TFS News Briefs: 5/07/2008
Posted May 7th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs
Vlasic Aims For Gold, Record At Beijing Olympics
World champion high jumper Blanca Vlasic from Croatia , whose aim is to win the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics high jump, also has her sights on another goal, saying, “I would say it is possible that I could win the gold in Beijing with a world record.”
Read more at: [Reuters]
Michael Johnson “Shocked” By Bolt’s 100m Time
After Jamaica’s fabulous early-season time of 9.76 seconds in the 100m dash at the Jamaica International Invitational, legendary sprinter Michael Johnson said, “Usain said he was shocked. I’m shocked too.” Even so, he advised Bolt “not to get too carried away with the performance.”
Read more at: [Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands]
Great News From Ann Gaffigan’s Training Camp
Ann Gaffigan, the former American-record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, has published a new blog post that ha some great news for the runner who has had her share of bad news over the past year or two. Despite having a bad race lately (she trained through it) she writes that “my workouts have been better than ever before, yes I felt like my old self at the Mt. SAC Relays, yes my iron levels are high, my heart rate is low, my speed is good and my strength even better.”
Read more at: [Steeplechics]
New Social Networking Site Allows US Olympic Team Fans To Show Support For Team
If you’re a fan of the us Olympic Team, there’s a new website just for you: amazingawaits.org, the official social networking website of the 2008 US Olympic team. Made by and for the athletes and their fans, it’s an exciting new way to show – and share – your support.
Read more at: [AmazingAwaits.org]
Jeremy Wariner Weighs In On Fans’ Suspicions
Olympic and World 400m champion Jeremy Wariner of Texas understands your suspicions about today’s top athletes, saying, “Just knowing that in the past there have been people who have won that have been caught cheating, in the eyes of the spectators, they are thinking ‘Well, he’s on something, he has to be, there is no way he could do that.’” Wariner also says that he is “always surprised when I hear about it (drug taking in athletics), especially because it is in the sport I love to do.”
Read more at: [Sportinglife.com, UK]
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Tags: 100m, 400m, Ann Gaffigan, Beijing, blanca vlasic, doping, drugs in sport, high jump, Jeremy Wariner, michael johnson, Olympic gold medal, social networking site, steeplechase, steroids, US Olympic Team, Usain Bolt
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