CLERMONT, FL -- American world 400m bronze medalist Fred Kerley continues to show that his preparations for the Olympic Games are heading in the right direction after he posted another personal best to win the men's 100m in 10.03 seconds (+1.0 m/s) at the Pure Athletics Spring Invitational at National Training Center in Clermont, FL, on Sunday (4). Two Personal Bests For … [Read more...] about Miller-Uibo Runs 22.03 WL, Fred Kerley PB With 10.03
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World Shot Put Champ Gong Lijiao Opens Season With 19.45m Victory
JINAN, China -- Two-time world champion Gong Lijiao of China opened her 2021 season with a comfortable victory in the women's shot put at a national indoor invitational event here on Wednesday. Lijiao, who won gold medals at the 2017 and 2-19 World Championships, cruised to victory after throwing 19.45 meters in the final round of the competition. The 32-year-old opened with … [Read more...] about World Shot Put Champ Gong Lijiao Opens Season With 19.45m Victory
World champion Steven Gardiner To Race In 200m At 15th Annual Spring Break Classic
World 400m champion Steven Gardiner from the Bahamas is among the list of highlighted athletes who will feature at the 15th Annual Spring Break Classic at the Basilio Rodriguez Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The event, which is an Area Permit Outdoor Meeting - will take place from Thursday, March 18 to Saturday, March 20. Gardiner, who made a brief showing during the 2021 … [Read more...] about World champion Steven Gardiner To Race In 200m At 15th Annual Spring Break Classic
Shamier Little Not Considering 400m/400m Hurdles Double At U.S. Olympic Trials
MIAMI, FL -- Despite showing some dazzling form over the open 400m during the indoor season, hurdles specialist Shamier Little said she will only focus on running the 400m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials later this year. How To Watch and Follow 2021 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships: Feb. 26-27 Little, the 2015 World Championships silver medalist in the 400m … [Read more...] about Shamier Little Not Considering 400m/400m Hurdles Double At U.S. Olympic Trials
“Very Upset” Yohan Blake Thinks Jamaica Is At A Disadvantage Without Local Meets
Sprinter Yohan Blake believes that the lack of track and field competition in the country since the global COVID-19 pandemic is putting local talents at a huge disadvantage. Blake was voicing his disappointments while speaking to journalists during the opening of his YB Rehab and Wellness Centre in Kingston, on Monday. More Needs To Be Done Minister of Sport Olivia Grange … [Read more...] about “Very Upset” Yohan Blake Thinks Jamaica Is At A Disadvantage Without Local Meets
Yaroslava Mahuchikh vs Yuliya Levchenko At 2021 Banskobystrická latka meeting
World silver medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh will face fellow Ukrainian Yuliya Levchenko at the Banskobystrická latka meeting – part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour – on Tuesday 2 February. Mahuchikh, still only 19, set a world U20 indoor record of 2.02m last year and went on to win in Banska Bystrica 11 days later. The Ukrainian teenager also holds the outdoor world U20 … [Read more...] about Yaroslava Mahuchikh vs Yuliya Levchenko At 2021 Banskobystrická latka meeting
USA World 100m Champion Christian Coleman Suspended For Missing Drug Tests
Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion in the 100-meter dash, was suspended Wednesday by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests. The AIU updated its list of athletes on provisional suspension to include Coleman, hours after the American sprinter revealed details of the case. He is temporarily banned from competition until a final decision at a hearing … [Read more...] about USA World 100m Champion Christian Coleman Suspended For Missing Drug Tests
Kendra Harrison v Danielle Williams At Birmingham Diamond League Meeting
BIRMINGHAM, UK -- World record holder Kendra Harrison and world-leader Danielle Williams headline the women's 100m hurdles field for the Müller Grand Prix Birmingham - IAAF Diamond League meeting on Sunday 18 August. Both sprint hurdles head into this clash in very good form with Jamaica's Williams, the 2015 world champion clocking a world-leading 12.34 seconds to win at the … [Read more...] about Kendra Harrison v Danielle Williams At Birmingham Diamond League Meeting
China’s Gong Lijiao Targets World Shot Put Title Defense
SHENYANG, China -- World champion Gong Lijiao is hoping to retain her title at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, later this year. Gong, who won Shot Put gold at the 2017 world championships in London, holds the best three marks in the world this season, including her world-lead of 19.84m. The 30-year-old recently captured the event at China's World Championships … [Read more...] about China’s Gong Lijiao Targets World Shot Put Title Defense
He’s A Legend: Bolt sets Olympic Record On His Way To Winning Gold
LONDON (Sporting Alert) - Usain Bolt promised that he would do something special and he certainly did not disappoint after the world record holder blasted to another dominant performance to win the Olympic 100m gold medal on Sunday night. The world record holder set a new Olympic record and the second fastest 100m time ever at 9.63 seconds to win the gold medal and defended … [Read more...] about He’s A Legend: Bolt sets Olympic Record On His Way To Winning Gold
Women’s 100m and strong fields in the throws to take the spotlight in Osaka
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
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
Bolt and four others line-up for Lausanne
World Athlete of the Year Usain Bolt, and another four IAAF Diamond League Ambassadors have been announced by the organisers of Athletissima for the meeting which will take place in Lausanne’s Pontaise stadium on 8 July. Joining him will be his fellow national representative, Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica, the Olympic and World 100m champion, will face World silver medallist … [Read more...] about Bolt and four others line-up for Lausanne
Usain Bolt Sends Unbeaten Warning To Rivals
The World's Fastest Man ambled into a heaving club called Fiction in Kingston, Jamaica, just after 2.30 last Sunday morning. Usain Bolt showed none of the blistering speed which has made him an outrageous phenomenon. The Olympic and world champion in both the 100m and 200m, who has swept aside preconceptions about how fast a human might run, strolled through the booming waves … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt Sends Unbeaten Warning To Rivals
New Zealand's Olympic and World champion Valerie Vili Splits with coach
New Zealand's throwing darling Valerie Vili, the Olympic and World Championship gold medal winner has split with long-serving coach Kirsten Hellier. Vili made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday, stating that it was a difficult decision to make. The split was said to be a mutual one though. Hellier said in their statement: "After 11 wonderful years, I have … [Read more...] about New Zealand's Olympic and World champion Valerie Vili Splits with coach
Zersenay Tadese Sets World Half Marathon record in Lisbon
Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea on his way to win the 20th Lisbon Half Marathon Zersenay Tadese fulfilled his pre-race promise and broke the world record at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon. The 28-year-old Eritrean struck 11 seconds from Sammy Wanjiru's three-year-old previous best mark with a time of 58 minutes 22 seconds. Tadese, a four-time world road running champion, … [Read more...] about Zersenay Tadese Sets World Half Marathon record in Lisbon
Usain Bolt To Attack 300m World Record In Ostrava
Usain Bolt (r) of Jamaica on his way to victory in the men's 200m during day two of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will make a rare appearance in a 300-meter race at the Czech Golden Spike meet in May. Organizers announced on Wednesday that Bolt, the Olympic and World sprint champion over the 100 and 200 … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt To Attack 300m World Record In Ostrava
IAAF World Indoor Championships – Hurdles Wrap Day 1
Now if there is one event at these IAAF World Indoor Championships which deserves front page spotlight that is the men’s 60m Hurdles. Indeed it has all the ingredients for a succulent recipe. Throw in the defending champion, the national hero for over 1 billion people, a former World outdoor record holder, World champion and Olympic champion; add to that the reigning Olympic … [Read more...] about IAAF World Indoor Championships – Hurdles Wrap Day 1
World Indoor 60 favourite Ivory Williams tests positive for marijuana
American world indoor 60m favourite Ivory Williams has withdrawn from this weekend's IAAF championships because of a positive test for marijuana, his manager said on Wednesday. "He had a marijuana positive," Ray Flynn said in a telephone call from the United States. "To the best of my knowledge it was at the US championships," Flynn added. The stigma around marijuana … [Read more...] about World Indoor 60 favourite Ivory Williams tests positive for marijuana
IAAF World Indoor Men's Events Preview
This preview of the men's events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. In a wide open event USA's former World Junior 100m champion Ivory Williams is among the lead medal contenders following his world season leading 6.49 sec to secure the … [Read more...] about IAAF World Indoor Men's Events Preview