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Brianna Rollins Blazes 12.47 in Finland
Worlds season leader in 100m hurdles Brianna Rollins of the United States blazed to a victory in 100m hurdles clocking 12.47 seconds at the 2013 Savo Games in Lapinlahti
Kevin Borlee Roars 44.73 at Belgium NC
The 2011 World Championships bronze medallist Kevin Borlee with an oustanding run of of 44.73 in 400m set one of the fastest times in the world this season at the Belgium
Farah Breaks European 1500m Record
Mo Farah broke 28 -year old European
record on Friday with a brilliant run in the 1500m at the IAAF Diamond
League in Monaco.
The double olympic champion in 5000m and 10000m
Results Diamond League Monaco
Men
100 m
Wind: -0.4
1
Justin Gatlin
USA
9.94
2
Dentarius Locke
USA
9.96
PB
Makloufi Out of World Champs
The 2012 London Olympics 1500m Champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria withdrew on Thursday from next month's world championships
in Moscow, Russia.
The source says that the
4th Jamaican Tests Positive in 4 Days
Traves Smikle, the Jamaican Discus Thrower has tested positive for banned substance. The athletes urine sample taken in June at Jamaican National Championships showed adverse
Entry Lists Diamond League Monaco
World and Olympic champion Sally Pearson of Australia is returning to Monaco after having very successful races in the past years, she will be facing the newly
Results - Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
Results Men
100 m
Wind: 0.0
1
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
NOR
10.07
SB
Tyson Gay & Asafa Powell Test Positive
The list reads like a Who's Who among the world's best sprinters:
Jamaican Asafa Powell, the former world-record holder at 100 meters. American champion Tyson Gay, who went out
Nesta Carter Runs 9.87 in Madrid
IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid - Nesta Cater,
a member of the Jamaican world record breaking 4x100m relay team at
last year’s London Olympics, dominated the men's
International Meeting Liege Start lists
Triathlon Men
Triathlon Men
2
BROEDERS ARNE
BEL
1993
3
ITANI
Robles Roars in Sotteville - 13.18 in 110m H
Former world record holder Dyaron Robles of Cuba showed outstanding performance at the 2013 Sotteville-les-Rouen meeitng when he won the 110m hurdles in 13.18
Start Lists - European Athletics Classic Meeting Sotteville lès Rouen
Men's Start Lists
Women Start Lists
Results Diamond League Paris
Men
200 m
Wind: 0.2
1
Usain Bolt
JAM
19.73
SB WL
2
Warren Weir
JAM
19.92
Pichardo - New Generation Triple Jumper
20 year old Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Cuba left a strong message to the worlds top triple jumpers by defeating Teddy Tamgho of France in the final attempt at the Lausanne
Bondarenko Soars 2.41m in Lausanne
Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine highlighted the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday, June 4 with his superb performance in the men's high jump. Ukrainian jumped 2.41m
Lausanne Diamond League Results
Men
100 m
Wind: 2.0
1
Tyson Gay
USA
9.79
2
Asafa Powell
JAM
9.88
SB
Gay: I Respect Usain Bolt
2007 Wolrd 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay dealt with hip, groin and
hamstring problems, meanwhile Usain Bolt was setting world records and picking up
I'm Clean: Says Usain Bolt
Six time Olympic champion Usain Bolt arrived to Paris on Monday to
compete at the IAAF Diamond League meeting Areva GP on Saturday, June 6.
In a pre - meet
British Rising Star Judd Posts 1:59.85 (800m)
18 year old Jessica Judd of Great Britain surprised every one at the Diamond League
meeting in Birmingham on Sunday by winning the women´s 800m setting a new personal
France Wins Multi Events European Cup
French multi event team defeated Russian team at the European Cup Super League in Tallin, Estonia on Sunday June 30. The host team Estonia finished in third.
Kevin Mayer led
Results Diamond League Birmingham
Men
100 m
Wind: 0.8
1
Nesta Carter
JAM
9.99
2
James Dasaolu
GBR
10.03
3
Kim Collins
SKN
10.06
Euro Cup Multi Events Day 1 Results
Hanna Melnychenko of Ukraine is leading women's heptathlon with 3794 points after day 1 at the European Cup combined events Super League. Kevin Mayer of France concluded day 1 as
Blade Runner Returns to Track
Murder-accused Olympian Oscar Pistorius trained at the University of
Pretoria on Thursday, June 27 for the first time since he had shot
his girlfriend, Reeva
IAAF Birmingham Diamond League Entry Lists
5000m
ATHLETE
DATE OF BIRTH
NATION
PB
SB
ADEM Abrar
8 Turks Fail Doping Test in Gateshead
"Sabah" newspaper and other media reported on Friday that eight Turkish athletes, who competed at European Athletics Team Championship in Gateshead last weekend,
Vesely Dominates Javelin in Ostrava
Czech Vitezslav Vesely won the javelin with a throw of 87.58 metres, just 0.02 off the best of the year by Finn Tero Pitkamaki.
1
Vítězslav Veselý
CZE
87.58
Wierig Defeats Harting in Ostrava
London Olympic Games finalist, Martin Wierig of Germany took a surprise win in the men's discus throw competition at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet beating London Gold and Silver
Golden Spike Ostrave Provisional Entry Lists
Entry Lists Men
Entry Lists Men
Entry Lists Women
100 m
Powell
Asafa
23.11.82
JAM
100
Powell Set To Run in Ostrava on Thursday
Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell after finishing in a disappointing 7th place at the Jamaican Championships, arrived in Czech Republic on Tuesday to compete at the IAAF World
Gay Wins 200m in 19.74 at USA Champs
Tyson Gay picked up his second victory at the USA outdoor championships by winning the 200m in 19.74 (+1.6w) setting the season best time in the world.
Isiah Young took second
Russia Defends European Team Title
Russia defended their European Team crown in the 4th European Athletics
Team Championships Super League in Gateshead on Sunday.
Just half a point was between Russia and Germany
Rollins 12.24 100m Hurdels American Record
Brianna Rollins set a new American Record of 12.26 seconds at the USA track and field championship final on Saturday.
The time is the third fastest in the history of women's
Bolt and Powell Cruise in Jamaica - Gatlin and Gay Win Qualifying Rounds in the US Champs
Jamaican Track and field Championships 2013
Usain Bolt made easy progress
into Friday's semifinals of the men's 100 metres at the Jamaican trials
for the world
Pearson Injury Free, Ready to Make Return Next Week in Ostrava
London
Olympic champion Sally Pearson of Australia will compete in her first 100
metres hurdle race since winning the gold at the last year's London Olympic Games when
she
Win Over Bolt is Onset for Bigger Things
The London Olympic Bronze medallist Justin Gatlin likes considers last month's victories in Diamond League as the beginning act of journey that will bring him and
Yohan Blake Withdraws from Jamaican Trials and will not Run 200m in Moscow Championships
According to (jamaicagleaner.com.) Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the 200-meter dash at the (JAAA) Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/SVL National Senior Championships.
Cambell Brown Issues Apology for Doping Scandal
Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown, embroiled in a
doping scandal that rocked her homeland, issued an apology Tuesday but
also said she was shocked to have tested
Rudisha To Face Three Week Injury Layoff
Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha is facing a three-week
layoff due to a knee injury he pick up two weeks ago while running in Central Park in New York
GermansTake Podium at Ratingen Challenge
German athletes claimed victories at the Ruhrglas DLV Mehrkampf, IAAF World Combined Events Challenge meeting on Sunday June, 16. Pascal Behrenbruch won the men's decathlon
Shot putter Mikhnevich Gets Life Ban
Former world and European shot put champion Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus
has been banned for life after a second doping violation.
The Belarus Athletics Federation imposed
Oslo Diamond League Results
Several world leading marks were achieved at the Diamond League meeting Oslo Bislett Games on Thursday, June 13.
200m
Euro Indoor Champ Naimova to Face Life Ban
Tezdzhan Naimova, who won the gold in 60m at the European Indoor Chmapionships in March, could face a life ban after a second doping offence in four years, the
Bulgarian Athletic
17 Year Old Highschooler Runs 9.99 in 100m
With a tailwind of 4.0mps at his back, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Gibbs
High senior Trayvon Bromell became the first American schoolboy to run under 10 seconds in the
Gebrselassie: I will run until I Die
Ethiopian Running Legend, Haile Gebraselassie, has broken many records in his carrer, but now even at the age of 40, Haile
Gebrselassie has no
Bolt Arrives in Rome, Set for Golden Gala
Worlds fastest man, Usain Bolt, arrived in Rome on Monday, June 3 to race the 100m on Thursday May 6 at the Diamond League meeting (Golden Gala).
Last year in Rome, Bolt clocked
Controversy in the 3000m Steeple at the Prefontaine Classic
Trying to defend the pole position, the World and Olympic Champion
Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) pushed out of the track his compatriot Conseslus
Kipruto in the final
Promising Victory for Pitkamaki in Dessau (85.39m)
The 2013 world season leader Tero Pitkamak, picked up another victory on June 1 at the Dessau internation meeting. Pitkamaki in the sixth round managed 85.39