Women’s Discus Throw - Final Gia Lewis-Smallwood“For me personally, I strained my back a week ago, so I have a sprain. I just couldn’t pull the trigger tonight, I just couldn’t do it. It’s a little disappointed.”Whitney Ashley“My first one was a foot f...
BEIJING -- Team USA endured an evening without medals, but America’s star sprinters shone in qualifying rounds Tuesday night at the IAAF World Championships.Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis and Justin Gatlin breezed through their rounds of the women’s 400 and men’s 200, respectively,...
Greg Rutherford (coach: Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) completed the Grand Slam of major titles winning the long jump at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. The reigning Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion added the only major title missing from his collection and becomes only the fifth
Shawn Barber of Toronto, Ont., won Canada’s first World Championship gold medal since Perdita Felicien accomplished the feat in the 100-metre hurdles at the 2003 Championships in France. Barber won gold in the men’s pole vault with a clean sheet through 5.90-metres. The previous best fin...
Greg Rutherford (coach: Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo), Christine Ohuruogu (Christine Bowmaker), Anyika Onuora (Rana Reider) and Holly Bradshaw (Scott Simpson) all secured their places in the next round of their respective competitions on the third day of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. N...
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