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Keshorn Walcott says his life has changed hugely. He can’t walk down the street unnoticed anymore and now he's got to work harder and there is also a bit of pressure on his shoulders. Read More »
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Category : Javelin | Tag : keshorn walcott


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The javelin throw has been an Olympic event since 1908. Since then, great athletes, mostly Swedes, Norwegians and Germans, kept throwing spears farther and farther until the extraordinary moment in 1984 — not at the Olympics, it was at a track and field meet in Berlin — when German Uwe Hohn threw so high, so far, he not only broke the previous world record, he scared the bejeezus out of the secur Read More »
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Olympic gold medalist in the javelin Keshorn Walcott is getting more than a hero’s welcome in his Caribbean homeland of Trinidad & Tobago. Keyshorn will receive a check for $155,000 US dollars, a luxury home and roughly 20,000 square feet of land near his hometown. A lighthouse and a Caribbean Airlines plane will be named after the 19-year-old javelin champion too. Read More »
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In an extraordinary confession Team GB Coach Charles Van Commenee revealed that neither he, nor Phillips Idowu's coach Aston Moore, know the star's current state of fitness and that Idowu came close to being deselected from the British team ahead of the Olympic Games. Read More »
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Category : Triple jump | Tag : phillips idowu


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Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, chasing her third straight Olympic gold medal at the London Games this year, says the strain of training will force her to retire in two years.  
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Yelena Isinbayeva capped her competition in Stockholm with a perfect clearance of 5.01m, one centimetre better than her own current World Indoor Record set in Donetsk three years ago... Read More »
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Category : Pole vault | Tag : yelena isinbayeva


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Four-time World Long Jump champion Dwight Phillips shares with us his first online diary of the year. The American who won the Olympic Games in 2004 but was unable to defend his title in 2008 is getting ready for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Blanka Vlasic, after being on top of the world in her event for the last two years and also being the 2010 European Athletics Athlete of the Year, had a 2011 season that was filled with frustration.
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Category : High jump | Tag : blanka vlasic


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Courtesy of a sensational fourth round leap of 17.96m Christian Taylor of the US climbed to fifth on the all-time World lists and clinched the gold medal and became the youngest ever winner of this title beating the heads on favorite Phillips Idowu.
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Category : Triple jump


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Valerie Adams (NZL) has been the reining champ and she successful defends again with a 21.24 final throw. Read More »
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Winning gold in Daegu means everything to Phillips Idowu and in this evening standard piece he explains why... Read More »
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Blanka Vlasic World high jump champion could miss the world championships starting in the South Korean city of Daegu this month because of a hamstring injury Read More »
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2011, London, England, IAAF Track and Field, day 2, new American champ Taylor jumps a big 17.68 meters to get the win, by .47 meters. Read More »
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Category : Triple jump | Tag : christian taylor


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New Zealand shot put sensation Jacko Gill has stunned the world by becoming the youngest athlete to send the senior weight shot out over 20 metres. Read More »
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Category : Shot put | Tag : jacko gill