Exciting Sprint Battles Await in Lausanne Today
All eyes will be on the men’s 100m at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland today. Although today’s 100m dash is not part of the Diamond Race, it…
Justin Galtin Continues to Steamroll the 100m Competition
American Olympic bronze medalist and World silver medalist Justin Gatlin remained on his unbeaten course, when he won the 100m dash Tuesday in a world-leading 9.86secs (-0.4 m/s) in Ostrava,…
High Jumpers Steal the Show in New York
One Diamond League and five New York meet records as well as five world-leading times were established amid fickle winds at the adidas Grand Prix in New York Saturday as…
Some Stars Find Going Tough at Prefontaine Classic
Quarter-mile stars LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James battled their way to the finish line; Frenchman Pascal Martinot-Lagarde upstaged two sprint hurdles favorites and sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a disappointing…
Kenya Sets Second World Record at World Relays
NASSAU, Bahamas – The two-day inaugural World Relays ended here today with the presentation of the Golden Baton to the USA for the best overall team competing in the ten…
Jamaica, Kenya Land World Records at World Relays
NASSAU, Bahamas – Jamaica came here to the first World Relays to make a statement, even without their megastar Usain Bolt who is yet to open his season. And that…
Yohan Blake, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Talk 2014 Goals, Charity
NEW YORK – Jamaica’s Olympic sprint double silver medalist Yohan Blake literally breezed through New York Tuesday evening en route to Manchester, England, where he contested the annual 150m straightaway…
Another Year of Keen Rivalries at The Penn Relays
The absence of a number of elite stars from the 2014 Penn Relays in Philadelphia April 24 to 26 did not detract from the usual excitement the event brings. And…
Tyson Gay Gets Reduced Ban of One-Year
US sprinter Tyson Gay was given a one-year suspension for testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid in 2013, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Friday. According to a USADA…
Jamaica Turns up The Heat at CARIFTA: Biggest Medal Haul
Jamaica’s 84-member squad to the CARIFTA Games April 19 to 21 in French Caribbean island of Martinique copped 42 gold, 34 silver and 12 bronze medals, making it 88, the…