http://trackandfield.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-06-13T10:33:41Z Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/17/bolt-rebounds-in-oslo-200-meters.htm <p>Yes, Usain Bolt will lose an occasional sprint race, but you can count on him to bounce back strongly following those defeats, as he did at Oslo's Bislett Games last Thursday. Bolt lost a 100-meter race to Justin Gatlin in the previous Diamond League meet, in Rome, but he won Oslo's 200 in a world-leading 19.79 seconds to set a Bislett Games record.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/17/bolt-rebounds-in-oslo-200-meters.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/17/bolt-rebounds-in-oslo-200-meters.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:42:53 +0000 2013-06-17T22:42:53Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/13/gatlin-tops-bolt-in-rome.htm <p>Two major sprint upsets highlighted the Golden Gala meet in Rome last week. Usain Bolt suffered a rare loss in the 100 meters, as Justin Gatlin used a late burst to edge Bolt, 9.94 seconds to 9.95, in the Diamond League event. Additionally, Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast set a national record of 22.38 seconds to top Allyson Felix (22.64) in the 200.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/13/gatlin-tops-bolt-in-rome.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/13/gatlin-tops-bolt-in-rome.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:33:41 +0000 2013-06-13T10:33:41Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/05/mary-cain-sets-u-s-800-marks.htm <p>American track fans enjoyed a record-breaking two days at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon last Friday and Saturday. The most popular record-setter in the Diamond League meet wasn't a winner, however, as 17-year-old Mary Cain took fifth in the 800 meters Saturday in a U.S. junior and high school record time of 1:59.51. Francine Niyonsaba won the race in a world-leading 1:56.72.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/05/mary-cain-sets-u-s-800-marks.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/06/05/mary-cain-sets-u-s-800-marks.htm Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:54:29 +0000 2013-06-05T21:54:29Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/31/world-championship-qualifying-standards.htm <p>With just more than 10 weeks remaining until the outdoor World Championships, check out the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/worldchampionships/p/2013-World-Championship-Qualifying-Standards.htm">qualifying standards</a> athletes must reach to participate in the event, which begins in Moscow on Aug. 10.</p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/31/world-championship-qualifying-standards.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 14:58:55 +0000 2013-05-31T14:58:55Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/30/new-pole-vault-series-posted.htm <p>Coaches and young pole vaulters can check out a new series of articles focused on teaching beginning vaulters. Read more about:</p> <p>Pole vault <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Pole-Vault-Basics.htm">basics</a>;&#160;the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Pole-Vault-Approach-Run.htm">approach run</a>; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Gripping-The-Pole.htm">gripping</a> the pole; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Carrying-The-Pole.htm">carrying</a> the pole; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Planting-The-Pole.htm">planting</a> the pole; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/The-Pole-Vaulters-Balance.htm">balance</a>; and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/od/techn4/p/Aligning-The-Vaulter-With-The-Pole.htm">alignment</a>.</p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/30/new-pole-vault-series-posted.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 23:33:18 +0000 2013-05-30T23:33:18Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/30/blanka-vlasic-returns-at-new-york-grand-prix.htm <p>New York's addidas Grand Prix Diamond League meet last Saturday highlighted the past week's track and field news. The most surprising result was Brittney Reese's rare long jump defeat, with fellow American Janay DeLoach Soukup earning the victory with a meet record jump of 6.79 meters (22 feet, 3&#188; inches). The meet's best news was the return of Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic after a 20-month absence following Achilles tendon surgery. Vlasic isn't quite back to top form yet, of course, but she still won the meet by clearing 1.94/6-4&#188;.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/30/blanka-vlasic-returns-at-new-york-grand-prix.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/30/blanka-vlasic-returns-at-new-york-grand-prix.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 12:11:11 +0000 2013-05-30T12:11:11Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/23/chicherova-jumps-past-2-meters-in-beijing.htm <p>The jumps provided the biggest news from Tuesday's World Challenge Beijing meet in China. Defending Olympic high jump champion Anna Chicherova became the first woman to top the 2-meter mark this year, winning the event after clearing 2.02 meters (6 feet, 7&#189; inches). Meanwhile, China's Li Jinzhe, fresh from his victory in the Shanghai Diamond League meet, won the long jump after leaping 8.31/27-3. But Li injured his left elbow while landing and was taken to a hospital for treatment.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/23/chicherova-jumps-past-2-meters-in-beijing.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/23/chicherova-jumps-past-2-meters-in-beijing.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:00 +0000 2013-05-23T11:01:00Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/19/chinese-jumper-injuries-make-news-in-shanghai-diamond-meet.htm <p>China's Li Jinzhe thrilled the Shanghai crowd last Saturday by defeating a strong long jump field with a world-leading effort measuring 8.34 meters (27 feet, 4&#188; inches). Overall, however, the season's second Diamond League meet was dominated by injury news, with several athletes returning from ailments while others sustained injuries during the meet. Indeed, Li's competitors included 2004 Olympic champion Dwight Phillips, who missed all of last season with an injury. Phillips placed 10th, leaping 7.62/25-0</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/19/chinese-jumper-injuries-make-news-in-shanghai-diamond-meet.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/19/chinese-jumper-injuries-make-news-in-shanghai-diamond-meet.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:47 +0000 2013-05-19T21:43:47Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/16/brittney-reese-soars-to-doha-victory.htm <p>Brittney Reese unleashed the world's best long jump in nine years to help open the 2013 Diamond League season in Doha on May 9. Reese leaped a personal best 7.25 meters (23 feet, 9&#189; inches), the longest effort in the Diamond League's brief history.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/16/brittney-reese-soars-to-doha-victory.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/16/brittney-reese-soars-to-doha-victory.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:38 +0000 2013-05-16T12:30:38Z http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/08/tyson-gay-wins-in-jamaica.htm <p>American Tyson Gay visited the home of his key sprint rivals Saturday and posted the year's first sub 10-second 100 meters, winning the Jamaica International Invitational in 9.86 seconds. Kingston fans missed a chance to see Gay battle the island's native stars due to an epidemic of hamstring problems. Usain Bolt suffered a mild hamstring strain while training for the event, but should return shortly. Johan Blake tore a hamstring in April and probably won't compete again until June. Asafa Powell also missed the meet with a long-term hamstring problem.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/08/tyson-gay-wins-in-jamaica.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://trackandfield.about.com/b/2013/05/08/tyson-gay-wins-in-jamaica.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 23:04:11 +0000 2013-05-08T23:04:11Z