Barely a month ago, the media; national and international was abuzz with various forms of commendations for American Athlete Justin Gatlin who beat World’s fastest man Usain Bolt in the 2017 Word Championship final. The sporting public was denied a fairytale ending to Usain Bolt’s solo 100m career when the American took gold in the tournament. … Read more
August 5 may eventually be a day of celebration for Justin Gatlin’s family, as that was the day when the forgotten son reclaimed his honour in the world of sports. The sporting public was denied a fairytale ending to Usain Bolt’s solo 100m career when American, Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2017 World Championship … Read more
American Justin Gatlin, so often the pantomime villain of men’s sprinting, returned to winning form with a pedestrian 100 metres victory in Japan on Sunday. The veteran 35-year-old, a two-time doping offender, recovered from a poor start in Kawasaki to win the Golden Grand Prix in 10.28 seconds into a slight headwind as he pipped … Read more
South Africa’s Akani Simbine surprised a world-class sprint field, including Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre De Grasse to claim a season-opening 100m Diamond League victory on Friday. The 23-year-old powered home in a time of 9.99sec to become the first South African man to win a Diamond League 100m, and serve notice that the … Read more
They finished second and third in last year’s Olympics 100m final and on Friday Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse renew their rivalry in the Diamond League season-opener in Qatar. The sprint race is not the only standout event of the now-traditional Doha curtain-raiser for the league — this year spread over 14 meetings in … Read more
Jamaica may have another sprinting sensation on their hands, after a 12-year-old female athlete posted a record time at the 2017 Boys and Girls Championships over the weekend. Brianna Lyston left her competitors in her wake to win the 200m race in the Caribbean nation, clocking a time of 23.72 seconds – almost within two seconds … Read more
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt secured a classy win for his All-Stars team with two impressive runs on the final night of the inaugural Nitro Athletics, saying the new format was exactly what track and field needs. After restricting himself to a leg of the mixed 4x100m relay on each of the first two nights … Read more
Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4×100 meters gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant. Bolt, who completed a remarkable ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, had his 2008 … Read more
Usain Bolt’s golden Olympic record was diminished Wednesday after Jamaican compatriot Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance. Carter’s positive test means Bolt must return one of his nine Olympic gold medals. The 30-year-old Bolt cemented his status as an all-time great by completing an unprecedented ‘triple triple’ in Rio 2016, becoming the only … Read more
The success story of the Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, regarded as the fastest human on earth is very inspiring. His birth 30 years ago may have come unnoticed to many as he was not born into royalty or into a wealthy family, but he has risen from obscurity into the limelight, and his achievements are … Read more
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won gold in the 100 meters final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Blessing edged out Jamaica’s two time Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart in the finals Crossing the finish line in an impressive 10.85 seconds, victory couldn’t have tasted any sweeter for Blessing Okagbare, … Read more