Jelimo hones in on historic mark; Bolt electrifies in Zürich - ÅF Gold

published 2 days, 12 hours ago, submitted by brad 7 days, 12 hours ago

“Lightning Bolt” electrified us again but there was to be no storming finish in Zürich. While not quite as extravagantly coasting to victory as he did in the Beijing 100m final, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt was smoothness personified as he made up for an appalling start. His 0.193 reaction time to the gun was the slowest of the entire nine man line-up, but he effortlessly cut through the field from about 30 metres out to take a comfortable victory in 9.83 sec (-0.5m/s wind). read more...

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Men’s Champion Returns To Re-Claim Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Title

submitted by brad 7 days, 12 hours ago

Professional Field Announced for Eighth Annual Virginia Beach Road Race Virginia Beach, VA (August 29, 2008) – An international field of elite athletes will take to the streets of Virginia Beach for the 8th Annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon on Sunday, August 31, 2008. read more...

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Clay named Athlete of the Week

published 10 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 11 days, 10 hours ago

2008 World Indoor champion Bryan Clay has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The first U.S. Olympic decathlon champ since Dan O'Brien in 1996, Clay amassed 8,791 points in capturing the Olympic gold medal. He won the event by 240 points over silver medalist Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus, which is the largest winning margin at an Olympic Games decathlon since 1972. read more...

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Merritt leads sweep of 400; USA brings medal tally to 20

published 16 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 16 days, 12 hours ago

Merritt the man at 400 meters Still considered an underdog entering the 400 meters, Olympic Trials champion LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.) had only one goal, and that was gold. In the end, he led the second consecutive Olympic sweep for Team USA in the one-lap race, including Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas) and David Neville (Los Angeles). read more...

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Exciting Men's 1,500m Final, Men's 400m Semis Go to Form

published 17 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 17 days, 23 hours ago

Ramzi Outduels Kiprop, Willis Parlays a Career Race into Bronze read more...

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Ethiopian Jarso breaks 28-year-old national steeplechase record

published 18 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 18 days, 22 hours ago

Beijing, China - Monday night in the Bird’s Nest reminded us all that one of the beauties of athletics is its unpredictability. While we have all come to expect a clean sweep for Kenya in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, Frenchman Mahiedine Mekhissi surprised by winning silver behind Kenyan Brimin Kipruto but significantly ahead of African champion Richard Mateelong. read more...

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Harper wins 100 hurdles, Richards takes bronze in 400

published 15 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 18 days, 22 hours ago

BEIJING - A thrilling win for Dawn Harper, a bronze for Sanya Richards and a heartbreak for Lolo Jones made for a tumultuous Tuesday night at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium. The 2003 USA junior champion, Harper (Los Angeles) was considered by many to have a possible shot at a medal in the 100m hurdles final, but no one expected gold. It was teammate Lolo Jones who seemed destined for the top of the podium, owning the fastest time in the world and winning her races by large margins. Although a bit slow out of the blocks, Jones (Baton Rouge, La.) rallied quickly and was clear of the field by the eighth hurdle. The normally clean-hurdling Jones hit the ninth hurdle, made it over the 10th hurdle and ended in seventh place (12.72). Behind her, the field moved up, with Harper winning in a personal-best time of 12.54 seconds, with Sally McLellan of Australia second in 12.64 and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada third in 12.64. Team USA's Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.) was fourth in 12.65. read more...

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Failure to Qualify for 1,500 Final Knocks the Wind Out of Lagat

published 19 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by brad 19 days, 12 hours ago

BEIJING — At the finish line, Bernard Lagat bent over, exhausted. He could not remember being pushed like this in nearly a decade, not in a semifinal heat of the 1,500 meters. read more...

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