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Watch Zürich Golden League at TrackShark.com

Posted August 28th, 2008 at 9:45 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Athletics fans in the United States will be able to watch the 4 meeting from Zürich, the next stop in the IAAF Golden League circuit, at TrackShark.com. The live coverage will begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 29. There is no charge to watch the webcast, however it is only available to viewers in the United States.

To access the coverage, go to http://www.trackshark.com/ and click the link on the front page.

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Richards, Carter, Lagat
win in Zurich

Posted September 7th, 2007 at 7:27 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

xavier carter x-man sprinting The 2006 IAAF World Athlete of the Year, Sanya Richards is now the only American alive in the hunt for the Golden League Jackpot after winning the women’s 400 meters Friday at the fourth meeting of the six fixture series, the Weltklasse Zürich in Switzerland. Athletes must win at all six meetings of the IAAF Golden League series to claim a share of the $1,000,000 Jackpot.

2005 World Outdoor silver medalist Sanya Richards destroyed the field in the women’s 400m, winning in a world-leading 49.36 seconds. Novlene Williams of Jamaica was a distant second in 50.85 while reigning World champion Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain was fourth in 51.32 and Mary Wineberg was sixth in 51.53.

2006 NCAA 100m and 400m champion Xavier Carter (Pictured) stole the show in the men’s 200m, winning in 19.92 seconds ahead of 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaice, who took second in 20.19. J.J. Johnson finished fourth in 20.49 while Rodney Martin was fifth in 20.53.

Reigning World Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat continued his winning ways today in the men’s 3,000m.
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SportNet.com to Broadcast Three More Golden League Events on the Web

Posted July 30th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

USA Track & Field announced last week that Sportnet.com would broadcast four more track meets live in 2007, including the final three meets of the IAAF Golden League series. Sportnet will also broadcast the the 2007 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Orono, Me. There is no charge to view the meets.