patchdoggydogg wrote:Zurich happens this Friday, BTW.
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Los Angeles, CA ˆ August 27, 2008 - Olympic gold medal winner, Usain Bolt, is scheduled to compete in the 100 meter event at the Zurich IAAF Golden League meeting on Friday, August 29th which will be webcast on Trackshark.com.
Bolt, who lowered his world record to 9.69 seconds in a stunning 100 meter final at the Beijing Olympic Games, also broke Michael Johnson‚s historic world record in the 200 meters with his time of 19.30 seconds.
The 22-year-old became the third man to win Olympic gold in both the 100 and 200 meter track events and the first to break world records in both at the Games. He also won gold and set a world record at the Beijing Games as part of the 4x100 relay.
Among the other top name athletes already confirmed for the meeting at Letzigrund Stadium are Olympic Champion LaShawn Merrit and his countryman Jeremy Wariner in the 400 meters; Cuban Dayron Robles, the world record holder and Olympic Champion in the 110 meter hurdles; Sanya Richards, who will run in the women‚s 200 and 400 meters; in addition to Russian pole vault world record holder and Olympic Champion Yelena Isinbayeva.
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and...21:08 27.08.2008 - Athletics - fifth stage of the 2008 Golden League of Athletics
Vitaly Petrov: Zürich will be more difficult than the next stage of the Golden League in Brussels, but we will try to perform well
Two-time Olympic champion, and world record holder in the women’s pole vault, Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva arrived in Zürich today, August 27th, to participate in the fifth stage of the "Golden League" – the Weltklasse Zürich. Yelena Isinbaeva’s personal coach, the legendary Vitaly Petrov reported this to a special correspondent from the Agency of Sport Information "All Sport".
“Lena spent two days in Monte Carlo after returning from Beijing, and then we came to Zürich,” said Vitaly Petrov. “Of course it’s difficult. She hasn’t had too much recovery time, and moreover, after her victory and world record Lena has expended a lot of energy communicating with journalists. So it always goes, and there’s no getting away from it. Of course, our primary goal for the season has been achieved - Olympic victory with a world record. But now the season needs to be finished well. In this regard, I think, Zürich will be more difficult than at the next stage of the Golden League in Brussels. Nevertheless, Brussels is still a week away. But she can reach down inside herself, and in Zürich we will try to perform well - to bounce back after the Olympics, so to speak,” smiled Vitaly Petrov.
20:29 28.08.2008 - Athletics - fifth stage of the 2008 Golden League of Athletics
Yelena Isinbaeva’s main rival American Jennifer Stuczynski plans to break the U.S. record at the "Golden League" meet in Zürich
2008 Olympic Games silver medalist in the women’s pole vault, American Jennifer Stuczynski, will try to establish a new U.S. record - 4.93 m - tomorrow, August 29th, at the fifth stage of the Golden League in Zürich. Weltklasse Zürich competition director Patrick Magyar reported this to a special correspondent from the Agency of Sport Information "All Sport".
“Jennifer Stuczynski asked the organizers to include the height of 4.93 meters in the jump progression,” Patrick Magyar said. “She plans to set a new U.S. record in Zürich. Naturally, we’ve agreed to her request. The competition will begin at the height of four meters. We have the Swiss jumper Nadine Rohr, who still has a personal record of 4.40. Then we will quickly raise the bar to the standard starting heights for the majority - around 4.45 to 4.55 - and subsequent "steps" will be in five centimeter increments. However, after the 4.90 m mark, if, for example, Yelena Isinbaeva wants to jump 4.95, she will first have to wait until Stuczynski jumps 4.93, provided of course that the American also remains in the fight at that time.”
BruceFlorman wrote:patchdoggydogg wrote:Zurich happens this Friday, BTW.
With live video on TrackShark... http://www.trackshark.com/videos/2008/goldenleague/
(in the USA anyhow).
Pogo Stick wrote:BruceFlorman wrote:patchdoggydogg wrote:Zurich happens this Friday, BTW.
With live video on TrackShark... http://www.trackshark.com/videos/2008/goldenleague/
(in the USA anyhow).
TrackShark does not allows watching video if you are outside US. PM me for workaround.
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