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Team USA is still yet to earn a gold medal after several disappointing races on Day 2 of the Track & Field events at the 2008 Olympic Games.
DIX EARNS BRONZE IN GAY-LESS 100M FINAL
In the afternoon session of the Track & Field events, the men’s semifinal and final races of the 100m event […]

Shalane Flanagan won an Olympic bronze medal in the 10,000 meters Friday night in Beijing. She broke her own American record by 12 seconds with a time of 30:22.22. It was only the second time in history that a U.S. woman has medaled in the event.
Flanagan fell ill Tuesday night and suffered from stomach issues […]

The chase for the title of World’s Fastest Man’ began as the Olympic track and field program got underway at the National Stadium in the Chinese capital.
A near capacity crowd was on hand at the “Bird’s Nest” as Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt, reigning world champion Tyson Gay of the U.S. and former world […]

Welcome to the official blog of U.S. middle-distance runner Sara Hall. Sara’s list of running accolades include being a former NCAA All- American at Stanford, the 2006 USA 5K road champion, and the 2006 champion at the Continental Fifth Avenue Mile. Check back every other Friday for her latest entry at http://sarahall.thefinalsprint.com/
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Men’s 100 MetersThe Schedule: heats and quarterfinals, Friday Aug 15; semifinals and finals, Saturday Aug 16The Americans: #5 Tyson Gay, #9 Walter Dix, #11 Darvis PattonThe Contenders: #1 Usain Bolt (JAM), #2 Asafa Powell (JAM), #4 Derrick Atkins (BAH), #7 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (NOR), #8 Michael Frater (JAM)The Stats: Records, 2008 List, 2007 Worlds, […]