News tagged with “long jump”. Found:
32 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 32 tagged news reports
IOC considers cycling, tennis changes for London
Lausanne :: Switzerland | 3 days ago
Credibility
Elimination of endurance events in track cycling and the addition of mixed doubles in tennis are up for consideration this week by the International Olympic Committee. At a two-day meeting that starts Wednesday, the IOC executive board will make final...
Tags: Marion Jones, IOC, long jump, 100m gold, gold medals, Executive Board, International Olympic Committee, Switzerland, Lausanne, allnews, Sprinters, Ekaterini Thanou, Olympic Games, Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport, Track cycling, Law Crime, Cheating, Exercise physiology, Konstantinos Kenteris, Olympic Games scandals and controversies, Use of performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympic Games, Tim Montgomery, Merlene Ottey, Tayna Lawrence, Summer Olympics medal table, Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Anabolic steroid, Hospitality Recreation, Susanthika Jayasinghe, Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
RP"s long jump queen seeks greater heights
Vientiane :: Laos | 14 days ago
Credibility Marami pa akong pangarap na hindi pa natutupad kaya ang panalo kong ito ay makakatulong para magpursigi pa ako para maabot ko ang iba pang pangarap ko ," said the 28-year-old Torres, looking forward to the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games and the World...
Tags: Marestella Torres � Di, long jump, Venancio Torres, SEAG, asian games, world championships, jump queen, sa world, greater heights, seek greater, Laos, Vientiane, Christopher De Leon, Haxtur Award, allnews, Filipinos of Spanish descent
Shock and utter disbelief
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 20 days ago
Credibility Tuilevu's record breaking efforts in the boy's U13 long jump event was wasted after the Jump Referee Gabriel Qoro did not verify his jump yesterday. Tuilevu broke down into tears of sadness after breaking Banue Tabakaucoro's record of 5.6m set in 2005.
Tags: jump referee, Fiji Islands, Suva, allnews, Long jump, Jump In!, Jump
Lemont's greatest athlete: Nick Bromberek
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 24 days ago
Credibility Correspondent If a two-sport Division I athlete at a typical college or university is considered a "stud," what is a two-sport athlete at a service academy called?...If there were one, it could be used to describe Nick Bromberek. Bromberek, a 2000 graduate...
Tags: Nick Bromberek, Lemont High School, Holds Lemont, class aa, service academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, greatest athlete, long jump, team title, Chicago, Lemont, Lemont Illinois, Centre County Pennsylvania, Lemont Pennsylvania, allnews, Education
Jamaica honors Bolt with ambassadorship, highway
Kingston :: Jamaica | 2 months ago
Credibility Jamaica will grant diplomatic privileges to triple Olympic and world champion sprinter Usain Bolt and name a highway after him, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said on Tuesday. Golding said Bolt's extraordinary performance for Jamaica had earned him the...
Tags: Usain Bolt Highway, Jamaica, Bruce Golding, long jump, triple olympic, world champion, Kingston
Zurich crowd rewarded with a world record
Zurich :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
Credibility 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
American Richards in hunt for $1 million jackpot
Beijing :: China | 3 months ago
Credibility Bolt says he wants to try long jump It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day. If Bolt comes close to the standards he has...
Tags: long jump, Usain Bolt, world record
Long jump next for Bolt?
Zurich :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
Credibility The Associated Press Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 12:00PM EDT I t may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day. If...
Tags: long jump, Usain Bolt, Associated Press Last, The Associated Press, long jumper, bolt says
Bolt keen to compete in long jump
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility Bolt set five world records on his way to winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in Berlin and in Beijing before that. "I'd love to try the long jump before I retire because I think I'd be very good at it," said the 23-year-old Jamaican. Bolt has also floated...
Tags: Usain Bolt, long jump, Berlin, world championships, world records, gold medals
Jamal takes gold after Rodriguez disqualified!
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility Jamal takes gold after Rodriguez disqualified Berlin: Bahraini Maryam Yusuf Jamal retained her world title in the women's 1,500m on Sunday after race winner Spaniard Natalia Rodriguez was disqualified for pushing an opponent. Rodriguez had beaten Jamal...
Tags: Natalia Rodriguez, Bahraini Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Ethiopian Gelete Burka, Berlin, world championships, Maryam Jamal, rodriguez disqualified, long jump, Spain, Great Britain
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
