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- Team USA: Day 2 Track Recap
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 […] - Most Favorites Advance in Men’s Steeplechase Qualifying
Highlighted by a front-running performance by American Anthony Famiglietti (Pictured), most of the medal favorites made it through this morning’s qualifying round of the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
Running in heat 2, Famiglietti immediately burst to the front, and within three laps had amassed a nine second lead. Although he was caught by the chase pack […] - Shalane Flanagan Wins 10,000m Bronze Medal
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 […] - Excellent Weather for Women’s 10-K Could Mean Fast Times, New Record
Nine straight days of bad weather finally lifted here today giving rise to the possibility of fast times in tonight’s women’s 10,000m, the first final on the track of these Olympic Games.
At 22:00 local time, the temperature was 26°C (79°F) with 51% humidity, far better conditions than were anticipated by most of the 32 competitors […] - Beijing Olympics:
Day 1, Session 1 Track RecapThe 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 […] - Note on the News: Interview with Haile Gebrselassie
Our colleagues at RunnersTribe.com have posted an interview with two-time Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie.
The “Flash Chat” can be found at this link:
http://www.runnerstribe.com:80/Gebrselassie.html - Sara Hall: The Calm Before The Storm
(Elite Athlete Blog Entry 14)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/
Nihao (hello) from […] - Lagat Cautiously Optimistic As Double Ambitions Begin
With the start of his quest to succeed Hicham El Guerrouj as the Olympic 1500 and 500m champion now just a day away, Bernard Lagat believes he is ready and indeed up for the daunting challenge.
“This is the one I’ve been looking forward to,” the reigning world champion over both distances said at a press […] - 2008 Beijing Olympic Preview: Men’s 100 Meters
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, […]
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Preview: Men’s Marathon
Men’s MarathonThe Schedule: Sunday, Aug 24 (live on NBC, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT)The Americans: Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, Brian SellThe Contenders: Sammy Wanjiru (KEN), Martin Lel (KEN), Robert Cheruyiot (KEN), Mubarak Shami (QAT), Abderrahim Goumri (MAR), Jaouad Gharib (MAR), Tsegaye Kebede (ETH), Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)The Stats: Records, 2008 List, 2007 Worlds, 2004 OlympicsThe Medal […]
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