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Athletics: Donaldson named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Jamie Donaldson (Littleton, Colo.) has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the women's 200,000 meters over the weekend at the 28th Annual Ottawa International 24...

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Abakumova, Wirkkala claim meet records in Javelin at Colorful Daegu Meeting

Mariya Abakumova was in impressive form in Daegu with a meet-record throw of 66.37m giving her first place. Russian Mariya Abakumova and Finn Teemu Wirkkala both claimed meet records Friday to win their respective Javelin...

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IAAF World Athletics Final Results

Results Saturday at the World Athletics Final (all distances in meters): Men 400_ 1, LaShawn Merritt, United States, 44.93 seconds. 10, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Kenya, 8:07.63. 400 Hurdles_ 1, Kerron Clement, United States,...

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Athletics: Richards named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Sanya Richards has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning a share of the $1,000,000 Golden League jackpot with her win Friday at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium. The nearest...

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Rieti Grand Prix Results

Results Sunday from the Rieti Grand Prix, at the Raul Guidobaldi stadium (all race distances in meters): Men 100_1, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 9.99 seconds. 110 Hurdles_1, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica, 13.36. Triple Jump_1, Leevan Sands,...

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Italian Cusma shines at European Athletics Outdoor Classic meeting in Padova

Italian Elisa Cusma won the 800m race at the 23rd International Citta di Padova, a European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meeting, in Padova, Italy, on Sunday. (Picture Alliance) Italy's Elisa Cusma shrugged off the disappointment...

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IAAF World Athletics Championships Results: Aug. 21

Houston Chronicle IAAF World Athletics Championships Results: Aug. 21 Associated Press Aug. 22, 2009, 12:48AM 1, LaShawn Merritt, United States, 44.06 seconds. 800 Semifinals Heat 1 - 3, q-Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1:45.22....

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Athletics: Felix, Merritt win gold at Berlin World Championships

Felix does it again! Merritt mines world champs gold The men's 400m final featured a highly-anticipated battle between 2008 Olympic gold medalist and world ranked #1 LaShawn Merritt (Bryan, Texas), vs. Two-time world outdoor...

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Athletics: Brown Trafton and Stuczynski aim for gold at World Champs

INDIANAPOLIS - Stephanie Brown Trafton and Jenn Stuczynski will headline Team USA's women's field eventers at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany. Brown Trafton will be joined on the...

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Gay wins 100m in wind-aided 9.79 in Stockholm

Tyson Gay broke Asafa Powell's winning streak in the 100 meters at the DN Gala Bahrain's Ali Bilal Mansoor clocked the fastest 1,000 meters of the year Tyson Gay (center) blazed his way to victory in the 100 meters. Patton was...

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