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Usain Bolt's pre-Olympic European roadshow touches down in Oslo on Thursday where he will once again face off against a main rival Asafa Powell. And in the 5000M Kenenisa Bekele will hope to make a good showing after battling to return to form...
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China’s Liu Xiang ran to what initially seemed a World record equalling run of 12.87 seconds in the men’s 110m Hurdles at today’s 38th Prefontaine Classic - Samsung Diamond League, but soon discovered the wind was over the 2m/s allowable legal limit for records. Read More »
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Even though still in pain United States sprinter Tyson Gay will put aside the pain of a nagging hip injury and run his first race in nearly a year at this weekend's Adidas Grand Prix in New York in preparation for the US Olympic trials. Read More »
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So deep are the fields at this weekend's Prefontaine Classic in every event that the expected 12,000 spectators won’t want to visit the concession stands for fear of missing any of the action. Among the names scheduled to appear in various sprints, hurdles and distance events are Mo Farrah, Kirani James, LaShawn Merritt, Wallace Spearmon, Walter Dix, Liu Xiang, David Oliver, Novlene Williams-Mill Read More »
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Usain Bolt's achievements at the Rome Diamond League are so exceptional that the Jamaican's sensational 9.76 seconds 100 meters victory on Thursday was greeted simply a mere "return to form" after his sluggish outing in Ostrava last week... Read More »
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The spotlight event at the Diamond League meet in Rome on Thursday will be the 100M event featuring world record holder Usain Bolt, former world record holder Asafa Powell both from Jamaica, European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France, and former World champion Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis...
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Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Wallace Spearmon and other track stars go through their training paces ahead of tomorrow's Ostrava track meet. Read More »
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Another stellar edition of Ostrava Golden Spike meeting will be held this Friday, 25 May. In the 51st edition of this IAAF World Challenge meet in Czech Republic the main name is the fastest man ever. Usain Bolt will compete here for sixth time. Read More »
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Liu Xiang and Genzebe Dibaba were the standouts in rainy Shanghai at Samsung Diamond League. Genzebe Dibaba set an Ethiopian record of 3:57.77s in the women’s 1500m and Liu Xiang's 12.97 in the 110M hurdle was his first sub-13 since 2007 and a full tenth of a second faster than his winning time in the Shanghai Diamond League last year. Read More »
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Allyson Felix plans to run two events at the trials, and one will definitely be the 200. The question is will the other event be the 100M or the 400M. Read More »
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Liu Xiang will defend his Shanghai Diamond League 110m Hurdles crown on 19 May, taking on Daegu World Championship gold medallist Jason Richardson of the USA. One of many classy line-ups for the second leg of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League series.... Read More »
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Allyson Felix’s reaction to beating her all her Jamaican rivals at the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting in Doha (11 May), and over her less favoured distance of 100 metres to boot, was probably the most succinct expression of how the United States sprinters felt after an evening of conspicuous success: "It’s pretty cool."
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Via the Track & Field Athletes Association Bulletin, an in depth look at what T&F athletes make. Read More »
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World Champions Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Carmelita Jeter lived up to their billings on Saturday as they highlighted the JN Jamaica International Invitational with electrifying performances to spark a nearly packed national stadium in Kingston.... Read More »
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