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Richards wins 400m gold, Clement defends hurdles title at World Championships
from USATF - BERLIN - Sanya Richards won a long sought after individual 400m gold medal and Kerron Clement held on to his world hurdles crown Tuesday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin 09 Diary: Tyson Gay Out of 200m, Focusing on 4 x 100m, release by USATF, by Larry Eder
from RunBlogRun - In the aftermath of a well run 100 meters, Tyson Gay, the silver medalist and new American record holder at 9.71, has withdrawn from the 200 meters to focus on the 4 x 100 meter relay.
Johnson, Jeter win medals, Barringer sets American record in Berlin
from USATF - BERLIN - Chelsea Johnson and Carmelita Jeter each won medals and Jenny Barringer improved her own American record during a productive evening for Team USA, Monday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin 2009 - Day 2 SUMMARY - 16 Aug
from IAAF - Berlin, Germany - Ultimately it was no contest. Usain Bolt of Jamaica cast aside the clowning for 9.58sec*, the World record time it took to win the World title at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, beating Tyson Gay of the USA and an Asafa Powell, also of Jamaica, who took the bronze medal as he had done two years ago in Osaka.
Bolt, Gay make history in World Championships 100m final
from USATF - BERLIN - Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay put on a remarkable display of speed and power in the men's 100m final Sunday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin Diary 09, Day 2: Men's 100 meters-USAIN BOLT runs 9.58 World record! by Larry Eder
from RunBlogRun - The men's 100 meter final is now a race for the ages. People who were here will be telling their children, and perhaps grandchildren, that they saw history made. First of all, the three fastest men of all times, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were in the final.
Cantwell wins shot put gold in Berlin
from USATF - BERLIN - 2008 Olympic silver medalist and two-time world indoor champion Christian Cantwell won the gold medal in the men's shot put Saturday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Team USA gets rolling on Day 1 of World Champs
from USATF - BERLIN - Team USA advanced through the rounds Saturday morning during opening-day competition at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Competition continues Saturday evening.
Nelson, Cantwell, Hoffa advance to final
Lagat headlines Team USA men's runners at World Outdoor Championships
from USATF - BERLIN - Reigning World Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat will lead Team USA's men's middle and long distance runners at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin 2009 - Expected highlights / DAILY PREVIEW - Day One, 15 Aug
From IAAF- Berlin, Germany - The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics begin on Saturday morning (15th) with a bang. Literally, with the crack of the starting device, and metaphorically, because one of the first events on the track, the men’s 100m promises to be THE event of the championships.
Felix and Perry chasing three-peats at World Outdoors
From USATF - BERLIN - Allyson Felix and Michelle Perry are each looking to win their third consecutive world championship title as they lead a talented group of sprinters and hurdlers at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.
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Phillips, Walker to lead men's jumpers at World Outdoor Championships
from USATF - BERLIN - Two-time World Outdoor champion Dwight Phillips and reigning world pole vault champion Brad Walker will headline Team USA's men's horizontal and vertical jumpers at the 12th World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.
Stuczynski unable to compete at World Outdoor Championships
from USATF - BERLIN - 2008 Olympic women's pole vault silver medalist Jenn Stuczynski will not compete at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics due to an injury. The Championships will take place August 15-23 at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Team USA's women chase distance medals at World Champs
from USATF - BERLIN - Maggie Vessey, Christin Wurth-Thomas, Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher and Jenny Barringer will lead a crew of American female distance runners at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.
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John Godina’s World Throws Center to expand
Will partner with Athletes’ Performance at its new Phoenix facility- PHOENIX, Arizona, USA (August 6, 2009) – John Godina’s World Throws Center has launched a partnership with Athletes’ Performance, the world-renowned training center whose professional and international clients have included Kevin Youkilis, Chauncey Billups, Laurence Maroney and Germany’s World Cup m
Team USA ready to compete at World Championships in Berlin
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Americans looking to dominate at Pan American Junior Champs
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - The 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championship will showcase many of the top international junior athletes, July 31-August 2 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Crouser named Athlete of the Week
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Crouser of Damascus, Ore., has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning two medals and setting a meet record at the recently completed IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships in Bressanone, Italy.Crouser, who started off the boys shot put fina
USA Indoor Championships head to Albuquerque
from USATF - INDIANAPOLIS - Doug Logan, CEO, USA Track & Field announced today at a press conference in Albuquerque, N.M., that the 2010, 2011 and 2012 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the final event of the Indoor Visa Championship Series, will be held in Albuquerque, N.M.
Crouser wins shot with championship record at World Youths
from USATF - BRESSANONE, Italy - Ryan Crouser claimed his second medal of the competition by launching the shot put to a championship record Saturday night at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy.
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