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Gay ran the second-fastest men's 100 meters on record, winning in 9.69 seconds, matching Usain Bolt's.
Tags: Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Jamaican Usain Bolt, world record, Tyson Gay, fastest men, Liu Xiang, beijing olympic, Carmelita Jeter, Beijing, world champion, China, Shanghai
Jamaican Usain Bolt capped a remarkable year by storming to victory in the 200 meters at the World Athletics Final on Sunday. The 23-year-old 100 and 200 meters world and Olympic champion looked to be on course for another world record but slowed down...
Tags: Fabrice Lapierre, Jamaican Usain Bolt, World Athletics Final, world championship, Greece, Thessaloníki
A deadly hush descended on the Weltklasse athletics meet crowd in Zurich as Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva prepared to attempt a new pole vault world record. The crowd was supporting her every step of the way on Friday evening with claps and by beating the...
Tags: Yelena Isinbayeva, world records, world championship, Berlin, Jamaican Usain Bolt, pole vault, Zurich Golden League, long jump, vault world, league meeting
Usain Bolt's hunger for world records continued at the world championships Thursday when he won the 200m title in a staggering 19.19 seconds. The Jamaican star bettered the mark of 19.30 he set in the Olympic final in Beijing Aug 20, 2008, towering high...
Tags: LaShawn Merritt, world championship, Berlin, Jamaican Usain Bolt, world records, world athlete, athlete championship, Jeremy Wariner, United States, Allyson Felix
Usain Bolt's stunning 100 metres world record run in Berlin was hailed by European papers on Monday as one of the finest sporting exploits of all time. The Jamaican clocked 9.58 seconds in the final at the World Championships on Sunday evening slicing...
Tags: Jamaican Usain Bolt, Beijing, world record, beijing olympics
It's hard to imagine bettering three Olympic gold medals and three world records but Jamaican Usain Bolt will be endeavouring to repeat the trick at the World Athletics Championships here. The 22-year-old goes into the event nigh on invincible, though,...
Tags: Jamaican Usain Bolt
Rising sprint star Simeon Williamson is ready to make his mark on the global stage, according to his coach. The Briton, 23, crushed Dwain Chambers in the UK trials and faces Usain Bolt in Friday's London Grand Prix before heading to the World Championships....
Tags: Aviva London Grand Prix, Simeon Williamson Andrew Fifield, world championships, Jamaican Usain Bolt, UK & Ireland
Bolt, gold medallists headline Jamaican world team Berlin, July 15: Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt and three other individual Beijing winners headline the Jamaican team for next month's athletics world championships in Berlin, the international...
Tags: world record, gold medallists, triple olympic, Jamaican Usain Bolt, olympic gold, golden league
But the wind was a fraction over the legal limit, meaning the event record of 9.85 set by Bolt's fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell in 2005 still stands. Britain's Craig Pickering, the 2007 Ostrava champion, ran a superb race to finish second in 10.08. Meanwhile,...
Tags: Jamaican Usain Bolt, Craig Pickering, Jamaican Asafa Powell, spike meet, Beijing, Golden Spike, olympic champion, University of Toronto, Ostrava, Toronto Festival of Excellence
Jamaican Usain Bolt has his sights set on causing a stir at August's Berlin World Championships. Usain Bolt Now the 22-year-old is hoping to repeat those feats in Germany. "Training is going well so far," he said. "I'm looking forward to the World Championship.