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| Bankable Bolt: The cute currency converter Jamaica Observer BY SONDRE COLLY-DURAND Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com At the 13th World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, the athlete whose appearance is most anticipated is Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Sondre Colly-Durand, a Jamaican living in ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Athletics: Willis aims to make history New Zealand Herald Photo / AP Nick Willis is on the cusp of placing an elusive prize on New Zealand's 1500m mantelpiece on Saturday night at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea. Kiwis have dominated the 1500m as much as any event in their Olympic history, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Stewart ready for action Jamaica Observer JAMAICAN sprinter Kerron Stewart is anxious to get on the track to compete for her country at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Speaking with the Observer inDaegu ahead ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Daegu days: Cuddihy best of the Irish as the Worlds get underway The Score ... in the South Korean city of Daegu. Between now and next Sunday, 1943 athletes representing 202 countries will go head-to-head as they try to prove that they are the best in the world and bolster the credentials ahead of next summer's Olympic games. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Aug 28 Yahoo! Eurosport UK DAEGU, South Korea - Usain Bolt is set to light up the championships in the 100 metres final on Sunday while Briton Mo Farah hopes to hand Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele his first defeat at 10000 and break Africa's dominance at the distance. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Welcome back: LaShawn Merritt runs world lead in 400m heats Universal Sports (blog) In case anyone had forgotten, Merritt reintroduced himself loud and clear with a victory in his 400m heat in a world-leading 44.35 seconds on Day 2 of the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. "It was a little faster than I thought it would be but ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Language problems and reggae in Daegu Jamaica Observer DEAGU, South Korea — The language problem here in Deagu presents some very interesting situations for me. The people who run the hotel are an older couple that understands not one word of English. When I need to speak or communicate with them, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Abdulai jumps into role as heptathlete Vancouver Sun The key, she said as she prepares for the start of her event Monday at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea, is to stop worrying about what the rest of the field is doing and focus on one discipline at a time. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Kenyan women's medal sweep opens Daegu Worlds Xinhua DAEGU, South Korea, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya women demonstrated their outstanding talent in distance running by making a clean sweep of medals in marathon and 10000 meters races here at day one of the World Championships. The first final in Daegu saw ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Tallent well back as Borchin salutes ABC Online Jared Tallent, who won silver in Beijing (pictured), was struggling at the world championships in South Korea (file photo). Dual Beijing Olympics medallist Jared Tallent of Australia finished well back in the field as Russia's Valeriy Borchin retained ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Kipyego's in a silver state The Register-Guard By David Monti DAEGU, South Korea — It was an impressive start in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics for Oregon Track Club Elite athletes from Eugene on Saturday, as Sally Kipyego won a silver medal in the women's 10000 meters and former ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Usain Bolts cruises into 100-meter final at worlds Forbes By RAF CASERT , 08.28.11, 07:09 AM EDT DAEGU, South Korea -- Slow out of the blocks this time, Usain Bolt relied on his devastating acceleration Sunday to wipe away the field halfway through and sweep into the 100-meter final at the world championships ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Olympic champion Ohuruogu disqualified in women's 400m heats at Daegu Worlds Xinhua DAEGU, South Korea, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Beijing Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu was disqualified from the women's 400 meter first round due to a false start here on Saturday at the IAAF World Championships. The 27-year-old sprinter ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Jessica Ennis has her eyes on world championship gold The Guardian ... as the leading heptathlete, going into the world championships in Daegu. Photograph: Peter Luckhurst 'It's just a huge relief to me," Jessica Ennis says with a wry little laugh as she anticipates defending her world heptathlon title in South Korea. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Green to take it 'round by round' Jamaica Observer VERSATILE quarter-miler Leford Green says he is "motivated and confident" ahead of the qualifying heats for the 400 metre hurdles event at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Thompson, Bledman in 100m semis Trinidad Guardian Sprinters Richard Thompson and Keston Bledman advanced to the men's 100m semifinals on the opening day of the 13th World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea, yesterday. Thompson was third in the first heat in 10.34 behind former ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| My life is in danger, says Ugandan boxer Kipsiro The Citizen Daily They think I support NRM,” the runner, who announced he is skipping the World Championships getting underway in Daegu, South Korea today, added. Kipsiro had earlier said he was pulling out of the Daegu event due to sickness but as it turns out that may ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Qatar's Olympic bid Oman Tribune In Daegu, South Korea, on Saturday, an International Olympic Committee (IOC) source disclosed that the IOC executive board had considered Qatar's request and would allow a bid with such dates to be submitted. While Doha failed to win the 2016 Olympics, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| VI athletes struggle at World University Games in China Virgin Islands Daily News USVI track and field standouts Tabarie Henry, Allison Peter and Calvin Dascent arrived this week in Daegu, South Korea, for the IAAF World Championships. Henry, who helped lead Texas A&M to the NCAA national title last spring, will compete in the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Sports digest: California, Japan to meet for Little League title STLtoday.com (News services) US champ Eaton leads decathlon at worlds • Running the fastest times in the 100 and 400 meters, American Ashton Eaton took the lead in the decathlon after the opening five events at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Chinese Li, German Muller to challenge Samuels in women's discus throw Xinhua DAEGU, South Korea, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Dani Samuels is set to face challenges in her bid for a second consecutive world title as Chinese veteran Li Yanfeng and Germany's Nadine Muller both showed good form in the qualifying round of the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Moody top US finisher in worlds marathon Chicago Tribune That's exactly what happened Saturday in steamy Daegu, South Korea, where Moody was the first US finisher in the marathon at the World Track and Field Championships. She finished 17th in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 4 seconds as Edna Kiplagat won in 2:28.43, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| BC-AP Sports Digest,Advisory SI.com Games start at noon and 3 pm EDT. By Genaro C. Armas. DAEGU, South Korea - Kenya had an unprecedented sweep in the women's marathon and 10000 meters at the world championship Saturday to finish opening day a perfect six-for-six in medals. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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