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Articles filed under 'M100m'

Gay Gets the Better of Carter

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on September 01, 2010 8:21 PM

Source: IAAF.org – Sept. 1, 2010: American Tyson Gay won the battle of 100m world leaders today, beating Jamaica’s Nesta Carter to highlight the 60th Anniversary edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, Croatia – the final IAAF World Challenge meeting of 2010. Full Story »

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Carter Breaths Down Gay’s Neck For Personal Best

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on August 27, 2010 5:43 PM

Under pressure from Jamaica’s Nesta Carter, American Tyson Gay won his third consecutive Samsung Diamond League 100m with a 9.79 (+ 0.1mps wind)  run, just shy of his 2010 world leading time of 9.78 set in London earlier this month. Full Story »
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Yohan Blake Runs 100m Personal Best in London

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on August 14, 2010 12:38 PM

Yohan Blake continued his meteor rise in world class sprinting with an impressive 9.89 secs (-0.4 m/s) personal best (PB) performance in the 100m at the London Diamond League meet yesterday. Blake, the 20-year-old 2006 IAAF World Juniors 100m bronze medalist, came from behind the pack to finish second place to a red-hot Tyson Gay of the US, who took the event in a season best, meet record and world-leading 9.78. Trinidad & Tobago’s Richard Thompson was third in 10.05. Full Story »
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Training Partners Inseparable in France

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on June 30, 2010 10:50 PM

Jamaica’s Yohan Blake and Antigua’s Daniel Bailey, training partners of the Racers Track Club in Jamaica, finished in a dead heat in the men's 100m dash at Alma Athlé Tour in Reims, France on Wednesday, June 30. Both crossed the line in 10 seconds flat (-0.1w) and not even a photo-finish could separate them. Full Story »
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Asafa Powell Signs With New Sponsor

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on June 10, 2010 12:46 AM

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell has ended his six-year association with Nike. According to reports in the Jamaican media, the popular American sportswear manufacturer offered Powell a financial package that was significantly lower than the amount in his contract that ended December last year. Full Story »

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Tags: Li Ning | Nike

Ben Johnson Speaks Up; Book To Shed Light on Seoul Saga

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on May 30, 2010 1:12 PM

Twenty-two years ago, Ben Johnson was stripped of his coveted 100m gold medal and world record at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, after testing positive for steroids. The Jamaica-born sprinter entered and won that race as a Canadian citizen but became solely a Jamaican in the global media a few hours after the scandal broke. Now Johnson is speaking up. His autobiography, titled "Seoul to Soul" and due to be published in the fall, promises new evidence that he was a victim of sabotage. Full Story »
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