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The organizers of the Olympic Trials also put together a festival in the grounds immediately outside Hayward Field. The various areas include dozens of sponsor tents, a food court, a big-top Nike store, athlete appearances, a track-oriented children’s activity area, a stage, and (most importantly) a makeshift outdoor sports bar, all of which include […]

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The Men’s 800m final at the 2008 US Olympic Trials delivered on its promise as one of the most competitive races of the meet. Willamette grad, OTC runner, and TheFinalSprint.com Elite Athlete Blogger Nick Symmonds won the race in a blistering […]

The women’s 400 makes for good theatre. The world’s top ranked women in 400-meters, Sanya Richards finished fourth last year, and failed to qualify for the U.S. team to compete in the world championships in Osaka last year.
This year there are question marks and doubts about whether Richards can qualify for the U.S. team […]

Hazel Clark, Alice Schmidt and Nicole Teter made the U.S. Olympic Team today in the women’s 800-meter final of the trials.
There were 12 women in the race, but Clark navigated her way to the lead immediately. She flew by the 200-meter mark in 26.6 seconds for a 56.89 first lap. Clark finished in 1:59.82, followed […]

The women’s javelin competition saw University of Oregon junior throw 185 feet, one inch but it wasn’t far enough. It was good enough for third place but did not reach the Olympic A standard meaning she will not make the U.S. Olympic team.
In a rule change for this Olympics, athletes have to make the […]