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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

August 18th, 2008

Scenes from the Bird’s Nest - August 18

There was plenty of action in the track and field events over at the Bird’s Nest, including the sweep of the women’s 100m event by the Jamaican women. Below are the other results of the day:

Stephanie Brown Trafton won the Gold Medal in the women’s discus throw, followed by Yarelys Barrios of Cuba and Olena […]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2006

Mottram, more distance running and a 16 year old record

Craig Mottram is a distance runner and Australia’s golden boy in athletics. And if there’s something that that country is known for, it’s their arrogance in their respective sports. So, when I read that Mottram claimed to be the best man-on-man middle distance runner, and to quote, “One-on-one I’m better than all of them,” he […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2006

Who is Kenenisa Bekele?

Kenenisa Bekele is known for his ability to quickly accelerate at the end of a long distance race. Most of his wins were noted with him taking the final lap, from 100m to 400m, in record speed that can be synonymous to amazing raw showing of passion.
The Ethiopian distance runner have set a number of […]

By Sasha Manuel -- 4 comments