Two reigning World champions and a pair of reigning Olympic champions will headline the Osaka Grand Prix on Saturday, the second IAAF World Challenge meeting of 2010. Leading the field in the women’s 100m will be Jamaica’s two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown. Earlier this year, Campbell-Brown won the World indoor title in the 60m in Doha, and outdoors has … [Read more...] about Women’s 100m and strong fields in the throws to take the spotlight in Osaka
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Usain Bolt Blasts To 19.56secs At Jamaica Invitational
By Gary Smith Triple Olympic and World sprint double champion Usain Bolt sizzled to a stunning 19.56seconds to win the men's 200m at the Jamaican International Invitational at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday night. Bolt got off to rocket of a start - blasting to 10.10seconds for the first 100, before covering the final 100m in sub-9.50seconds to send the … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt Blasts To 19.56secs At Jamaica Invitational
Tyson Gay Has 9.58secs On His Mind
American star sprinter Tyson Gay, has one goal in mind this year, and that is to lower Usain Bolt's 9.58secs world record in the 100m. Gay, who will continue his build-up to the rest of the season later this evening with a 400m run at the JN-sponsored Jamaica Inter-national Invitational inside the National Stadium, is hoping to improve on his own personal best of 9.69, which … [Read more...] about Tyson Gay Has 9.58secs On His Mind
Tyson Gay Targets Usain Bolt's 19.19 Half-Lap World Record
American World 100m silver medallist Tyson Gay, who is scheduled to run the 400 metres at tomorrow's seventh staging of the Jamaica International Invitational, is hoping to challenge Usain Bolt's 200m record of 19.19 seconds later this season. "I hope that my 400m relates to my 200m dropping down and I think that's the key," Gay told journalists during a one-hour … [Read more...] about Tyson Gay Targets Usain Bolt's 19.19 Half-Lap World Record
Take off your clothes, this is Rio
You might have noticed that I have a rather predictable travel schedule (Tokyo pops up once a month; Milan six times a year; Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, Zürich, Osaka and New York once a quarter; LA, Madrid, Singapore, Toronto and Taipei twice a year and then sporadic appearances in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Beirut, Washington and San Francisco), so it was a welcome surprise … [Read more...] about Take off your clothes, this is Rio