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Lead Stories: Friday, November 21, 2008

IAAF Golden League Preview: Meeting Gaz de France Paris

Posted July 17th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The fourth stop on the IAAF’s Golden League circuit, the Gaz de France meeting will take place this Friday in Stade de France in suburban Saint-Denis.

Meet website — IAAF page

TV coverage: 4-6 p.m. Friday on ESPN2 and 2-3 p.m. Saturday on CBC
Web coverage: Trackshark.com, Friday (time TBA) and IAAF Radio, Friday from 1:30-4:00 p.m.

IAAF Preview

An event-by-event preview, in the order of competition…

Men’s Javelin
The best are not here, which is unlike a Golden League event. The top entrant is #5 Erik Rags, winner of Sunday’s Athens Grand Prix. His major challengers will be #6 Jarrod Bannister and #9 John Robert Oosthuizen.
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World Points Standings:
Men’s Sprints

Posted June 11th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

My rankings are being run on a pilot program this summer and I’m sharing them with the track community via The Final Sprint. Last year I did a trial run on just the men’s 100 meters and it correctly predicted the World Championships medalists in order, and then by the end of the summer readjusted to match Track & Field News’ world rankings nearly exactly.

The system is based on that of the IAAF’s World Athletics Tour standings, but with a few twists–most importantly, all kinds of meets are included in the standings and athletes can earn bonus points for fast times. At this early time in the season, athletes are given points for the results of their best four meets (one of which can be in a different event).

100 meters
1. Usain Bolt 46
2. Nesta Carter 42
2. Olusoji Fasuba 42
4. Kim Collins 38
4. Mike Rodgers 38
6. Darrel Brown 34
6. Tyson Gay 34
8. Derrick Atkins 32
8. Michael Frater 32
10. Ivory Williams 30
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Prefontaine Classic Preview: Sprint and Middle Distance Events

Posted June 6th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Women’s 400 meters
4:03 p.m. EDT (1:03 p.m. local)
Competitors have not yet been announced.

Men’s 100 meters
4:12 p.m. EDT (1:12 p.m. local)
The favorites are Michael Frater (Jamaica) and Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles), who are #7 and #8 respectively in my World Rankings points system. Veteran sprinter Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) is just starting his season and could challenge for the win as well. Other entrants include Darrel Brown (Trinidad) and Americans Mark Jelks, Shawn Crawford and Ivory Williams.
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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted May 29th, 2008 at 4:30 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Columns, Olympics, What To Watch, High School

Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!

NCAA Midwest Regional Track & Field Championships
Huskers.com, Friday and Saturday
Free live coverage of the national championships qualifier from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Meet Website

California High School Track & Field Championships
Fox College Sports Pacific, 7-10:30 p.m. Saturday
replays Sunday at 2 p.m.
The best high school track meet in the country gets richly-deserved regional coverage.
Meet Website
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On the Road & Around the Track:
TFS News Briefs 9/20/07

Posted September 20th, 2007 at 1:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, TFS News Briefs

World Athletics Final Middle- and Long-Distance Preview
In the latest WAF preview there are speculations about who will run the middle- and long-distance events this late in the season and why they will do it. Runners to watch (men): Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m), Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (1500m), Craig Mottram (3000m), Paul Kipsiele Koech (3000m SC), Sileshi Sihine (5000m). Women: Janeth Jepkosgei (800m), Maryam Yusuf Jamal and Yelena Soboleva (1500m), Yekaterina Volkova (3000m SC), Meseret Defar (pictured at right, 5000m). Also, an explanation of the WAF points system and the current standings. Read more at: [IAAF WAF2007]

World Marathon Majors Conference Call with Race Directors
Race Directors Dave Bedford (London), Carey Pinkowski (Chicago), Mark Milde (Berlin), Mary Wittenberg (New York City) and Guy Morse (Boston) talk about a range of questions regarding their races and the sport in general. Read the complete transcript at: [Track & Field News]
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