Can Bahamians Thomas and Wilson make the high jump final in Tokyo?

Bahamians Donald Thomas and Jamal Wilson will both seek to qualify for the final of the men’s high jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Friday.

Watch Live action from the SEC Indoor Championships online

Watch Live action from the SEC Indoor Championships online. CLICK HERE TO WATCH After day one of the 2010 SEC Indoor Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships, the University of South Carolina is leading the women’s race. The University of Arkansas is hosting the championship events at the Randal Tyson Track Center, in Fayetteville,…

Blanka Vlasic clears 2.03m at home meeting

Competing before an energized crowd of nearly 11,000, World champion Blanka Vlasic cleared 2.03m and made three solid attempts at a would-be World record of 2.09m at the Slobodna Dalmacija Women’s High Jump Meeting in her hometown of Split, Croatia on Sunday (21). “I’m very satisfied with the outcome because this time there was no…

Statistician says Jan Zelezny better than Usain Bolt

Who is really better on the statistics chart? Javelin thrower Jan Zelezny or sprinter Usain Bolt? A statistician has his take on the two all-time greats.

Ethiopian Meseret Defar just missed 5,000 meters world record at GE Galan

Meseret Defar of Ethiopia missed the indoor world record by less than half a second as she won the 5,000 meters at the GE Galan on Wednesday. Defar finished in 14 minutes, 24.85 seconds, just 0.48 seconds short of the record she set at the same venue last year. Cuba’s Dayron Robles won the 60-meter…

The Aviva Grand Prix – High Jump competition

On 20th February 2010, at The Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham’s NIA, UKA will be taking the high jump to a new level. In addition to a full schedule of world class athletics, the Aviva Grand Prix will host a new competition: ‘Extreme High Jump’.

Finland’s Osku Torro surprises with 2.32m NR; world lead also for Cantwell

Finland’s 30-year-old Osku Torro took a surprise High Jump victory indoors in Wuppertal, Germany, setting a world season lead with a 2.32m performance which not only added 5 centimetres to his outright personal best (2.27 outdoors, 2007 / 2.26 indoors, 2006) but improved the Finnish record by one centimetre. Torro, had a clean jumping card…

Ivan Ukhov opens season with 2.37m in Hustopece

Hustopece, Czech Republic – European indoor High Jump champion Ivan Ukhov opened his 2010 season in style with a 2.37m clearance to highlight the first leg of the 6th Moravian High Jump Tour in Hustopece on Saturday (23). It was a one-man show by the 23-year-old Russian. He opened his competition at 2.20m with a…