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2008 Prefontaine Classic

Hayward Field ⋅ Eugene, OR, US ⋅ Jun, 8 2008 | Coverage created by kevind

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NBC Sports will have the television coverage for the 10th consecutive year and if you've got a TV near your computer, set up shop and discuss the action as it unfolds live on TV over in the interactive live blog.

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The Prefontaine Classic is the premiere track & field meet in the United States, and the only stop in North America on the prestigious World Athletics Tour. Since 2000, it has been ranked first among all annual track…

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Pre Classic MEET WEBSITE
RESULTS
Post-competition Athlete Quotes
Prefontaine RECAP

LIVE Blog Archive

Interviews

Luke Pudskedra 2Mile

Joanna Hayes 100H Champ

Clyde Hart Press Conference

Nick Symmonds 4th 800m

User Videos

US record pole vault

B-Section Mens 1500M Sec 2

B-Section Mens 800M Sec 3

B-Section Mens 800M Section 2

News & Updates

- ABDI RUNS 27:16.99 (Only 3 secs off the US record!!; Bekele 26:25 fastest on US soil) | Results
- Shedrack Korir wins mile 3:50 (Willis 2nd 3:50; Webb 7th 3:55) | Results
- LAGAT WINS 2 mile (Mottram 5th; Pudskedra 8:46) | Results
- Maria Mutola wins 16th consecutive 1:59! (HS Chanelle Price leads with 150 to go; finishes 6th 2:01) | Results
Other: Leshawn Merritt second consecutive 400m victory. Wallace Spearman sets PRE 200m record and Shawn Crawford getting back into form finishing 2nd. Xiang Liu DQed. Defar wins 5k; Goucher 14:58. Brad Walker sets US Record in PV 19'9.75"! Adam Nelson throws World Leading 72'7" in SP.

Meet Schedule
Start Lists
2008 Meet Photo Gallery | Image of Sport
2008 Press Conference Photo Gallery | Image of Sport

*World Records on the line at Pre | ODE write up | Story on Hayward
*Register-Guard write up on Lagat and his desire for Olympic Gold | First Citizen article
*High Jumper Jesse Williams profile on Eugene, Pre and the OT | Register-Guard article
*Greatest Ever Pre Classic W1500 Field | READ
*Mens Shot World Nos. 1, 2 & 3 @ Pre | READ
*Bekele to go for 10k world record | READ
*HS Star Luke Puskedra to go for 2mile record | READ

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#36	Phil August 6, 2008 at 4:47pm Why not have live coverage of the opening ceremony? How much money could NBC possibly make off infomercials that early in the morning any way? If they're concerned about the thing being leaked on the net, then I'm sad to say that its going to be done already by the VAST MAJORITY of the world which gets to see it well before we in the United States do. How sad... reply
#35	kevind June 11, 2008 at 4:07am I saw the RG video yesterday and was very impressed. For many reasons, but solely because they did an outstanding job. Very proud of the local paper here. Their pre-trials coverage has been impeccable. reply
#34	Josef June 10, 2008 at 8:22pm i couldnt find the 10k race video reply
#33	Duckoutofwater June 10, 2008 at 6:21pm I suggest you check out, and maybe link to the video put together by the Eugene Register-Guard newspaper: http://rgweb.registerguard.com/video/index.php?bcpid=1569924850&bclid=1390871863&bctid=1595638696 I'm so impressed that you provide links to NBC's page on this meet! Thanks! reply
#32	Qsuriname June 9, 2008 at 8:31pm Mark, Please fix the layout. It's all over the place. It used to be real structured where you could find what you're looking for. reply
#31	Joshua Neyhart June 9, 2008 at 11:49am is there a webb interview? reply
#30	Anonymous Coward June 9, 2008 at 9:54am I clicked on the link above to watch the races on nbcolympics.com. Tried to click on one of the videos and a window came up telling me that the player does not yet support Mac OS!!! NBC never ceases to amaze me with their short sighted, sub-par coverage! reply
#29	Chem June 9, 2008 at 8:45am Where is bekele interview?? reply
#28	Early On June 9, 2008 at 1:25am I was in the 'blog room' this morning when it was filled watching splits and talking about the 10k and 5k attempts. I read on a few other boards the internet wasn't even up at the field until right before 1pm. to get that live 10k 5k coverage, even if on a blog, was very enjoyable -- and somehow with the internet situation you guys were up. what more to say? you provided a service to the meet both Nbc, espn, etc. couldn't provide. keep doing what you do and thanks for following through reply
#27	Arg June 9, 2008 at 12:24am yeah i hate this layout too mark.. reply