Category: Olympic Games

EUGENE, Ore. – Sprint hurdler Aries Merritt said on Wednesday that he plans to compete at next month’s Olympics despite being warned by doctors.

Despite winning the sprint double at the Jamaica Olympic Trials this past weekend and signalled his return from injury, Yohan Blake has been told he is way off gold medal pace for Rio, later this summer.

U.S. sprint champion English Gardner is promising a “nasty” women’s 4x100m relay team at the Rio Olympics next month.

EUGENE – Results from event finals on Day Three at the U.S. Olympic Game Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene on Sunday.

EUGENE, USA – American champion Justin Gatlin says the USA will be going for a clean sweep of the medals in the men’s 100m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.

Sprinter Michael Rodgers thinks Usain Bolt should earn his place on the Jamaican team to the Rio Olympics, and he hopes someone will beat the sprint sensation and “puts him in his place.”

EUGENE – American sprinter Justin Gatlin is confident arch rival Usain Bolt will be fit for the Olympic Games, despite the world record holder’s uncertain status due to an injury.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hansle Parchment is reportedly sweating on his fitness ahead of the start of the JAAA – Jamaica Olympics Senior Trials 2016 – this weekend.

KINGSTON – The JAAA Olympic Senior Track and Field Trials gets going this week and you can follow live blogging stream from our good friends at TrackAlerts.com.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sporting Alert – The Starting heat list and event schedule for day 1 of the Jamaica Olympic Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston, on Thursday.

SYDNEY – Australia’s Sally Pearson will not defend her women’s 100 metres hurdles title at the Rio Olympics later this summer, according to reports.

Forget about Usain Bolt and the men’s 100m. All eyes will be on the men’s 400 metres, which should answer some baffling questions about the form of Rusheen McDonald.

ANGERS, France – Sprinter Jimmy Vicaut continues to show great form in his Olympic preparations, after clocking another sub-10 seconds to win the men’s 100m at the French Championships over the weekend.

The following is the complete schedule for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Games Team Trials, which will take place at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from July 1 to July 10.

The president of the Russian Olympic Committee blasts the inconsistency of the Olympic leaders in the build up towards the 2016 Olympic Games.

Want to watch the Jamaica Olympic Championships later this month? Have no fear, 1Spotmedia have you covered. The internet media service will provide live online streaming of the four day championships from June 30 to July 3 at the National Stadium in Kingston.

American sprinter Trayvon Bromell believes he has all the qualities to become the next Usain Bolt. The World Championships bronze medallist from Beijing 2015, has a personal best of 9.84 secs, which is the 10th fastest on the world all-time behind Bolt’s world record of 9.58.

KINGSTON – Usain Bolt has sent the strongest of warnings to his rivals ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio, by declaring in the first week of May that “I am in good nick.”

CLERMONT, FL – Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women’s 200m at the NTC Pure Athletics Spring Invite in Clermont, FL, Saturday.