Articles filed under Track and Field
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Another Bolt burst nets another world recordAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN - Teeth clenched, Usain Bolt grimaced as he churned toward the finish line, hoping to coax a fraction more out of his 6-foot-5 frame. The big, yellow numbers flas...
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Runner's father, grandmother dismiss gender uproarAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- A day after winning her first 800-meter world title amid a gender-test controversy, the father of South African teenager Caster Semenya dismissed speculation h...
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Bolt gets gold, another record in 200 at worldsAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Usain Bolt startled the world again. The Jamaican sprinting great captured the 200-meter gold medal in 19.19 seconds Thursday, yet another world record. Gritti...
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Is S. African woman runner really a man?Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- South Africa's track and field federation had been asked to conduct a gender test on an 800-meter runner amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to co...
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Jamaica's Fraser sprints to gold in 100Aug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN - Shelly-Ann Fraser closed her eyes as she crossed the finish line, almost afraid to open them back up and glance at the Olympic Stadium scoreboard. As if she had...
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As Bolt breaks another record, is he near a limit?Aug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Once the gun sounds, Usain Bolt seems to test the very limits of the race -- the human race. The Jamaican sprinting sensation put on another amazing performanc...
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Bolt on breaking the 200 record: 'I doubt' itAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Barely an hour after shattering his 100-meter world record for a first world title, Usain Bolt was stretching and jogging at the Olympic Stadium. After all, on...
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Gay bows out of 200 with groin injuryAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Tyson Gay is pulling out of the 200-meter competition at the world championships because of a groin injury, preventing a rematch with Usain Bolt. The decision ...
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Bolt smashes 100 meter recordAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN - Usain Bolt saved the celebration for after the finish line this time and showed that, yes, he can keep breaking that world record. He obliterated it, in fact. B...
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Bolt vs. Gay showdown moves closer as both advanceAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Turns out, Usain Bolt can be beaten after all in a ho-hum second-round heat, when he's clowning around with the runner next to him and shutting down that eff...