Jamaican Nesta Carter, returned home on Friday after a successful 2010 season which saw him becoming the world’s fourth fastest man ever over 100 metres. The Olympic gold medallist lowered his previous personal best time of 9.91seconds by a staggering 0.13s – to set a new mark of 9.78secs – during the course of the […]
Sprinter Tyson Gay is ready to get out of his comfort zone as he targets a place on the American 4×400 relay at the 2012 Olympic Games. He told BBC “I want to make the 4x400m team and be part of a team with Jeremy Wariner and the others. “I did run 44.89sec this year,
Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers rocketed to the gold medal in 6.48seconds to win the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers’ time is the fastest in the world this season and he got home ahead of American Mike Rogers and Daniel Bailey of Antigua who finished third. But it was all about one
NEW DELHI — With 12 months to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the city risks a fiasco rather than a proud moment that puts the country on the path to hosting the Olympics. This stark warning came from the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Michael Fennell who sent an
By Stacie Goss, World-Track MOSCOW — Persistent injury problems has forced world 400m hurdles record holder Yuliya Nosova-Pechonkina of Russia to announced her retirement from the track. Nosova-Pechonkina, who set the world record of 52.34seconds in 2003, has not been able to run consistent since finishing second at the World Championships in Osaka 2007. The
By Gary Smith, World-Track SHANGHAI, China — Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell believes his chances of reclaiming his record from fellow countryman Usain Bolt is slowly looking faint given the form his successor is currently showing. Powell last held the world record at 9.74seconds before being replaced by Bolt, who first lowered
By Gary Smith, World-Track KINGSTON, Jamaica — There are no major championships scheduled for next year, but Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills says the Jamaican will still be "as sharp as ever." Bolt, the world and Olympic triple gold medallist and world record holder over the 100m and 200m will be one of the star
By Huram Hung, World-Track SHANGHAI, China — Former 110metres hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Xiang will return to competition after a yearlong foot injury absence at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix later this month. Liu, who is preparing for the Asian Athletics Championship in November and the East Asian Games in December,
By Glen Andrews, World-Track BIRMINGHAM, England — Former champion Paula Radcliffe has been named by UK Athletics to represent Great Britain in the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham on 11 October. The 35-year-old Radcliffe, who opted not to run the marathon at last month’s world championships in Berlin because she was not fit enough
NEW DELHI, India — Commonwealth Games organisers are desperate to find an Indian sponsor to try to encourage the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt to commit himself to the event in New Delhi next year. The Jamaican world record holder over both the 100 and 200 metres, has so far kept his schedule for 2010
By Gary Smith, World-Track RIETI — World champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton undefeated running after the Berlin world championships stretched on Sunday in Rieti, Italy after the Jamaican won the women’s 100 metres hurdles with a comfortable run. Foster-Hylton, the world-leader at 12.46, clocked 12.78seconds in a strong headwind (-2.5m/s) to take the win over another Jamaican
BRUSSELS — Usain Bolt’s European tour continues at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Thessalonika next weekend, following his all-conquering night in Brussels. The 23-year-old Jamaican sprint king opted to contest only his favourite distance of the 200 metres at the last ever IAAF Golden League meeting in Brussels rather than clash with Asafa Powell
