Track & Field
2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day Five Notes by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder
Olga Kaniskina, from WC 2009 20k, photo by PhotoRun.netDay five had the 20k women's Race walk in the morning and...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Some of My Fave photos, Moments, by Larry Eder
Old guys rule! Kim Collins, photo by PhotoRun.netThe fact is, Kim Collins, the 2003 World Champ, almost won the 2011...
Read moreDetailsASICS extends contract with Christophe Lemaitre for five years, note by Larry Eder
Christophe Lemaitre, photo by PhotoRun.netASICS and Christophe Lemaitre have extended their contract for five years, though London 2012 and Rio...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 4, Session 2: Yuliya Zaripova of Russia Wins gold in Steeple, Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia takes silver and Milcah Cheywa of Kenya takes the bronze, by Larry Eder
Yulivay Zaripova of Russia left nothing to chance. Leading from the start, she lead at the first kilometer in 3:00.70,...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day 4, Session 2: Kirani James Wins 400 meters, LaShawn Merritt takes silver, Kevin Borlee takes the bronze, by Larry Eder
In a 400 meters that was an all out battle, Kirani James, all of 18 years old, ran his personal...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 4, Session 2: Fabiana Murer takes gold in Pole Vault, Martina Strutz of Germany takes silver, Svetlana Feofanova of Russia takes bronze, by Larry Eder
Fabiana Murer, 2011 World Champs gold medalist (photo from 2010 World Indoor), photo by PhotoRun.netThis was a strange pole vault...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 4, Session 2: Robert Harting of Germany defends his discus title, by Larry Eder
Robert Harting, 2011 WC Discus, gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.netRobert Harting, when we met with him in Hengelo, told us...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day 4, Session 2: Tatyana Chernova wins Heptathlon, Jessica Ennis takes silver, Jennifer Oeser takes bronze, by Larry Eder
The seventh and final event of the heptathlon is the 800 meters. Tatyana Chernova had 153 points on Jessica Ennis...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Heptathlon, Day 2, After Six Events: Chernova takes lead, Challenges Ennis, by Larry Eder
The heptathlon is two days, with seven events. It is grueling, and in this god awful humidty (97 percent )...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 3, Heptathlon, Day 1/2, Ennis in lead, Chernova Very close, by Larry Eder
Hyleas Fountain, Jessica Ennis, 2011 WC 100m hurdles, 1/7 Hep, Day 1/2 photo by photo by PhotoRun.netIn the first event,...
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