ISLAMABAD: The 44th National Athletics Championship is starting at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex here from Friday (tomorrow). Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) president Major General (r) Mohammad Akram Sahi said that more than 500 athletes from 18 departments would take part in the national championship. “Pakistan Army are [...]
PHILADELPHIA: Reigning 100-meter world champion Carmelita Jeter and last year’s 100 and 200 world runner-up, Walter Dix, anchored US 4×100 relay routs of Jamaica on Saturday at the Penn Relays. With an eye toward showdowns at the London Olympics, the Americans swept all six “USA Versus the World” events, although Jamaican men’s superstars Usain Bolt, [...]
LONDON: Reigning Olympic champion Usain Bolt has said that he is looking for another breathtaking performance at the London Games, aiming to go as fast as possible for the 100 and 200 metres. “People are looking forward to me running 9.4, 19 seconds, anything that’s amazing,” the 25-year-old Jamaican told the BBC in an interview [...]
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Still fuming from his false start that knocked him from the 100-meter final, Usain Bolt crouched slightly on the line and waited. Then he zipped into the darkness of a deserted practice track.There, only a short hike from the main stadium, he didn’t have to worry about jumping the gun.Bolt [...]
Oscar Pistorius has run the 400m qualifying time for both August’s World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.The South African double amputee, who competes on carbon fibre legs, clocked 45.07 seconds at a meeting in Italy.Pistorius, known as Blade Runner, was 0.18 seconds inside the ‘A’ standard time and could now be selected by South Africa [...]
Greene came within a whisker of Akabusi’s mark of 47.82 seconds, set at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, by running 47.88sec in Split, Croatia, in 2010.”I don’t think it’s a matter of if, it’s when [Greene breaks the British record],” said Olympic silver and bronze medal winner Akabusi.”And I’ll be very happy for Dai… to assume [...]
Tyson Gay will miss the World Championships after having his season ended by a hip injury.The sprinter, 28, who would have been one of Usain Bolt’s main rivals in South Korea, withdrew before his 100m semi-final at the US national trials.Gay had an arthroscopic procedure on his hip and will now focus on preparing for [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani athletes shine in Athens Special Olympics and have won 67 medals in Athens Special Olympics so far. The glorifying performance of Pakistani athletes continues in Athens Special Olympics. Most successful athlete Adeel Ameer have won gold medals in 100 metre sprint after winning the gold in long jump, 100×4 race and rally race [...]
Great Britain’s Dai Greene stormed to 400m hurdles victory ahead of world championship runner-up Javier Culson in the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.Greene clocked 48.41 seconds to deny Culson and American Justin Gaymon with world champion Kerron Clement fifth.Jamaica sprinter Asafa Powell set the fastest time of 2011 with victory in 9.78 secs in the [...]
Tyson Gay will miss out on a clash with Usain Bolt at this year’s World Championships after pulling out of the US National trials with a hip injury.Gay, 28, withdrew before his 100m semi-final and missed Saturday’s 200m, meaning he would not be eligible for the sprints in Daegu, South Korea.He could still run in [...]
