DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Teenager Kirani James exploded on to the world stage with a thrilling victory in the 400 metres final to give the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada its first world championships medal yesterday.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – World record holder David Rudisha won gold in the men’s 800 metres at the world championships yesterday with a dominant display of front running.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles was stripped of gold and glory at the world athletics championships yesterday in a twist every bit as dramatic as Usain Bolt’s disqualification from the blue riband 100 metres sprint the night before.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva and 800m world record holder David Rudisha take centre stage at the world athletics championships today — and both could be forgiven for hoping they do not appear on the cover of the official programme for the Daegu event.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A member of Cuban Dayron Robles’ coaching team said barging into rivals was a regular occurrence in hurdles after the Olympic gold medallist was disqualified at the world athletics championships yesterday.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt brought world-class pizzazz to the athletics world championships yesterday where one Olympic champion ducked out without completing even a single pole vault and another was in tears after false starting in her 400 metres heat.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, predicted yesterday he would retain his world 100 metres title in Daegu, South Korea, easily this month provided he gets a decent start.
NICE, (Reuters) – Former French pole-vaulter Pierre Quinon, who won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, has died in an apparent suicide, the French Athletics Federation said on Thursday.
SPLIT, Croatia, (Reuters) – World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will defend her title despite a hamstring injury which nearly forced her to pull out of the upcoming world championships in the South Korean city of Daegu, she said yesterday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. sprinter Michael Rodgers, who tested positive for a prohibited stimulant last month, has accepted a provisional suspension yesterday and withdrew from this month’s world championships in South Korea.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – World champion Steve Mullings has confirmed he has tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide and could now face a life ban from athletics.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its Inter-Guiana Games trials on August 28 at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 10:00hrs.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – World sprint champion Usain Bolt leads an array of stars in a Jamaica 50-member contingent named Monday for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea starting month end.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Ethiopian Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele will defend his 10,000 metres world title later this month despite not having raced since early 2010, his manager said yesterday.
Headquarters yesterday ran out champions at the 57th edition of the Guyana Police Force Inter Unit Championships at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – The fastest man in the world stares at a blank piece of paper for a few seconds and, finding no inspiration, turns to his manager.
Distance queen, Alika Morgan comfortably won the first of three marathon events when she defeated all and sundry in the Westshore sponsored 5K event last Saturday in Trinidad.
National 400 metres junior champion Stephan James placed sixth in the 400-metre final at the ongoing Pan American Junior Championships yesterday in Miami, Florida while Iana Amsterdam failed to show up to participate in her events.