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Jamaica sprint supremacy hard to beat: Maurice Green
Kingston :: Jamaica | 9 days ago
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Jamaican athletes have been dominating world sprint with eight Jamaicans ducking under the 10-second barrier in the 100m last season, compared to six Americans, while five Jamaican men ran below 20 seconds in the 200m, with only one American doing
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Bolt out of Jamaica Invitational with hamstring niggle
George Town :: Cayman Islands | 16 days ago
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Sprint icon Usain Bolt has pulled out of this weekend's Jamaica Invitational with a hamstring strain. The six-time Olympic gold medallist picked up a slight tinge during training last weekend and has decided to sit out the meet as a precaution.
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Bolt succumbs to hamstring
Kingston :: Jamaica | 18 days ago
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Usain Bolt to withdraw from Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational meet, the superstar sprinter's manager says. Bolt, a double world-record holder and two-time defending 100m and 200m Olympic champion, won the 100 at the meet last year and was
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Bolt versus Blake in Brussels
Brussels :: Belgium | 22 days ago
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Blake has competed in the event twice before, once in 2011 when he romped to a 19.26-second clocking in the 200m, the second fastest time ever recorded, behind Bolt's record 19.19 seconds from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A year later, Blake returned
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Usain Bolt to make London return for 'anniversary games'
Report By: Arusha Shah London: April,17-2013 Usain Bolt will return to the Olympic Stadium for the Anniversary Games in July, organisers have confirmed.
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How to better London 2012
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Timson says there are plenty of reasons for Britain to be optimistic though. Firstly, and probably most importantly, Exchequer and National Lottery funding for the four-year cycle to Rio has actually increased, from the £313m allocated before the
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Blake may miss two meetings through hamstring injury
Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 month ago
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News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics Jamaican runners Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake prepare to run in the men's 400m race of the Camperdown Classic, an annual track event in its ninth year, in Kingston February 9, 2013. Jamaica's world 100 metres
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Olympic champion hurdler Walker severs ties with coach
Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 month ago
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49 Kingston (Jamaica): Olympic and World 400-metre hurdles champion Melaine Walker says her decision to sever ties with the MVP track club was prompted by her coach`s refusal to train her for sprint events. The Jamaican athlete outlined her reasons
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The Joy of sprinting
Beijing :: China | 1 month ago
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However, for such a comparatively small place, it sure has produced some giant sprinting talents. While most countries build professional running tracks and sporting schools, Jamaica, by and large, prefers a more holistic approach and people all over
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Usain Bolt to run relay at Golden Spike
Prague :: Czech Republic | 2 months ago
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March 14, 2013 AP Bolt will join Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, the 2011 world champion in the 100 meters, for the 4x100-meter relay. Photo: AP Usain Bolt will again run at the Golden Spike meet in the Czech city of Ostrava...This time, Bolt will
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