Diamond League

Barshim, Rollins, Spencer, Didaba Light up the Starry Athletic Night at Rome Diamond League

 June 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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In keeping with pre-event expectations, young Qatari sensation, Mutaz Essa Barshim jumped 2.41 meters to set a new Asian record and establish world seasonal best performance at IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rome on Thursday night. Barshim was not alone as there were a few more world seasonal best performances in the fourth edition of […]

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Diamond League

Gatlin, Williams-Mills, Obiri, Rupp and Perkovic Excel at Eugene Diamond League Meet

 June 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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The third Diamond League 2014 meeting in Eugene was spread over two days on May 30 and 31, 2014 with 23 combined athletic events in men’s and women’s categories. Men’s events were 100m, 400m, 800m, 1 mile, Bowerman mile, 5000m, 10000m, 110m hurdles, Pole Vault, Triple jump, shot put and javelin. Women’s events included; 200m, […]

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IAAF World

Scintillating Sprinters Create Three World Records at Bahamas in IAAF World Relays

 May 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the first ever IAAF World Relays held at Nassau’s Thomas Robinson stadium in the Bahamas on May 24 & 25, 2014, world-famous athletes from 40 countries showcased their sprinting skills with baton in their palms. The event was televised worldwide and the 17000-capacity Robinson stadium was packed to the brim on both days. In Bahamas and […]

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Diamond-League

IAAF’s Sparkling Shanghai Diamond-League Ends With High-Voltage Athletic Action

 May 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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IAAF’s Diamond-League season’s second event of was staged in Shanghai on Sunday May 18, 2014. The meeting concluded with seven world leads and 10 meeting records in eight events. The highlight of the grand athletic night was a super sprint hurdle from Xie Wenjun of China and a great performance in men’s javelin event by […]

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McCorory

Americans Cantwell, McCorory Shine in Jamaica As Ukrainian Dmytrenko Wins 20-Km Walk In China

 May 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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Two prominent athletic events were staged this week-end, where the 100m and 200m sprints did not make news. Instead, the less glamorous events of men’s shot-put, women’s 400m at the Jamaica International Invitational and 20-kilometer walk at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup at Taicang China were celebrated with gusto. The one-day athletic event at […]

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Paris Marathon

Bekele sends a significant message with marathon debut win in Paris

 April 9, 2014   John Welsh

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The Paris Marathon may not incur the same media exposure nor assume the prestige of equivalent races such as in London, Boston, Berlin and New York, but the 2014 renewal did feature the debut at the distance of former Olympic and World track champion Kenenisa Bekele. In breaking the course record with a time of […]

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Mohamed Farah

Farah learns a painful lesson at New York City Half Marathon

 March 17, 2014   John Welsh

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Beginning a city half marathon at 7.30 am on a Sunday morning is not the most convenient time for participating runners, given the need for suitable transportation to the starting area, but officials responsible for the 2104 New York City race deemed it an appropriate time. They were rewarded by the appearance of Mo Farah […]

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Usain Bolt is a livewire athlete

Bolt of Electricity in Track and Field

 September 17, 2013   R K Gupta

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True to his name, Usain Bolt is a livewire athlete. The 27 year old Jamaican has been leading the pack in 100 and 200 meter events for the past 6 years. On an action-packed 15th day of the London Olympics on August 11, 2012, the sensational Usain Bolt collected his third Gold Medal. Running fourth […]

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Mo Farah: A tactical genius but not quite an all-time great

 August 18, 2013   John Welsh

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The IAFF World Athletics Championship may now be over and during a week in which no new world records were witnessed on the track, both Usain Bolt and Mo Farah repeated their double individual gold medal performances from the London Olympics. Usain Bolt is the World’s fastest ever sprinter while Farah is also being described […]

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