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Asafa Powell Out of AVIVA London GP
Asafa Powell, the man who has now run eighty sub ten second 100 meter races, has withdrawn from the AVIVA London GP this weekend. This was confirmed in press release issues this morning, Friday, 13 July, local London time.
Cantwell Named USATF Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Christian Cantwell has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a world leading mark in the men’s shot put at the Gill Athletic Field Fest on Saturday, July 7th in Champaign, Ill.
Team USA Has Another Successful Session in Track Qualifying at World Juniors
BARCELONA, Spain – It was another successful morning at Olympic Stadium for Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona. In three track event qualifying rounds, the U.S. advanced five of six to the next step while Team Co-Captain Gunnar Nixon continued his pursuit of the medal stand in the men’s decathlon.
Nixon Has World Junior Decathlon Lead After Day One
BARCELONA, Spain – For Team USA, the evening session of the opening day at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona was highlighted by a solid finish by Aisling Cuffe in the finals of the women’s 3000, Gunnar Nixon’s taking of the lead in the men’s decathlon, and the American sprinting group cruising through the opening rounds of the women’s 100 and men’
World Junior Champs: Five Great Stories
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Central Park TC Dominates Club Championships
Central Park Track Club New Balance (New York) dominated the twelfth edition of the USATF National Club Track & Field Championships that concluded on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.
2012 AREVA Paris: Tyson Gay Over Justin Gatlin in the 100 Meters
Tyson Gay had taken nearly a year away from sprinting. Since July 2011, Tyson Gay had two surgeries, and just began running in April. He is coming around, now that he is healthy, in leaps and bounds.
Usain Bolt Out of Monaco
Comments from Coach Mills & Usain Bolt
Track and Field Legend Bill Carson Passes Away
Legendary East Carolina track and field coach Bill Carson, who also served in numerous capacities within USA Track & Field, passed away in his sleep early Monday morning at his home in Winterville, N.C. Carson was 75.
Olympic Trials' 10 Special Moments
By Dave Hunter
If you reflect upon the recently-completed Olympic Trials, it is difficult - but nonetheless entertaining - to select 10 special moments from the cornucopia of memorable performances - some exhilarating , some heart-breaking, some frustrating - that highlighted 10 marvelous days of track and field.
Blake Beat Bolt in the 200 Meters, Last Great Day of US Olympic Trials
Over the weekend, Yohan Blake defeated Usain Bolt over the 100 meters and 200 meters. In the 100 meters, Blake ran 9.75, a PB, to Bolts' 9.86, and Powell's 9.88. In the 200 meters, Blake won again, 19.80, a World leader, to Bolt's 19.83. What does this tell us?
Tarmoh Withdraws from Women’s 100m Olympic Team
EUGENE, Ore. – Jeneba Tarmoh has withdrawn herself from consideration for one of three Olympic Team positions in the women’s 100 meters.
Another Rupp Record Run at Olympic Trials
EUGENE, Ore. - (June 28, 2012) - Just as the record crowd Thursday night at legendary Hayward Field was settling down after a thrilling women's 5000 meter final, 16 men took to the wet evening track in what would be a most fitting end of the day in the final event - the men's 5000 meter final.
Two Honest Races: The 1,500m Finals
By Dick Patrick
The Big Three got through Sunday in the women's 1,500 meters. Same for the guys in the 1,500 at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.
Bob Roggy: A Great One
By Elliott Denman
The shadow of Steve Prefontaine hovers all over "Tracktown USA." Thirty-seven years after his passing, the great "Pre" - who left us on the 30th of May 1975, the victim of a horrendous auto accident - eerily seems to be more alive than ever.
Slaney to Introduce Al Buehler Film at South Eugene High School
National Track & Field Hall of Famer Mary Slaney will introduce a special screening of “Starting at the Finish Line: the Coach Buehler Story,” which will be show at 5 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, June 27) at South Eugene High School.
Geena Gall Shows Audacity in Gaining Women's Olympic 800m Spot
By Roy Stevenson
After clear pre-race favorite Alysia Montano, the women's 800m places appeared to be open to whoever could muster the best sprint. And last year's fifth placer, OTC's Geena Gall, had the fastest final 200m of everyone to crash into second place and make her first Olympic team, 0.14 behind gun-to-tape tearaway leader Alysia Montano, and 0.22 ahead of veteran Alice Schmidt. "It's my first Olympic team; It's been my dream", an elated Gall said.
Ryan Bailey is an Improbable and Inspirational Addition to the U.S. Sprint Team
To say that 100m third-placer (9.93) Ryan Bailey was a dark horse for the men's 100-meter team for London would be a major understatement. "I'm truly blessed to be here. Hayward Field is like my home field. I'm happy to make the team. I really can't find the words to describe how I feel", said a humble Ryan at yesterday's interview.
Dead-Heat Procedures Announced
USA Track & Field and the United States Olympic Committee announce the following procedures, to be applied to the women’s 100 meters and any other running event for which there may be a dead heat for third place at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field.
How A Coin Toss May Decide Who Goes To 2012 Olympics With Jeter and Madison
Here is how USATF plans to work out the 100 meter dead heat in the third position. By Elliot Denman.
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