IAAF Diamond League – Doha Meeting Live Results

Published on May 10, 2013 |

DOHA, Qatar (Sporting Alert) — The 2013 IAAF Diamond League kicks off on Friday night with the opening meet of the campaign at the Hamad Bin Suhaim Stadium in Doha. Live Results and Updates Several Olympic and World champions will line up for the opener, as they continue preparation for this summer’s IAAF World Athletics…

Aries Merritt sets world record in Brussels

Published on September 8, 2012 |

World 100 metres champion Carmelita Jeter won the women’s 200 Meter Dash Invitational at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium on Saturday.

Tyson Gay clocks 10.00 to win B race in New York

Published on June 9, 2012 |

NEW YORK — American sprinter Tyson Gay opened his season with an impressive 10.00 seconds performance to win the “B” race of the men’s 100 metres dash at the adidas Grand Prix – an IAAF Diamond League meeting in New York on Saturday. Gay, who has been bothered by injuries, which forced him to do…

Usain Bolt runs 9.79, beats Asafa Powell in Oslo

Published on June 7, 2012 |

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…

Live Diamond League on Universal Sports

Published on June 7, 2012 |

OSLO — Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt completed their final preparations full of confidence that they will finish on top of the men’s 100m tonight at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo. Universal Sports will provide live webcast coverage @ 12:00 PM ET The Jamaican superstars will clash for the…

Usain Bolt improves WL to 9.76secs in Rome

Published on May 31, 2012 |

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…

Rome Diamond League Meeting Live on Universal Sports.com

Published on May 31, 2012 |

ROME (Sporting Alert) — A Fully charged Usain Bolt will look to shake off the slow performance in his last outing when he takes on a strong field at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rome on Thursday. The Diamond League Meeting Will Be Live on Universal Sports.com Bolt, the fastest in the world this…

Usain Bolt: Gatlin needs to worry about Gay, Blake before testing me

Published on May 29, 2012 |

ROME — Usain Bolt has laughed off comments from American sprinter Justin Gatlin – which suggested that the 2004 Olympic champion was ready to take down the world record holder in London. Gatlin, who has been in great form this season, following his return to the track from a four-year suspension – believes that he…

Powell ready to go, Campbell-Brown v Jeter and more in Shanghai

Published on May 18, 2012 |

SHANGHAI, China — Asafa Powell will take on a very strong men’s 100 metres dash field at the Samsung Diamond League Meet in Shanghai on Saturday. The Jamaican former world record holder was beaten by American Justin Gatlin in his opening race of the season, but clocked a very quick 9.88 seconds, the fourth fastest…

Justin Gatlin fires back at Bolt and Blake

Published on May 12, 2012 |

DOHA — American sprinter Justin Gatlin returned to top form with a sizzling run in Doha and then took a dig at his Jamaican rivals Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake on Friday. Gatlin, who recently returned from a four year ban – clocked 9.87 seconds to win the 100 metres dash at the Doha Diamond…

Diamond League series start in Doha

Published on May 10, 2012 |

Doha, Qatar – – A number of high-profiled athletes will make their appearances when the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting kicks-off in Doha on Friday. Amongst the super stars down to compete are Jamaicans Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce and Kerron Stewart, Americans Justin Gatlin, Allyson Felix and Walter Dix, Kenya’s David Rudisha as…

Yohan Blake runs stunning 19.26 to win in Brussels

Published on September 16, 2011 |

BRUSSELS (Sporting Alert) — Yohan Blake threatened Usain Bolt’s world record on Friday when the Jamaican ran 19.26 seconds to win the 200 metres at the Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting in Brussels. Blake, who won the world championships 100m title was running a personal best and world-leading time this season – bettering the…