Alcántara’s quest for success in Bydgoszcz and beyond Dailenys Alcántara is probably one of the most talented triple jumpers ever to come out of Cuba – and that is saying something, given that the country has produced so many leading athletes in the event over the past few decades. Nesterenko is determined to make it as a senior He is perhaps one of the most precociously talented youngsters in the world at the moment, but Mykyta Nesterenko – ...
Bolt again, and again! 19.19 World record in Berlin Just when you thought Usain Bolt could not surprise any more, he only goes and runs another World record – this time over 200m. Event Report – Men’s 4x100m Relay – Final Two out of three ain’t bad! When a man runs World sprint records of 9.58 and 19.19 in the space of a week, he can be forgiven for missing out on a third world record. After all, a ...
Event report – women’s 60m final Jones-Ferrette or Jeter? That one question had formed the basis of all the pre-race talk for the women’s 60m, after the pair had dominated the event on the circuit this year. No other woman even came into the equation. Until, that is, Veronica Campbell-Brown made her intentions known. Event report – women’s 60m hurdles final Three nations had two athletes in the final and it was Canada who succeeded in getting both ...
