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NEWS ABOUT: Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt shattered the world record for the 100-meter race today, shearing more off the previous best time—his own—than anyone in recorded history, reports the Chicago Tribune. With a 2 mph tailwind, the 22-year-old clocked in at just 9.58 seconds—0.11 seconds faster than the... More »

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Berlin • Tyson Gay • Sprint • Usain Bolt • sprinters • Jay-ZTV • Olympic Stadium

OLYMPICS

 US Relay Teams Drop Batons

Hand-off gaffes disqualify both men and women

Aug 21, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - US track and field was hit by two nearly identical disasters today, when both the men’s and women’s teams flubbed the last handoff of the preliminary 400-meter relay, the Los Angeles Times reports. A wet, slippery night in the Bird’s Nest proved tough for the relay squads,... More »

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race • Team USA • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tyson Gay • track and field • Olympic Games

olympics

 Jamaica's
 Bolt: World's
 Fastest Man


Aug 16, 08 9:26 AM CDT
(AP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and easily captured his first Olympic medal by running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds. Laying claim to the title of "world's fastest man," Bolt beat Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago by 0.2 seconds, while... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Tyson Gay • Asafa Powell • Usain Bolt • sprinters

Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials

Injury a jolting
reminder that talent
isn't always enough

Jul 6, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's best-known hopeful for the Olympic track team is still going to Beijing—but won't be defending his world championship title in the 200-meter sprint. In a stunning twist, super runner Tyson Gay suffered a leg cramp that felled him during his key event in the quarterfinals of the Olympic... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • injury • Tyson Gay • track and field • muscle pain • Olympic trials

OPINION

Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever*

*Except that track, unlike any other sport, factors in the weather, columnist writes

Jun 30, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tyson Gay might have used the Olympic trials yesterday to cover 100 meters faster than any human in history, but he is not the world record-holder because track, unlike any other sport, attaches asterisks to records, Jim Caple writes on ESPN.com. Strong tailwinds propelled Gay to victory, but his... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • world record • running • 100 meter dash • Tyson Gay • track and field • wind • Olympic trials

Gay Tops 100m Record-Holder to Claim Gold

Powell hears footsteps, takes 3rd behind new Olympic favorite

Aug 26, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Tyson Gay blazed past the world co-record holder in the last 20 meters of the 100m dash to take gold in the World Championships today in Tokyo. Jamaican Asafa Powell was faster out of the blocks, but "I panicked," he said. "I felt him coming on.... More »

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race • athlete • running • IAAF • 100 meter dash • Derrick Atkins • Tyson Gay • Asafa Powell • World Championships

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