Usain Bolt’s Final Race Ends in a Cry of Pain
August 13, 2017 kridangan
IAAF, Jamaica, Usain BoltRunning the final race of his career, the 30-year-old Usain Bolt, after taking the baton from his Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, suffered cramps on his left hamstring as he tried, in vain, to chase down the British and American rivals in the last lap of the race. “It’s cramp in his left hamstring but a […]
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Big Boy Bolt Bags His 4th Laureus Award for Scintillating Performance at Rio Games
February 25, 2017 R K Gupta
Claudio Ranieri, Laureus Award, Nico Rosberg, sport, Usain BoltLike in athletic arena, Jamaican super-sprinter Usain Bolt attracted the most attention at Monaco’s 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony on February 14, 2017. While Bolt walked away with 2017 Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, American artistic gymnast Simone Biles claimed the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for her superb show at the 2016 […]
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Usain Bolt Loses One Olympic Gold Medal for No Fault of His Own
February 10, 2017 R K Gupta
Athletes, IAAF, Jamaica, Olympics, Usain BoltIn one utterly frustrating news for the iconic Jamaican speedster Usain Bolt, he has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals. On January 2017, the International Olympic Committee stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Games, because they found Bolt’s teammate Nesta Carter guilty of doping violations. A few months […]
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Usain Bolt is Track-and-Field’s Biggest Achiever
January 5, 2017 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Sprinter, Usain BoltReaders can see a nearly similar article published in kridangan.com during September 2013 titled, “Bolt of Electricity in Track and Field”. Since then, Usian Bolt has already achieved the tag of an all-time great. Participating in his third consecutive Olympics after 2008 Beijing Games, 30 year old Bolt achieved something at Rio that is confined […]
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Jamaican Thunder-Bolt Scripts Athletic History and Fulfills His Promise of the Triple-Triple
August 20, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Jamaica, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltWhen Usain Bolt hangs his running boots, the three days of August 14, 18 & 19 of 2016 Rio Games will forever be etched in his memory. He ran fastest in 100m on August 14, won the 200m on August 18 and then anchored the Jamaican quartet to victory in 4x100m relay on August 19. […]
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Blazing Bolt Beats Gatlin to Win 100m and South African Van Niekerk Breaks 400m WR
August 15, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Justin Gatlin, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltSunday at Rio had several athletic events beginning with women’s marathon in the morning. But nothing held viewers’ fancy more than the day-ending 100m men’s final that pitted Jamaican powerhouse Usain Bolt against USA’s Justin Gatlin. The two had taken top spots in their semifinal rounds earlier and excitement was already in air. Besides over […]
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There is More to Athletics in the Rio Games Than Just Usain Bolt
August 12, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Genzebe Dibaba, Mo Farah, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Usain Bolt, Valerie AdamsThe hype and hoop-la generated by Usain Bolt’s keenly awaited triple-triple has somewhat shadowed the other star athletes preparing for track-and field action starting Friday. In a message last week to his 4 million followers on twitter, Bolt beckoned everyone to watch him make Olympic history at the Rio Games. No one has ever done […]
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Lightning Bolt Jets Into Rio for Tryst with the Historic Triple-Triple
August 4, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Jamaica, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltIn the run-up to the 2016 Rio Games, no single man has made more news than the Jamaican super-sprinter Usain Bolt. The Jamaican’s best time of his career came in a space of one year between Beijing Olympics in August 2008 and World Championships in Berlin in August 2009. In Beijing, Bolt broke the world […]
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India’s Neeraj Chopra Breaks U-20 Javelin World Record at Poland Bolt Wins 200 in London
July 25, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Indian Sport News, Neeraj Chopra, Usain BoltIn one of the most heartening news for Indian athletics, Haryana’s 18-year old Neeraj Chopra shattered the world under-20 record in men’s javelin at IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Unfortunately, Chopra could not be included in India’s Olympic squad but he has time on his side. The Indian fans would expect him to […]
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Usain Bolt Cleared for Rio After All Justin Gatlin Will be There Too
July 14, 2016 R K Gupta
Jamaica, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltThe Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association has announced that world record holder Usain Bolt will be the part of their nation’s Olympic team for 2016 Summer Games in Rio. After the conclusion of the Jamaican Olympic Trials, a large contingent of Track-and-Field athletes has been cleared for the Rio Olympics and Bolt features in 100m, 200m […]
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