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Elaine Thompson Completes Sprint Double in Rio Olympics
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson became the world’s fastest woman this year and the first since 1988 to win the sprint double at the Olympics, when she raced to victory in a high-profile 200m rematch last night in Rio de Janeiro. The 24-yr-old Thompson took the 100m title Saturday night (13th) in 10.71secs and returned with solid…
Read MoreBolt Saw van Niekerk’s 400m World Record Coming
Twenty-five minutes before Usain Bolt became the first man to win the 100m consecutively over three Olympic Games, South Africa’s quarter-miler and 2015 World Champion Wayde van Niekerk destroyed the 17-year-old 400m world record set at 43.18secs by Michael Johnson in Spain in 1992. van Niekerk entered the race as one of three main title…
Read MoreBolt Makes It 3 in A Row and Going for Another Triple
Sprint double world record holder Usain Bolt defeated Justin Gatlin in the 100m Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro last night to become the first man to win back-to-back gold in the event over three Olympic Games. The blue ribbon event has been titillating the world all season as it waited with bated breath to…
Read MoreKendra Harrison Breaks 28-yr-old Sprint Hurdles World Record
The look on Kendra Harrison’s face after winning the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in London yesterday (July 22) was priceless. Her usually emotionless facial expression slowly transformed into a smile as her countrywoman Nia Ali hugged her and directed her attention to the giant TV screen that showed her winning time of 12.20…
Read MoreW100m in Rio: Jamaican Duo Could Zoom into another Realm
Elaine Thompson’s game face and large Nubian knots hairstyle made a statement as she lined up for the women’s 100m final at the Jamaica senior trials in Kingston two Friday nights ago (July 1). She was ready to take the Championship title from her MVP club mate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. During the 2015 season, word got…
Read MoreJamaica Trials: Fraser-Pryce Struggles, Campbell-Brown Sizzles
Veteran world track star, Veronica Campbell-Brown (VCB) is set to steal the spotlight in the women’s sprints at this week’s Jamaica Nationals, to select Jamaica’s team to the Rio Olympics later this summer. VCB, 33, has long been Jamaica’s sprint standard-bearer, and has won 45 international medals, making her one of the most important athletes…
Read MoreIbargüen’s, Rutherford’s Winning Streak Ended in Birmingham
The Birmingham Diamond League on Sunday (5th) was the stage where the wings of three hot favorites were clipped as the winning streak of two came to an end. In the women’s shot put, 2014 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Valerie Adams of New Zealand was looking to build on her consistent form that…
Read MoreJamaican Hurdlers Continue to Light up Diamond League Series
The Jamaican sprint hurdles pair of Omar McLeod and World silver medalist Hansle Parchment (photo above) continued to dominate their Diamond League rivals Saturday (14th) in Shanghai, the second stop on the circuit. McLeod, one of the speediest hurdlers in recent times, called on his flat 100m speed to rocket from the blocks ahead of…
Read MoreFraser-Pryce Withdraws from Shanghai DL with Toe Injury
The anticipated clash of three Jamaican women at Saturday’s IAAF Shanghai Diamond League in China has been watered down as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has cancelled her participation because of a “minor toe injury” for which she is receiving treatment. According to a release from meet organizers, she is expected to be fit “on a short notice.”…
Read MoreRichards-Ross Runs Final Penn Relays Race
Five days after announcing on social media that she will retire after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, American quarter-miler Sanya Richards-Ross ran her final Penn Relays race Saturday (30th) in the US city of Philadelphia, anchoring her team to victory and speaking through tears at a post-race press conference. “This is my last…
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