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Brown Trafton Delivers Unlikely First U.S. Gold in Beijing
Posted by Matt
Forget Tyson Gay, forget Reese Hoffa, forget Lauryn Williams, forget Mary Lou Retton. Actually, no, don’t forget Mary Lou Retton. After Gay, Hoffa and Williams failed to deliver the first gold medal of these Olympics for the United States, the job fell to little-known Stephanie Brown Trafton. Or was it Trafton Brown, reporters ill prepared for an upset in the women’s Discus were asking.

Women's 100m Hurdles - FINAL
Posted by Matt
High hurdles seem to be cursed here in Beijing, the latest casualty being US champion and world season leader Lolo Jones who, reminiscent of a certain Gail Devers in Barcelona 1992, crashed into hurdle 9 while well ahead of the rest of the field.

For Bekele, another big step forward
Posted by Matt
It is one thing trying to follow in the footsteps of Haile Gebrselassie as arguably the greatest distance runner of all time but another entirely seeking to do it with matching personality. Kenenisa Bekele, Gebrselassie's fellow Ethiopian, took a big step forward in both endeavours last night.

2008 Olympic Men's 10,000m Final: Same Old Amazing Song
Posted by Matt
When the gun went off to get the men's 10k underway, we at LetsRun.com felt like we were watching a heat at Mt. SAC or Stanford, as a ridiculous 39 runners toed the line. But the packed Bird's Nest crowd made us remember that this was indeed the Olympic 10k final.

Women's Marathon
Posted by Matt
Constantina Tomescu Dita took a big gamble. And it paid off. Breaking from a large pack just before the mid way point, the 38-year-old Romanian forged off on her own to claim a dominating victory in the seventh women's Olympic Marathon.

A closer look beyond Bolt and his 9.69
Posted by Matt
Comedian, nonconformist, diplomat, World record breaker - all in one night. The extraordinary Olympic performance of Usain Bolt here yesterday evening extended far beyond his stunning 9.69 in the men's 100m

Bolt surges to gold in new record
Posted by Matt
Jamaican Usain Bolt left his rivals trailing to win gold in the Olympic 100m final with a new world record.

Dibaba restores family pride
Posted by Matt
Any doubts that weather conditions in Beijing would prove uncomfortable for distance runners were swept away on the first evening of athletics in the Bird's Nest national stadium.

Women's 800m - Semi-finals
Posted by Matt
In a series of three brutally competitive 800m semi-finals, the key protagonists survived to move on to Monday evening’s final.

NEWS FLASH - World record at a stroll for Bolt – 9.69 sec!
Posted by Matt
Usain Bolt obliterated the Olympic field and his existing World record of 9.72 sec in the final of the 100m tonight in the Bird's Nest stadium in a 9.69 display of such audacious confidence that 91,000 people stood stunned for many minutes after witnessing THE greatest sporting spectacle of these Games so far.

Dibaba smashes Olympic 10,000m record as two dip under 30 minutes!
Posted by Matt
Perhaps the gold medallist tonight was no great surprise, yet few would have predicted the race would throw up the second and third fastest times in history, an Olympic record, African, European and North America records and a World Junior record to boot in a truly staggering demonstration of distance running. Tirunesh Dibaba wins the 10,000 meter Olymic gole

Jackson on Liu Xiang , he knows if Robles runs his very best, the Cuban can beat him
Posted by Matt
It hardly needs saying that Liu Xiang is under a bit of pressure. Of all the events at these Olympic Games none will define sporting success for the home nation more than the men's 110m Hurdles final on Thursday night (21).

Beijing 2008 - Comprehensive EVENT PREVIEWS are available
Posted by Matt
Preview stories covering the Athletics events of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008, which take place in and around the Chinese capital's 'Bird's Nest' stadium from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 August 2008, are now available on the IAAF Website.

NBC's planned Olympic coverage, on TV and online
Posted by Matt
These listings, which are subject to change, offer daily highlights of the 24-Hour 2008 Beijing Olympic programming on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, Universal HD & Telemundo. Listings are subject to change. During the Olympic Games, please consult NBCOlympics.com for the most complete daily listings.

Gay is happy to experience as much as he can in Beijing
Posted by Matt
World 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay hasn't run a competitive step since he pulled up injured in his second round heat at the US Olympic Trials on 5 July while attempting to qualify for the 200m squad for Beijing 2008.

Noguchi will not defend
Posted by Matt
Japan's Mizuki Noguchi the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s Marathon has today pulled out of the defence of her title here in Beijing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Defending marathon champ Noguchi withdraws (NBC Olympics)
Posted by TheRunning
Japan's Mizuki Noguchi, who won the Athens Olympic marathon four years ago, will not run in defense of her title.

Radcliffe vows to race marathon in Beijing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Posted by TheRunning
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe has confirmed that she will run in the Beijing Olympics despite problems with a stress fracture in her left thigh.

Paula Radcliffe on a mission for glory or tears at Beijing 2008 Olympics
Posted by Matt
Shortly after her dramatic collapse three-and-a-half miles from the finish of the Athens Olympic marathon, Paula Radcliffe went out for a run in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Beijing 2008 - Comprehensive EVENT PREVIEWS are now available
Posted by Matt
Preview stories covering the Athletics events of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008, which take place in and around the Chinese capital's 'Bird's Nest' stadium from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 August 2008, are now available on the IAAF Website.

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