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Allyson Felix set a new personal best of 21.69 to win U.S. trials

EUGENE, Ore. — Allyson Felix set a new personal best of 21.69 to win the women’s 200m at the U.S. Olympic trials to pick the team for the London Games on Saturday. The two-time world champion flashed off the corner and took the lead into the straightaway to batter a very strong field to become the third fastest American ever over the dis “I am so happy to be on this team,” said... 

Close finish for third in women’s 100m at U.S. trials

Saturday night’s final of the women’s 100 meters at the 2012 Olympic Trials involved a photo-finish image to determine third place. Timers use two camera positions for photo finishes: one on the outside of the track and one on the inside. The outside camera is traditionally the one used in photo-finish images. In the women’s 100, the outside camera was inconclusive for determining... 

Justin Gatlin to race over 200m at Tom Jones Memorial

Reigning World Indoor 60 metres champion Justin Gatlin will step up his Olympic Games preparation with a 200 metres at the Tom Jones Memorial Meet here in Florida on Saturday. Gatlin, who is yet to decide on whether he will race in both sprint events at the U.S. trials, has enjoyed a very productive 2012 season so far and is looking forward to taking on the likes of Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Walter Dix,... 
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