Bolt runs 9.82 to win 100m in Luasanne
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — World record sprinter Usain Bolt powered past seven rivals to win his first sprint since an achilles tendon injury sidelined him for over a month at the Diamond League meet here Thursday.
The Jamaican outran his opponents comfortably, racing across the finish line in a time of 9.82 seconds.
Asked if he felt any [...]
Usain Bolt Switches to 100m in Luasanne
Usain Bolt will race over 100 metres rather than 200m as scheduled at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday.
Bolt has not competed since injuring his Achilles tendon at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava six weeks ago and, on the advice of German specialist Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart, has accepted he must restrict [...]
Usain Bolt to miss New York race due to injury
Usain Bolt has announced that he will miss the scheduled Diamond League race in New York on the 12 June. Bolt is currently suffering from an inflammation of his tendon. He provided the following statement:
“I developed a stiffness in my Achilles tendon last week and sought medical attention. After careful consultation with Dr. [...]
Bolt wins 300m in Ostrava – Video
Usain Bolt produced yet another brilliant performance but narrowly failed to break Michael Johnson’s 10-year-old world 300 metres record at a rain-drenched Ostrava. After the meeting had been delayed by over 20 minutes following a torrential downpour, the Jamaican missed the American’s mark by 0.12seconds in tricky conditions.
The world 100 and 200m record [...]
Bolt to Run 300m in Ostrava Today – Live on Eurosport
Usain Bolt will run his first ever competitive 300m today in the IAAF World Challenge in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Bolt will bid for another world record, the mark for this distance being set by Michael Johnson @ 30.85 seconds.
Bolt told reporters
I did lots of 300s in training, so I know the distance, but this [...]
Bolt wins 200m in Shanghai Diamond League – Video
Usain Bolt has run a meeting record of 19.76 seconds to win the 200m race at the Shanghai Diamond League. Americans Angelo Taylor and Ryan Bailey finished second and third respectively, in 20.34 and 20.43 seconds.
Usain Bolt 200m Shanghai – Live on BBC Red Button Today
BBC are showing live coverage of the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on BBC Red Button today (Sunday 23rd May 2010). Coverage starts at 1pm (GMT) with Usain Bolt scheduled to run in the 200m race at 1.35pm.
Usain Bolt wins 100m in Daegu Korea – Video
DAEGU, South Korea — World and Olympic triple gold medalist Usain Bolt got his 100-metre season underway in a respectable 9.86 seconds at the Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting on Wednesday.
Bolt, who owns the world record of 9.58, was the only man under the 10-second barrier, with fellow Jamaican Michael Frater finishing second in 10.15. American Mike [...]
Bolt cruises to 200m victory in Jamaica – Video
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – Triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters of all-time with a blistering 19.56 second sprint in front of his home fans at the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday. Only Bolt (twice) and former world record holder Michael Johnson have ever clocked faster times.
Bolt’s Jamaican team claim 4×100 victory at Penn Relays – Video
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — World and Olympic 100-meter champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to victory in the men’s 4×100m relay in the USA versus the World showdown at Saturday’s 116th Penn Relays.
Bolt, clocked in 8.79 seconds for the last leg, brought home a group that also included Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake and Marvin Anderson in 37.90 [...]
