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NEWS ABOUT: sprinters

sprinters stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Usain Bolt doesn’t even bother running through the tape at full speed. By the end of his sprints—even his mind-boggling, record-breaking 200-meters in Berlin—he’s mugging for the cameras. “Every race he leaves us wondering, ‘How fast could this guy go?’” writes Michael Wilbon... More »

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steroids • track and field • performance-enhancing drugs • Usain Bolt • sprinters

(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

 Usain Bolt Crashes 
 Gift Car, Walks Away 

Bolt has only minor scratches

Apr 30, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt walked away from a car accident in Jamaica with no apparent injuries except a thorn in his foot. The world champion sprinter crashed his BMW M3—a gift from sponsor Puma for his performance in Beijing—after speeding down a wet highway, the Guardian reports.... More »

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car accident • Jamaica • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • running • Usain Bolt • sprinters

Gunmen Fire Bullets Into Sprinter's Leg

USC runner goes
under knife after Halloween drive-by

Nov 1, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(AP) - A University of Southern California sprinter was recovering today after being shot in the leg three times after leaving a Halloween party, the AP reports. Bryshon Nellum, 19, was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting at 2 a.m. yesterday, police Officer Sam Park said. Nellum had attended a... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • athlete • shooting • sprinters

 Carl Lewis Hints at 
 Bolt Drug Connection 

US great says Jamaica's testing policy puts Olympic feats in question

Sep 12, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Olympic great Carl Lewis says Jamaica needs to toughen its drug policy before he’ll take Usain Bolt’s sprinting feats seriously. “I think there are some issues,” Lewis tells Sports Illustrated. “No one is accusing anyone. But don’t live by a different rule and... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • performance-enhancing drugs • random drug testing • Usain Bolt • sprinters • Carl Lewis

OLYMPICS

 Golden Bolt Breaks 200 Record

Jamaican sprinter first since Carl Lewis to win 100 and 200 meters

Aug 20, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Usain Bolt of Jamaica raced to a gold medal and a world record of 19.30 seconds today in the 200 meters, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics—and the first to ever break world records... More »

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Jamaica • 2008 Beijing Olympics • track and field • Usain Bolt • Michael Johnson • sprinters • Carl Lewis

OLYMPICS

 Jamaicans Spell Speed 'D-N-A' 

Sprinters' success a combination of nature and nurture

Aug 19, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jamaicans sprinters are cleaning up in Beijing, thanks to both biology and their backgrounds. Runners of West African descent—including Jamaicans—have more "fast-twitch" muscle fibers, the kind that generate quick bursts of energy, Slate explains. But nature alone didn't propel 100-meter champ Usain Bolt to his record-breaking, chest-thumping... More »

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Jamaica • 2008 Beijing Olympics • track and field • Usain Bolt • sprinters • Shelly-Ann Fraser

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

Pistorius Misses Last
Shot at Beijing

Amputee not selected for relay team

Jul 18, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(AP) - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen today to be on South Africa's Olympic team for Beijing. After failing to qualify for the 400 meters earlier, Pistorius was left off the 1,600-meter relay team, the AP reports. Four other South Africans had faster times, and two others were chosen... More »

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2012 London Olympics • South Africa • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • amputees • sprinters

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