GATLIN, and also Carmelita JETER and Allyson FELIX.
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Rudisha and Pearson lead fast times, Gatlin loses to Gay over 100m
PARIS (Sporting Alert) — World Record holder David Rudisha predicted a fast time and that he did to win the men’s 800m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday.
The Kenya superstar clocked a storming meeting record and world-leading time of 1:41.54 to lowered his own world-leading mark of 1:41.74 with his winning run that separated him by over four-seconds from the field.
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Bolt’s coach not surprised Blake beat him at Jamaica trials
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Glen Mills, the coach of both Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, says he was not surprised to see the world record holder beaten over the 100m at the Jamaica Championships on Friday night.
Blake exploded from the blocks to outpaced Bolt and Asafa Powell to the finish line to win in a new personal best of 9.75 seconds and set a new stadium record in the process.
Bolt has had his problems...
Top Jamaican sprinter nursing injury – reports
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It is being reported that a top athlete has picked up an injury at the Jamaica National Championships, which could dump their chances of making the team to the London Olympic Games later this summer.
The athlete has not been confirmed, but their are speculations that it’s a male sprinter and one who is expected to be a medal favourite at the Olympics.
The championships,...
Yohan Blake leads 100m qualifiers, Bolt, Powell in also
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — World champion Yohan Blake leads the list of high-profiled sprinters heading into the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres dash at the Jamaica National Championships on Thursday.
Blake posted 10.00 seconds to win his heat over young star Kemar Bailey-Cole, who ran 10.12 secs for second and former national champion Oshane Bailey, who took third in 10.26.
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Sheri-Ann Brooks at the double at Donovan Bailey Invitational, Blake wins 100m
EDMONTON, Canada — Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Sheri-Ann Brooks won sprint events as several meet records fell at the Donovan Bailey Invitational in Edmonton, Canada on Saturday.
Blake, won the men’s 100 metres in 10.05 seconds, bettering American Trell Kimmons (10.11) and Jamaican Lerone Clarke (10.13).
Blake will now turns his attention the Jamaica Olympic trials where he will face the...
Usain Bolt runs 9.79, beats Asafa Powell in Oslo
OSLO, Norway (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt had to do some chasing tonight, but he did so successfully in catching Asafa Powell at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday.
The World record holder and double Olympic champion, who set a world-leading 9.76 seconds time when bettering Powell in Rome, last week, ran 9.79secs for first place in the men’s...
Wind steals Xiang Liu world record equally run
EUGENE — Athens Olympic champion Xiang Liu of China delivered a wind-aided 12.87 seconds to win the men’s 110m hurdles race at the 2012 Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday.
The former world record holder defeated a very strong field in posting his impressive time, but it was done with a positive 2.4 m/s tailwind. The time would have equalled Dayron Robles...
Usain Bolt improves WL to 9.76secs in Rome
ROME (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt delivered a spanking 9.76 seconds (-0.1 m/s) world-leading time to hammer a solid field and win the men’s 100m dash at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rome on Thursday.
The Jamaican world record holder got away first time and kept moving away from the field as the race went on to take down fellow countryman Asafa Powell, who race 9.91secs for second...
