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Leaders should emulate athletes
Nairobi :: Kenya | 24 days ago
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The world’s celebrities in athletics Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Britain’s former world record holder Colin Jackson are in Kenya for a noble mission: to conserve the environment. The two prominent gentlemen, riding on the sponsorship of German Jochen Zeitz...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Kenya Wildlife Service, fastest man, man adopts
EU pushes for Kenya reform pledges
Nairobi :: Kenya | 27 days ago
Credibility Swedish Ambassador to Kenya Ann Dismorr said Kenya was at a critical stage, where the implementation of the reforms was a must. Sweden currently holds the EU presidency. “This is the perfect moment for Kenyans to come up with the requisite changes that...
Tags: Kenya, Usain Bolt, fastest man, Nairobi, Obama
Athletics: Bolt honoured with Order of Jamaica
Kingston :: Jamaica | about 1 month ago
Credibility Sprint star Usain Bolt received the medal of the Order of Jamaica on Monday at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony. The sprint star, who holds the Olympic and world titles and world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, at 22 became the youngest...
Bolt ready for showdown with Gay
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is relishing the prospect of a 100m showdown with American Tyson Gay at the World Championships in Berlin. World record holder Bolt and Gay, who has set 2009's fastest 100m time, have not faced each other yet this...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Tirunesh Dibaba, Berlin, world championships, fastest man, Beijing
Bolt admits to fitness concerns
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility Usain Bolt is hopeful of adding the 100m World Championships title to the Olympic gold medal he won in Beijing last year, despite not being 100% fit. The 22-year-old warms up for the Berlin event by taking on Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell over 100m...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Aviva London, London Grand Prix, Beijing, fastest man, beijing olympic, Crystal Palace, world record
‘Lightning’ Bolt is sportsman of year
Toronto :: Canada | 5 months ago
Credibility The world's fastest man, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, was awarded the title of 2009 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year here on Wednesday. The 22-year-old athlete received the award from Laureus World Sports Academy member Michael Johnson at the Festival...
Tags: Johnson Toronto, Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson, Beijing, Ben Johnson, world records, fastest man, beijing olympic
Lightning Bolt sets another world record
Manchester :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
Credibility Bolt was pleased with the win, but said it could have been even faster if he had not misjudged the length of the track. “Yeah, I was running definitely...But my agent told me that the finish of the race was at the clock and I was still running after the...
Tags: Usain Bolt, Manchester Evening News, olympic champion, world recorded, fastest man, triple olympic, champion usain, Beijing, street race, windy manchester
Former Olympian pleads guilty to heroin charges
Norfolk :: VA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Former track star Tim Montgomery, once dubbed "the world's fastest man," pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing heroin, averting a trial set for next week...District Court in Norfolk, answering "Yes, sir," as District Judge Jerome B. Friedman asked if...
Tags: Tim Montgomery, pleads guilty, record holder, track star, olympic gold, district judge, guilty plea, appeared briefly, world record, fastest man
Pestering Bolt hits lightning on track
Kingston :: NY :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility MDT Jamaican Usain Bolt is the newest "World's Fastest Man" in part because of his persistence in asking his coach for a chance to run the 100 meters. Previously considered best at 200 meters, Bolt finally got his coach, Glen Mills, to relent. Now Bolt...
Tags: MDT Jamaican Usain Bolt, world recording, Asafa Powell, reebok grand, recording holder, grand prix, New York, fastest man
Bolt sets world record in 100 meters
Kingston :: NY :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) USA's Kerron Clement clears the last hurdle on the way to winning the Men's 400 Meter Hurdles at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meet Saturday night, May 31, 2008 at Icahn Stadium in New York. Like a bolt out of nowhere, Usain...
Tags: record, olympics, men, world record, race, Usain Bolt, New York, grand prix, fastest man, Jamaican
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