Chris Thompson and Stephanie Davis timed their runs perfectly to break away and win the Great Britain marathon trials and punched their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics in Japan later this summer. Both winners set respective personal bests en route to securing victory. Great Britain Marathon Trials Summary Thompson wins men race with 2:10:50Davis takes the women's race in a … [Read more...] about Thompson, Davis Win Great Britain Marathon Trials: Results
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Watch 2021 Melbourne Track Classic, As Oboya Races In 400m Again
You can watch live stream of the 2021 Melbourne Track Classic, which will take place at Lakeside Stadium, in Albert Park, on Thursday, March 20. Fans can watch the live stream on the Athletics Australia YouTube channel for free. The 2021 Melbourne Track Classic is the fourth event of the Australian 2021 Summer Super Series and it will feature several athletes who are … [Read more...] about Watch 2021 Melbourne Track Classic, As Oboya Races In 400m Again
Tom Walsh Dominates Shot Put Competition In Zagreb
ZAGREB, Croatia - Consistency was the order of the day for world champion Tom Walsh, who dominated the men's Shot Put competition at the Zagreb IAAF World Challenge meeting on Monday (2). Walsh ended the competition with a best mark of 21.98 meters, but consistently threw over 21-meters in all six rounds, despite the challenges of competing in the windy and rainy … [Read more...] about Tom Walsh Dominates Shot Put Competition In Zagreb
Taplin Tells Zambrano To Chill Ahead Pan American 400m Finals
LIMA, Peru -- Bralon Taplin has made a promise to Anthony Zambrano ahead of the 2019 Pan American Games men's 400 meters final on Thursday. The pair battled in the second of the two semi-finals on Wednesday with Zambrano coming out on top. However, it was the bizarre-looking back and showboating acts from the Colombian as he went past Taplin in the closing meters that led … [Read more...] about Taplin Tells Zambrano To Chill Ahead Pan American 400m Finals
USATF Releases 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Standards
INDIANAPOLIS -- USATF has released the competition standards for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, announced Wednesday. The qualifying event for the “world’s toughest team to make” is set to take place July 1-10 in Eugene, Oregon. All qualifying performances must occur between Friday, May 1, 2015 through Sunday, June 26, 2016, or on an indoor track, in … [Read more...] about USATF Releases 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Standards
Fraser-Pryce Confirmed For Stockholm IAAF Diamond League
STOCKHOLM - Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will race over the 100 metres at the Stockholm IAAF Diamond League meeting on 30 July, organizers confirmed on Wednesday. Fraser-Pryce, who confirmed earlier this season that she will race in only the 100m at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, next month, will be using the race as one of her final tune-up … [Read more...] about Fraser-Pryce Confirmed For Stockholm IAAF Diamond League
American LaShawn Merritt pulls up in Monaco Diamond League
American LaShawn Merritt had an injury scare in his final race before defending his Olympic title in London later this summer. Merritt, the world-leader and the man picked by the pundits to repeat as the Olympic Games 400m gold medallist, was forced to pull out of the quarter-mile race at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco, halfway through the contest after feeling some … [Read more...] about American LaShawn Merritt pulls up in Monaco Diamond League
Ashton Eaton breaks decathlon world record at U.S. trials
Eugene, Ore. - Ashton Eaton brought a record capacity crowd to full roar Saturday at Hayward Field as the Oregon graduate set a world record in the decathlon, scoring 9,039 points to break the previous record of 9,026 set in 2001 by the Czech Republic’s Roman Sebrle. Eaton’s record was the first world record set at the U.S. Olympic Trials since Michael Johnson’s 19.66 in the … [Read more...] about Ashton Eaton breaks decathlon world record at U.S. trials
2012 track and field results
The following are the results from the meetings in the 2012 track and field season. There will be several collegiate and international meeting this season, including the Olympic Games in London and we will provide likes to results for these meetings the term. May 12 - 6th Ponce Grand Prix May 11 - Samsung Diamond League Doha May 19 - Samsung Diamond League Shanghai May 31 … [Read more...] about 2012 track and field results
Bolt belonged not in the 2008 Olympics but the 2040 Games
In this month's issue of Esquire magazine, there's a great read on the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt. What made the piece so fascinating and enlightening was this paragraph: "Ethan Siegel, a theoretical astrophysicist at Lewis & Clark College, recently charted a graph to demonstrate that, judging by the incremental progression of the 100-meter world record over the … [Read more...] about Bolt belonged not in the 2008 Olympics but the 2040 Games
Usain Bolt to run at Penn Relays
World sprint double and relay world record holder Usain Bolt, will compete at the Penn Relays as part of the USA vs. the World event April 24, USA Track and Field announced Thursday. The Jamaican sprint ace is scheduled to compete in the men's 4x100 relay and event he ran on the third leg when Jamaica smashed the world record at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He established … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt to run at Penn Relays
Usain Bolt v Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens beat more than the clock on his way to immortality. His golden four-timer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics was a triumph over prejudice and left an indelible mark on history. Without the American's trailblazing example, who is to say that Usain Bolt would even have got the chance to follow in his tracks and rewrite the record books as he has? Nobody tells Bolt to eat at … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt v Jesse Owens
Jamaica gets $40m boost
Singapore, the host nation for next year's inaugural Youth Olympics, has given the Jamaican government its assurance to pay the US$550,000 needed to resurface the run-down Stadium East mondo track at the Independence Park Complex. According to sports minister Olivia Grange, the arrangement will see a few of Jamaica's top athletes, including triple World and Olympic gold … [Read more...] about Jamaica gets $40m boost
Bolt's home robbed on Wednesday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The home of Jamaica’s 2008 Olympic Games hero Usain Bolt, was broken into and robbed in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, as his younger brother Sadeke Bolt slept in another room of the house, unharmed, throughout the whole incident. The irony is, this robbery took place just mere hours before Usain laced up his spikes in the city of Ostrava … [Read more...] about Bolt's home robbed on Wednesday
Olympic medallists sidelined from Jamaica trials
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Two top Jamaican sprinters, Beijing Olympic Games 100m Silver medalist Sherone Simpson and 400m relay Gold medalist Nesta Carter, along with Atlanta’s Olympic bronze medalist in the long jump James Beckford, are yet to submit their entries for the National Championships four days after the deadline date. When contacted on Wednesday, the ‘Jamaica … [Read more...] about Olympic medallists sidelined from Jamaica trials
Liu's return still a mystery
By Huram Hung, World-Track SHANGHAI, China -- The return of China's superstar hurdler Liu Xiang is still uncertain as he is still not yet accessible for sprinting in a pair of spikes. His coach Sun Haiping, however, believes the former Olympic champion and world record holder is “about 90 percent better.” "Liu will go for another check at the end of this month … [Read more...] about Liu's return still a mystery
Chris Tomlinson wants worlds medal
By Glen Andrews, World-Track LONDON -- British ace Chris Tomlinson believes he can come good when it matters and win a medal at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin later this summer. The 27-year-old is determined to climb up the rankings and add a major outdoor medal to his haul, following his silver at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia last year. He is also … [Read more...] about Chris Tomlinson wants worlds medal
Williams to help US regain sprint crown
United States’ 2005 Helsinki World 100m champion, Lauryn Williams, says she is looking forward to being a part of her country’s initiative to regain their sprint dominance over Jamaica. At last year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Jamaica led by Usain Bolt’s stunning world record runs of 9.69 and 19.30 in the 100 and 200 metres respectively, rocked … [Read more...] about Williams to help US regain sprint crown
Gone with the wind, Bolt still happy with storming time in Ostrava
By Gary Smith, World-Track OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Usain Bolt says was not disappointed by the slight wind push that robbed him of one of the best performances in history at the Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava on Wednesday. The Olympic champion recovered from a poor start to storm to victory in 9.77seconds, the fastest time of this season. But although the time was … [Read more...] about Gone with the wind, Bolt still happy with storming time in Ostrava
I am not the best yet, says Bolt
By Gary Smith, World-Track OSTRAVA -- Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says it is too early to consider himself the best athlete ever, but admits that he is working hard towards the feat. "I am not (the best ever) I am only one of them. Therefore I am still working on myself or more the "project BOLT" to get there to become the best athlete and legend … [Read more...] about I am not the best yet, says Bolt