1 Carter, Nesta Mvp Track Club 10.19Q 2 Powell, Asafa Mvp Track Club 10.19Q 3 Watson, Nicholas Mvp Track Club 10.23Q 4 Nevers, Adolphus G.C.Foster College 10.36 5 Wellington, Andre Unattached 10.40 6 Livermore, Jason Akan Track Club 10.44 7 Robinson, Marlon Unattached 10.44 8 Scott, Rushane Unattached 10.51
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Hundreds of track-and-field supporters, some beginning their journey before the crack of dawn, were left frustrated in their quest to gain access to this week’s Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited (JAAA/SVL) national trials, as grandstand tickets for the event sold out within the first couple of hours. via Jamaica Gleaner
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By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon | Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:48pm EDT (Reuters) – Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not emulate his world record performances of 2008 and 2009 at the London Games, former holder Maurice Greene predicted on Tuesday. “I am going to tell you right now he can’t do that,” Greene told a news conference on a rest day at the U.S. Olympic trials. “This race in London is going to be a lot closer than a lot of people think. It’s going to be a very exciting race.” Bolt set world records in the 100 and 200 meters and 4×100 meters relay during a thrilling show at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, then bettered both individual marks at the Berlin world championships in the following year. “He hasn’t shown to be in that type of shape that he was in 2008,” said American Greene, the 2000 Olympic champion. “He is having a lot of problems at the beginning part of his race that he still hasn’t figured out.” Greene said the problems occurred between the start and 65 meters. For the last 35 meters Bolt’s speed was top notch. “You have to put together a race to withstand that cushion,” […]
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ROME (AP) — In Asafa Powell’s mind, he’s not competing against Usain Bolt. His target is simply winning any 100-meter race he enters. “I’m not here to compete against Bolt,” Powell said ahead of Thursday’s Golden Gala meet featuring the current and past world record-holders. “The finish line is my target, not Bolt or anyone else.” Bolt holds a 10-1 career edge over Powell in head-to-head meetings, with Powell’s only win in Stockholm in 2008. But with Bolt coming off a relatively slow performance of 10.04 seconds in Ostrava last week, Powell could seize an opportunity. It was the first time Bolt ran over 10 seconds in three years. “It’s simple,” Bolt said. “If you want to beat Bolt, if Bolt runs 9.79, you run 9.78. If he runs 10 flat, you run 9.9.” Since Powell set a world record of 9.74 in Rieti in 2007, Bolt has broken the mark three times, the last being 9.58 at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. Powell began this season with a 9.88 in a narrow loss to Justin Gatlin in Doha this month, then ran 10.02 in the rain in Shanghai. “At this meet, I don’t know what I’ll do,” Powell […]
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In this the latest instalment of her IAAF Online Diary, World and Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown outlines why she loves May so much… “I have a confession, I really enjoy competing in the month of May. The reason being it is the only month in the calendar of our sport that allows one to experience high level competitions in up to three continents. One can actually compete in Jamaica (unfortunately, for the first time that I can remember I did not compete there), Asia (Doha and or Daegu) and Europe (Ostrava and or Rome).” “I had a chance to experience racing in the Doha Diamond League (100m) for the first time, returned to the cities of Shanghai (200m) and Ostrava (200m) and thoroughly enjoyed my stops. Doha served as a lesson to this Jamaican that there is heat and then there is heat in Doha (lol), Shanghai is always one of my favorite stops on the circuit, not just for the shopping (lol) but it is always a fun place to compete and the organization and crowds make it real special. My second visit to Ostrava was just as pleasant as the first and like Shanghai, I am very […]
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