Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles, who was disqualified after winning the sprint hurdles title at the World Championships said he wouldn’t have had his gold medal taken away if he came from a more powerful country. Robles, the Olympic champion and world record holder, crossed the finishing line first in the men’s 110m hurdles final, but … Read more
Usain Bolt congratulated his Jamaican team-mate and training partner Yohan Blake on winning the World Champion after he false-started. Bolt also congratulated the other medal winnings – American Walter Dix and St Kitts and Nevis’ Kim Collins – and said he’s put his 100m disqualification behind him. He’s already looking forward to running the 200m … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt did not protest the false-start charged to him by the starter, which ended his hopes of repeating as the World champion over the 100m in Daegu on Sunday. However, the debut continues to surround the incident, with All-Athletics.com owner, Attila Spiriev, now joining the list of analysts still breaking … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt says he’s OK and will return to business once again in the 200 metres at the World Championships, after false-starting out of the finals of the 100m dash in Daegu. The Jamaican world record holder and defending champion, was a strong favourite to defend his title over the straightaway … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt false-started from the men’s 100m and failed to defend his title, as Yahon Blake powered his way to victory at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Bolt shockingly jumped the gun – and knew right then that he had made the biggest mistake of his career. Blake held his … Read more
Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills says the world record holder is right on schedule to run as fast as he wants at the World Championships. Bolt, who won the sprint double in world record fashion at the last championships in Berlin, Germany, two-years-ago – has not been has sharp this season as his build up … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt began the defense of his sprint titles looking like a completely different sprinter from what we have been seeing in the build up to the championships. The Jamaican sprint sensation had been struggling with his starts on the circuit, but looked like his old self in the heats of … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Dwain Chambers will get his early test on Usain Bolt after the Great Britain sprinter was drawn alongside the defending champion in the heats. LIVE RADIO (evening sessions) -| LIVE RESULTS – http://www.iaaf.org/live/wch11/index.html| LIVE EVENT REPORTS – http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsList.aspx Chambers recently claimed that Bolt was not the same man he was two-years-ago … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — Steven Hooker suffered a shocking exit to the men’s pole vault competition after failing to clear his opening height at the IAAF World Championships Saturday morning in Daegu. Heading into the championships, the 29-year-old had said: “Physically now I’ve got myself into pretty good shape but I just haven’t had the … Read more
DAEGU — Kenya made their mark on the opening day at the IAAF World Championships after the women finished 1-2-3 in the marathon – the first final of the championships in Daegu. Edna Kiplagat, who started as the favourite to win the gold, recovered from a trip at a water station to lead a Kenyan … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — American sprint legend Maurice Greene believes Usain Bolt’s 100 metres reign could have come to an end at major championships had it not been for a wholesale of withdrawals in South Korea. The men’s 100 metres was shaping up to be one of the highlights in Daegu with Bolt, Asafa Powell … Read more
DAEGU (Sporting Alert) — American sprint champion Walter Dix has one thing on his mind – win three gold medals at the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Dix will lace up in the men’s 100m, 200m and sprint relay – where he will match strides against the highly favoured Jamaicans, led by … Read more
