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2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day 7, Session 2: Dwight Phillips Defends Long Jump (fourth time), Watt silver, Makusha bronze, by Larry Eder, with Gary Morgan
Face it, Dwight Phillips is the Rodney Dangerfield of the long jump. The guy gets no respect. Now that he...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day 7, Session 2: USA Wins 4 x 400m Men, by Elliott Denman
LaShawn Merritt, 2011 WC 4 x 400m, photo by PhotoRun.netThe men's 4 x 400m was a fascinating race! Elliott Denman,...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day Six, Session 2: UPSET! Dai Greene Wins 400m hurdles! Javier Culson takes silver, LJ Van Zyl takes bronze, US shut out of 400m hurdles, by Larry Eder
In a night where the U.S. won three gold medals in thirty minutes, the 400 meter hurdles showed that this...
Read moreDetails2011World Champs/Daegu: Day Six, Ezekiel Kemboi Wins Steeplechaise, Brimin Kipruto takes silver, Mekhissi takes bronze, by Larry Eder
Ezekiel Kemboi, 2011 WC steeplechase, gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.netThe men's steeplechase was a tactical affair. In the end, Ezekiel...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: LaShinda Demus Wins Gold at 400m hurdles, Melanie Walker of Jamaica takes silver and Natalya Antyukh of Russia took the bronze, by Larry Eder, with Gary Morgan
LaShinda Demus, 2011 WC, 400m hurdles, gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.netLaShinda Demus was the American Junior record record for the...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu: Day Six, Session 2: Jesse Williams takes Gold in High Jump, Aleksey Dmitrik took the silver, Trevor Barry of the Bahamas took the bronze, by Larry Eder, with Gary Morgan
Jesse Williams, 2011 WC high jump, gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.netJesse Williams became the first American male to win a...
Read moreDetails2011 World Champs/Daegu, Day Six, Deep thoughts from Alfons Juck, semi-deep thoughts by Larry Eder
David Storl, 2011 WC Shot put qualifying, by PhotoRun.netDavid Storl threw 21.50m for the shot put, his personal best 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,...
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