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 Dix and Jeter, who have both started the new campaign brightly,... 

Olympic bronze medallist Walter Dix sounded his own warning ahead of this summer’s London Olympic Games with a wind-aided 9.85 seconds to take the invitational 100m at the 2012 Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday. The American was pushed slightly by a wind of +2.4 m/s, but his move in the second part of the race shows that his training is right on schedule for the busy summer. Dix made a decision to switch... 

American sprinters Carmelita Jeter and Walter Dix will both race at the annual Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational, which takes place from Apr. 12-14 in Drake Stadium. Jeter, the world 100m champion from last summer, has been in fine form in the last few seasons and will be using the meet as one of her preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games in London, later on this year. Meanwhile,... 

By Gary Smith Usain Bolt anchors the Jamaican Gold team to victory (Photo: TrackAlerts.com) CORRECTION TO BOLT’S TIME WHICH WAS 8.79SECS AND 8.71SECS AS WAS PREVIOUS REPORTED Usain Bolt’s Jamaican Gold 4x100m relay team was on fire at the at the Franklin Field Stadium on Saturday, but he too left his own individual mark on the track. The triple world record holder in the 100m, 200m and... 

By Gary Smith Usain Bolt anchors the Jamaican Gold team to victory (Photo: TrackAlerts.com) Usain Bolt’s Jamaican Gold 4x100m relay team was on fire at the at the Franklin Field Stadium on Saturday, but he too left his own individual mark on the track. The triple world record holder in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m – produced a scorching 8.79seconds on his anchor leg for the track club which... 

By Miranda Mitchell Triple Olympic and World champion Usain Bolt anchored the Jamaican Gold team to stunning 37.90secs to win the USA vs World 4x100m relay. The time was a new Penn Relays record – removing the old mark of 37.92 set last year by the Americans. Bolt raced with Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake and Marvin Anderson. The Jamaicans defeated USA Blue who came home in 38.33secs, with USA... 

Antiguan super star sprinter Daniel Bailey races in the 100m in Berlin (PHOTO/Paul Allen) Though known traditionally as a meet heavy on its long distance runners, one of the most accomplished group of athletes at the 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games will be found in the Visa Men’s 60m. Among the sprinters confirmed for the Men’s dash are Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist... 

Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix recently resolved a contract dispute with his agent in an arbitration hearing. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed. The sprinter’s legal scuffle centered around compensation owed to agent Kimberly Holland, who helped him broker a rich deal with Nike. His side’s claim was that Holland wasn’t the sole reason Dix got the Nike contract,... 

EUGENE –Success seems to come easy for Walter Dix. Dealing with it has been a much different story. The sprinter is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a highly decorated collegiate runner at Florida State and owner of an almost unprecedented endorsement deal with Nike. He’s also a reluctant star who shies away from the spotlight. He recently let go his coach and is in a legal scuffle with... 

By Gary Smith and Christine Taylor (Action Sports), World-Track Photos by  Track And Field Photo Magazine EUGENE, Oregon — Former world champion Bershawn Jackson recovered well from hitting a hurdle early in the race to finish on top of perhaps the strongest assembled 400m hurdles field this year at the Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix. Strong finish for Jackson Jackson finished with a late...