Articles filed under Track and Field
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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...
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IAAF brings in new false-start rule beginning 2010Aug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- The world governing body of athletics changed its false-start rule Wednesday to exclude any runner who jumps the gun beginning next year. Currently, only the s...
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Stacey competes in USATF JuniorsAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Competing at the USATF Junior Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., July 28-Aug. 2 was recent Glenbard North graduate Tommy Stacey, who placed third in pole vault at the IHSA C...
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American Olympian Jesse Owens to be honored in BerlinAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As a kid, Marlene Hemphill Dortch watched the grainy, black-and-white film footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics in amazement, wondering how her grandfather was so much ...