Track And Field News
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2008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Beijing Olympic Page | Flotrack Olympic Vids
9/1 Ex-track star Maree faces prison on fraud charges - Maree attended Pennsylvania's Villanova University in the 1970s. He
later took U.S. citizenship, and in 1985 he set American records for
1,500 meters and 5,000 meters
8/31 Aviva British Grand Prix Results - Asafa Powell crushed the field in 9.87, Tyson Gay back again winning 200 (20.26) over Spearmon, Lagat beats Willis in 1k (2:16), Bekele continues to dominate in 3k (7:31) - Teg 7:47 - Solinsky 7:49, Brad Walker wins PV, Lauryn Williams wins 100 & 200, beats Olympic Champ Fraser
8/31 On The Run: Mixed reviews for Team USA track and field in Beijing - The U.S. track and field team went to Beijing with great expectations. Walking away with 23 Olympic medals, its result, while mixed, adequately measured up. Here’s a look at the performance results and the distance running report card for the U.S. team from the 2008 Olympic Games:
8/29 Bolt, Jelimo light up Zurich Golden League track meet | RESULTS - Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak winning the 100m in 9.83 | Pamela Jelimo of Kenya came close to beating the oldest track world record in the books running 1:54.07 | Lolo Jones rebounds to win 100H at 12.56 | Wariner gets revenge over Merritt, runs 43.82 | Angelo Taylor (48.07 400H), K Bekele (12:50 5k), Robles (12.97 110H), Richards (49.74 400) all post victories
8/30 Racing towards a new biz plan : USATF - Doug Logan’s heart sank as he watched the baton hit the ground on the final exchange of the women’s 400-meter relay. Earlier that same night at the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team had done the exact same thing. Neither team would make it past the semifinal round.
