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What about Track & Field / Re: Yoshihide Kiryu fastest ever 17 year old

« on: June 15, 2013, 06:46:28 AM »

Kiryu Breaks High School 200 m National Record in 20.41 Nineteen Years After Old Record was Set

With a time of 10.01 already making him the all-time #2 Japanese man over 100 m, Yoshihide Kiryu (17, Rakunan H.S.) ran 20.41 (+0.5) to break the 200 m high school national record June 15 at the Kinki Region National High School Championships Qualifier at Nara's Konoike Field. The previous record of 20.57 was set at the same meet in 1994 by Kazuhiro Takahashi (Soekami H.S.). Having eclipsed that record by a margin of 0.16 seconds nineteen years after it was set, Kiryu now holds both the 100 m and 200 m high school national records.

Kiryu ran 21.81 in the heats and 21.05 in the semifinals, the fastest times in each round. Despite rain at the time of the final he ran perfectly, winning by a gap of more than one second over his nearest competitor.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Catching Drugs Cheats, Drug Testing & The Doping Debate

« on: June 14, 2013, 09:28:48 PM »

Report: Veronica Campbell-Brown tests positive for doping

All throughout Friday morning, reports surfaced from several Jamaican news outlets that an Olympic sprint medalist tested positive for a diuretic at the Jamaica International Invitational on May 4.

Veronica Campbell-Brown is that sprinter, according to a report by Jamaica's The Gleaner.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist was informed of the positive test on June 3 and is currently in Canada with her management team awaiting results of her "B" test sample. Her sponsors have been notified of the positive test.

Campbell-Brown won the 100-meter dash at the Jamaica International Invitational in 11.01, which is the sixth best time in the world. She won the 200-meter dash at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, which could be used as a bye for this year's championships in Moscow. That could be in jeopardy if her "B" sample confirms the results from her first test.

The IAAF is expected to make a statement early next week.

This news all comes just days after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Comission handed Domonique Blake a six-year suspension from athletics for a positive test at last year's Jamaican Olympic Trials.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Darrel Brown

« on: June 14, 2013, 07:19:28 PM »

Just happy that for once in the past ten years the thread isn't how 'this is Brown's year'. Reality has set in. It is a very sad case, but one that should be an example and should never be allowed to happen again.

So Ato, after your accident men should have had a right to sign off on you then?
Give up hope that you could come back to any semblance of world class form?

Sorry, I can't keep silent on this one.
The man is admired and so many have the right to speak up or at least be hopeful for him.

That said, only the horse can drink the water once led to it. If he retires on his terms so be it.
We never "buried" you!!

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What about Track & Field / Re: Eugene Diamond League

« on: June 01, 2013, 05:36:54 PM »

Just watched the races..

100m
Thompson 10.21
Bledman    10.10

400m
Gordon   45.6

* Lashawn Merrit (44.32) finally beat Kirani (44.39)
You can really see that Bledman isnt 100%. Thompson not looking like the Torpedo at all.

Gordon ran a good 300m. Lost it for a bit. Tried to fight back and finished 6th.

This is Lalonde's first race since his fast indoor 300m that any part of his race looked good. Hopefully he can return to the 44's over the next few weeks.

Richard looked better than last week, which is all I can ask for and a great improvement in time. High school time last wee, college time today. Hope he can run a pro time next week in Rome when he meets up with Bolt and Gatlin.

As I said previously, for a guy with very decent 200m speed he fails to use it to his advantage in the 400m, leaving himself too much work to do in the last 100m of his 400s. He and his coach need to figure out how to better balance his first and second 200s while refining his stamina. Once they do that he should be running more like Merritt who does a better job of leveraging that pure sprint speed to his advantage.

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What about Track & Field / Re: World Track and Field News 2013 World Championship Predictions

« on: May 13, 2013, 09:44:31 PM »

So what's the latest with Semoy Hackett, did she or didn't she get banned, and if so for how long?

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What about Track & Field / Re: World Track and Field News 2013 World Championship Predictions

« on: May 13, 2013, 01:21:02 AM »

Regarding KAB and KB - HOT OFF THE PRESS:

Gay 19.79, Ashmeade 9.91, Baptiste 22.63 in Florida
Trackalerts |    Sunday, 12 May 2013 18:44    
 
Nickel Ashmeade CLERMONT, Florida - US record holder and 100m world leader Tyson Gay showed his impressive shape at Classic meet in Florida with fast windy 19.79 (+2.5) 200m run.

It was his only second 200m race in the post 2010 period. Second was German Julian Reus 20.45 and in another race Curtis Mitchell did 20.45 (+3.3).

In the 100m, Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade ran 9.91 (+3. in the heats, but German Martin Keller won the final in 9.99 (+3.7) ahead of Reus 10.00.
Trinidad´s Keston Bledman 10.14 (+2.0) also did well in the short sprint.

Cayman Islands Ronald Forbes won the 110m hurdles in 13.31 (+2.1) over German Erik Balnuweit (13.32) who equaled his best in heats with 13.46 (+1.5). In another heat, former Jamaican record holder Dwight Thomas got 13.39 (+0.6).

In women sprints, Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad won the 200 m in 22.63 (+6.3) while in the 100m, US Chastity Riggien got 11.24 (+1.4) ahead of Gloria Asumnu 11.27. They clocked faster times in heats but wind-aided 11.14 (+2.5) and 11.20 (+2.7).

Tenaya Jones clocked two fast windy hurdles times 12.86 (+2.1) and 12.85 (+2.9).

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2013 Outdoor season results

« on: April 29, 2013, 12:40:03 PM »

I look forward to Jarrin Solomon and Deon Lendore completing the foursome with Cedenio, Richards, and others in reserve.
Nice to see Quow getting back to his best.

Relay men reach Championships time
Published:
Monday, April 29, 2013
 
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T&T’s men’s 4x400m relay team surpassed the qualifying time for this year’s World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia at the Penn Relays in Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The event will be held from August 10 to 18.
 
The quartet of Renny Quow, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio and Lalonde Gordon clocked 3:02.81 in finishing fifth, getting past the qualifying time of 3:05.00.
 
Quow ran the lead off leg and handed over the baton in second spot with a split of 45.8 behind the victorious US Red team. Teenagers Richards (46.4) and Cedenio (45.7) sped to to their best ever splits but the national squad slipped out of the top three. Double Olympic bronze medallist Gordon ran strongly in the first 200m of the last leg but could only finish fifth despite a 44.9 split time. Jamaica was second (3:0115), with Bahamas( 3:02.23 (and USA Blue (3:02.64) all finished ahead of the London Olympic bronze medallists.
 
The Caribbean all-star team with Olympic and World Champion Kirani James (Grenada) and two-time Olympic gold medallist Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic was sixth.
 
The national women’s 4x100m of quarter miler Sparkle Mc Knight and sprinters Michelle Lee-Ahye, Reyare Thomas and Nandelle Cameron was eighth with 44.19 behind winners Jamaica (42.42) and the USA Blue (42.65) and Red (42.66) teams.
 
The men’s 4x400m join McKnight (women’s 400m-52.17), Lendore (men’s 400m-45.00), Mikel Thomas (men’s 110m hurdles-13.39), Jehue Gordon (men’s 400m hurdles-49.50) and Aleesha Barber (women’s 10m hurdles-13.10) who have all attained the qualifying standards for the World Champs.
 
Wayne Davis 11(Texas A&M) captured the College men’s 110m hurdles in 13.67 (-0.3) to improve on his fourth place finish in 2012. Deon Lendore anchored Texas A&M to victory in the College men’s 4x400m in 3:02.52. Lendore completed the last lap in 45.1 seconds. Jamol James and his Tennesse teammates copped bronze in the 4x100m in 40.73. Gordon helped Zenith Velocity to victory in the Olympic men’s 4x100m (39.72) running he second leg.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Thread for 42nd CARIFTA Games March 28th-April 1st 2013 (Bahamas)

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:41:32 AM »

I guess Austin Sealy's vision of a CARIFTA GAMES will have to be expanded if the expansive approach is taken.

There is already a Central American and Caribbean Games (junior and senior) that includes all of these countries, but they are held every 2 years (same years as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games).

One of the limiting factors is the ability of island countries to host a bigger games with larger numbers of athletes, in terms of finances and all of the logistical challenges involved in holding one of these games.

Another is whether the larger islands will begin to dominate the games so much that the Anguillas of the world wouldn't see a medal like they did this year, for years.

Food for thought.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Thread for 42nd CARIFTA Games March 28th-April 1st 2013 (Bahamas)

« on: March 31, 2013, 10:51:11 AM »

With the highest placed "2nd man" (Asa Guevara) of the finalist, I predict T&T will take the Boys U-20 4x400m relay gold.

Assuming Jereem Richards is not tired/hurt after the 200m final, his recent 46.5 clocking in T&T, and a very decent fourth man in either Theon Lewis or Jonathan Farinha should make us the favorite.

I would guess an order of Guevara, Richards, Lewis/Farinha, Cedenio for a near Carifta Games record time.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Thread for 42nd CARIFTA Games March 28th-April 1st 2013 (Bahamas)

« on: March 30, 2013, 06:45:33 PM »

I look forward to the 400m battle between Machel Cedenio and Javon Francis of Jamaica. Though it's early in the season I expect them to push each other to the next sub-46 times at these games after Kirani James.

As advertised eh?
Yes Mr. Machel, looking for you on the 4x400 in Moscow

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What about Track & Field / Pietro Mennea - Dead at 60

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:28:27 AM »

http://www.supersport.com/athletics/international/news/130321/Italy_mourns_former_Olympic_champ

Italy mourns former Olympic champ
21 March 2013, 12:43

 
Former Olympic champion Pietro Mennea, whose 200 metres world record lasted more than 16 years, has died in a Rome clinic at the age of 60, the Italian Olympic Committee CONI said on Thursday.

"Italian sport is in mourning," it said on its website (www.coni.it), announcing the death of the Barletta-born sprinter - known as the 'Arrow of the South' - after an incurable illness.

Mennea won gold at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics, as well as a 4x400 relay bronze. He later admitted using human growth hormone, which was not banned at the time, during his career.

The 200 metres world record of 19.72 seconds set at altitude in Mexico City at the 1979 World Student Games remained unbeaten for 16 years nine months and 11 days and is still the European record.

Michael Johnson finally broke the mark with a time of 19.66 at the 1996 US Olympic trials. The American then took gold at that year's Atlanta games in 19.32.

Johnson's record stood for a further 12 years before Jamaican Usain Bolt, now a six-times Olympic gold medallist, claimed it with a time of 19.30 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and reduced it to 19.19 in Berlin in 2009.

In the 1980 Olympic 200 final, Mennea beat Britain's Alan Wells for the gold in a time of 20.19.

The Italian, who had completed his doctorate in political science just two weeks before the Games, competed in five Olympics between 1972 and 1988 and appeared in four consecutive 200 finals.

CONI president Giovanni Malago said Menna's body would lie in state at the organisation's Rome headquarters.

A minute's silence will be held before a soccer friendly between Italy and Brazil in Geneva later on Thursday while CONI ordered flags to be flown at half-mast at all sporting events until Sunday.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Thread for 42nd CARIFTA Games March 28th-April 1st 2013 (Bahamas)

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:20:10 AM »

I look forward to the 400m battle between Machel Cedenio and Javon Francis of Jamaica. Though it's early in the season I expect them to push each other to the next sub-46 times at these games after Kirani James.

Jereem Richards should also contend strongly in the 200m.

A note on previous comments on Jamaica Champs - remember the Jamaican athletes are running on one of the fastest tracks in the world so I would not necessarily expect them to run much faster at the Carifta Games.

Another point - we seem to measure our success in these games by our head-to-head performances in the sprints and relays, but we have quietly improved our consistency to medal in the field and distance events over the years in both the boys and girls categories. Plaudits have to be given to the local and resident Cuban coaches for this, but we have to expand, solidify and dominate in these events to secure 2nd place points, to separate ourselves from the Bahamas and Barbados, before looking forward to seriously contending in the sprints.

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What about Track & Field / Re: IAAF Inside Athletics

« on: March 19, 2013, 06:30:39 PM »

Love the t-shirt, excellent job nurturing and selling the sport, and providing personal insights from the world's bests. I know many a youngster will benefit from this.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Thread for 42nd CARIFTA Games March 28th-April 1st 2013 (Bahamas)

« on: March 19, 2013, 06:08:07 PM »

We certainly are underachievers in these games. Imagine we have the second biggest population and we can't prepare athletes to participate in all events. This is where it starts for the athletes. This games have been going on since 70what and we never win most medals once.  Not even close. This is just not right. And our females are just not up to mark. They DO NOT get the attention that they deserve.

Maybe we need to challenge COACHES to excel, I don't know, maybe even bait them with awards (money, vacation trips) for best coach of the year. Negative message, I am at the point of giving up.

Lord knows we have discussed the "investment", "system", need for "corporate involvement", but our culture still views athletics as an extension of "sports day", hoping for a jewel to emerge instead of being engineered, and well corporations will only throw money at a "finished"/proven product (no guts for investment).

Regarding female athletes, Trini coaches have always been "soft" on the girls, treating them with "kid gloves" unlike the boys. In my day only the "hungry" females excelled at a young age, whereas talented, yet underachieving boys were pushed, verbally coaxed/abused to do better, and in a lot of cases they responded.

I still think the key is for some former, national athlete with strings or influence in corporate T&T, and the good sense to invest in quality coaching (let's send coaches to Cuba or IAAF training centers or Oregon's OTC en masse). But wait, we have a Minister who should fit that mold perfectly, so what going on???

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2013 Indoor season results

« on: March 10, 2013, 07:13:56 AM »

Deon got caught up in indoor world record talk when interviewed, and in my mind went out a little faster than he usually does in the first 200m and ran out of steam in the last 50m.

His coach should have guarded him against that and have him focus on the win which was assured had he run his normal race.

Based on the team's poor finish in the 4x400m, they may have overtrained as well, they looked tired.

Kudos to Sparkle, she went out hard and courageous herself from the inside lane and suffered the same fate as Deon, but I believe that might have been an indoor T&T record

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What about Track & Field / Re: Appreciating T&T’s World Class performances at London 2012 Olympics

« on: March 08, 2013, 07:37:25 AM »

In a post-Olympic, "off" year, T&T may be poised to win it all in the 4x4 in this year's WCs.

The US is retooling (the likes of A. Taylor and B. Jackson are getting older), Wariner though running indoors is no longer the global force he once was, we haven't heard from Merritt, and the young guns (Nellum, Mance, Mitchell) have to step up. If they don't the race will be competitive once again.

The Bahamas talent may have a letdown after the Oly gold, haven't seen any performances indoor so far

Jamaica is making noise about fielding a serious team but only outdoor will tell.

That leaves T&T with buoyant showings from Lendore and Gordon, and solid performances from Solomon. We are the only contending team where members are still running new PRs across the board. Should Quow regain his form this year, that quartet, supported by Alleyne-Forte and Cedenio may prove a force to be reckoned with this summer.

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What about Track & Field / 2013 Carifta Games

« on: March 02, 2013, 06:37:34 PM »

Question: If Cedenio kicks Alleyne-Forte's behind in the T&T senior champs and run a faster 400m PR than him like he did in 2012, will they cite youth and lack of experience, or will they finally pick the youth for the men's 4x400m for the 2013 World Champs?
I'm waiting!! Poor fella earned his spot but has no medal to show for it.

Cedenio and Constantine impress on first day of T&T Carifta Trials

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Olympian Machel Cedenio and sprinter Jean-Mark Constantine were stand out performers on the afternoon session of the first day of the T&T Carifta Trials at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Saturday (March 2). Cedenio (Simplex) won the boys under 20 400m winning the final in 46.42 seconds getting under the 47.80 standard set by the NAAA to qualify for this year's Carifta Games set for the Bahamas from March 29 to April 1. Cedenio who was a member of T&T's London Olympic men's 4x400m team which won bronze, finished ahead of Asa Guevara (Abilene Wildcats) 47.46 who also qualified. Theon Lewis (Petrotrin PAP) was third (48.23). Cedenio advanced to the finals with the second quickest time in the prelims (48.24) in winning heat three as Guevara topped the field (47.89) in capturing heat four. Constantine(Concorde) dominated the boys under 20 100m finals with a personal best clocking of 10.38 running into a 3.2m/s head wind. Ayodelle Taffe (Abilene Wildcats) was second in 10.54 as the pair was under the 10.60 standard. Reigning Carifta champions Chelsea James (Tobago Falcons), Mark London (Zenith) and Andwuelle Wright (Signal Hill Secondary) were chief among the qualifiers. James got the over the 12.50m mark to capture the girls under 17 shot put with a distance of 14.05 in the third round to dominate the event and earn the right to defend the title she won at last year's Games in the Bermuda. London ran away with the boys under 20 1500m in 4:00:38 ahead of Akeem Marshall (Toco Titans) 4:05.10 0 and Javon Joseph (Air Bon Sonics) 4:07.92 who all were under the 4:10.00 standard. Wright had to settle in his gold medal event, the boys under 17 long jump losing Chad Richards (Oasics) 6.98 to 6.93. Other qualifiers included: Akeem Marshall (Toco Titans), Javon Joseph (Air Bon Sonics), Jean Mark Constantine (Concorde), Lisa Wickham (Concorde), Akidah Briggs (Toco Titans), Khemani Roberts (Zenith), Ayana Glasgow(Toco TAFAC), Micah McNish (G.C. Striders), Shaunna Downey (Burnley), Latoya Gilding (G.C. Striders), Ruebin Walters (Memphis), Jeminise Parris(Memphis) and Akeel Edwards (Toco TAFAC).

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2013 Indoor season results

« on: February 24, 2013, 12:19:36 PM »

Yeah boyyy!! Charlie Joseph must be "bouncing" with pride.

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What about Track & Field / Re: The Lalonde Gordon Thread

« on: February 22, 2013, 10:54:20 AM »

Lalonde 5th overall in Stockholm 400
Story Created: Feb 21, 2013 at 11:07 PM ECT

Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler Lalonde Gordon finished third in his section and fifth overall in the men's 400 metres event, at the XL Galan IAAF Indoor Permit meet, in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday.
 
The double Olympic bronze medallist clocked 47.19 seconds.

Czech Republic athlete Pavel Maslak (46.34) and Briton Richard Strachan (46.68) finished ahead of Gordon in section two to earn gold and silver, respectively. Sudan's Rabah Yousif (46.79) topped section one, ahead of Dominican Republic's Luguelin Santos (46.79). Yousif was third overall, and Santos, fourth.

It is interesting that he does not capitalize on his indoor 200m speed to get to the break first, instead relying on his finishing strength which is not cutting it, indoors. Anyway, outdoors is the real prize, at least he is getting some mileage in the tank.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Lalonde Gordon Starts his season with a Blaze!!!

« on: January 26, 2013, 10:49:54 PM »

indoor fellas

Well if he going to talk about Ato and Morris in the same sentence with one record being indoor and the other being outdoor he himself has to be a bit more specific.

If you know your track, if Gordon is able of run 20.35 indoors that will likely translate into a significant improvement in his outdoor 200m PB, allowing him to run his first 200m of an outdoor 400m faster or at least with greater ease, then finish with an equal or faster last 200m than what he is accustomed to. At 44.52, he needs to chip away at a 0.31 seconds difference between his PB and Morris's national record. So that's what he is referring to when he speaks of improving his indoor 200m (inferring that he will also improve his outdoor 200m as well) to aid his 400m times, in the same sentence.

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2013 Indoor season results

« on: January 20, 2013, 08:26:43 AM »

Nice results, hope they keep the momentum

Lendore's race:
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250182-2013-Texas-AM-Triangular/video/682401-M-400-H01-Lendore-4591-1-in-NCAA-2013-Texas-AM-Tri

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What about Track & Field / Re: Walcott cops IAAF male rising star award

« on: November 27, 2012, 10:34:20 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O92mDhPiBPo

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/O92mDhPiBPo" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/O92mDhPiBPo</a>

The tribute in music

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What about Track & Field / Re: Catching Drugs Cheats, Drug Testing & The Doping Debate

« on: November 17, 2012, 12:12:00 PM »

A bit confusing, but it looks so based on the date of the article (today).

If so, how did the NAAA allow her to run in the T&T OGs trials, and the IAAF in the OGs?

Maybe in retrospect, the dropped baton may have saved T&T some embarrassment, had they medalled. Is the 4x100m record nullified again?

Hope someone can clarify.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Catching Drugs Cheats, Drug Testing & The Doping Debate

« on: November 17, 2012, 12:07:29 PM »

Not sure if this is the right thread but here we go again with SEMOY. I am a bit confused since she mentioned she was tested "last year" - don't know if she meant "last season" as in the concluded 2011/2012 season:

Created on Saturday, 17 November 2012 03:19 | Written by press release |  | Semoy Hackett

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Women's Track and Field team will be required to vacate its 2012 NCAA Outdoor team championship due to a student-athlete's use of a stimulant banned by the NCAA that is commonly found in over-the-counter nutritional supplements.   

LSU's senior sprinter Semoy Hackett tested positive for the NCAA banned stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. It is a stimulant that was identified on the NCAA's published list of banned substances beginning in the 2011-12 athletic season.

"I've been informed I tested positive for a banned stimulant at the NCAA Championships last year, which has resulted in the LSU team vacating the NCAA Championship," Hackett said. "I want to express my apologies to my coaches, my teammates, LSU and our fans. Although this was unintentional, I'm deeply sorry this will have such a negative impact on my team and LSU."

NCAA rules require any team that competes with an ineligible athlete is required to forfeit participation in the championship of its respective sport. LSU is required to return the team trophy it received in winning the team title at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and the individual members of the winning 4x100-meter relay team, of which Hackett was a member, will be required to return their individual event awards.

"It's unfortunate the team will be required to vacate the NCAA Championship due to the actions of one individual, but we will certainly comply with the NCAA's instructions in this matter. We support the policies that the NCAA has set to promote fair competition," said LSU head track and field coach Dennis Shaver. "This is disappointing news for the LSU Track and Field program, but our hard work and pursuit of excellence will continue on and off the track."

"While we are disappointed as a University, we respect the decision of the NCAA in this matter," said LSU's Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva. "We have a proud athletic tradition at LSU, particularly in the sport of track and field. We will continue that championship tradition as we move forward."

Click to read, Hackett had served a six-month ban earlier this year. She was tested positive last year in her native Trinidad & Tobago

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What about Track & Field / Re: Samsung DL - Weltklasse Meet in Zurich (Thursday.30th August 2012)

« on: September 01, 2012, 12:10:39 PM »

Looking at the race in Zurich, I think Jehue has finally turned the corner mentally, he is no longer in awe of the world's best competition, and has started to believe he SHOULD be winning races on the circuit.

I expect that he will have a great season close out in Brussels if he is running, and that next year he would be placing consistently high in races on the circuit and in championships.

The 400m hurdles is probably the most wide open event with any of the top 6-7 athletes who can win on a given day. Culson looked like a lock at the beginning of the season but few would have expected Sanchez to win the big prize. It will be interesting to see who takes over the reigns next year

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What about Track & Field / Re: T&T LEGENDS ...Keshorn, Lalonde among '50 Greatest'

« on: August 30, 2012, 07:09:52 PM »

That list was compiled to please Lamy's buddies and "drinking pals" - not professionally thought out at all.

If an athlete is to be in an honorable top 50 list, the selection should be determined by their mark on or above a certain level, whether global, premiership/pro-level within the sport, or at least at a major regional (PanAms, Commonwealth) level.

In other words who are the athletes that foreigners still ask about because of their accomplishments and impact on the sport? I met an old Haitian guy last month who asked me about Warren Archibald, Steve David and Gally Cummings, yet you have people like Corneal, de la Bastide, Phillips, and Rodriguez who never could play a game on a Premiership or English Division I side (friends, family, and prestige vote)

Additionally, what place does badminton, hockey, tennis, sailing, basketball, and horse racing have in this list? Really?? None could produce a gold medal event at the CAC Games level (excluding horse racing of course).

Yes there are some blatant omissions including Ian Morris for T&F, the sport that without dispute has brought the most glory and fame to T&T alongside Dwight Yorke and Brian Lara.

How can you have a cricket list without Bernard Julien or Learie Constantine; a weightlifting list without the only 2-time Olympic medallist in the sport Rodney Wilkes, a bodybuilding list without Dareem Charles who placed quite high in the Mr. Olympia competition, a boxing list without Leslie Stewart or Claude Noel (albeit his dishonorable end).

Dave Lamy, like you pick this list while drinking scotch and playing all-fours with your boys - what a shame!!

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What about Track & Field / Re: Samsung Diamond League - Lausanne (Thursday.23rd August 2012)

« on: August 23, 2012, 08:14:38 PM »

Decline? Hardly. Most of our sprinter running injured or recovering

I guess you havent seen the Olympics or last year world championships? WE IN DECLINE! Lets face it.

I think you need another expression other than decline.

In the last 2 years both men and women T&T sprinters have (i) set national records, (ii) repeatedly run PBs, and (iii) placed more of our sprinters in the finals than ever before. So as a country we have actually gotten better, which doesn't indicate a decline. It is just that we did not medal as we did in 2008 because the times it takes to medal are now faster. RT's 9.89 from 2008 and his even faster 9.85 wouldn't have medalled this year. However Bledman made a great improvement to 9.86, Marc Burns almost got back to his PB this year, and Sorillo PBed in the 100m as well.

True we have not progressed at the rate of the others, therefore we have fallen further behind as Jamaicans and Americans have filled the gap between Bolt and the competition of 2008 with Blake, Gatlin, a resurgent Gay, and Bailey. Remember, had Gatlin and a fit Gay run in 2008 RT would not have medalled then, and instead today you would be talking about how RT and Bledman are getting closer with their 9.85 and 9.86.

So don't analyze it based on medals. As an example, Keshorn Walcott got LUCKY. If he throws 88m next year at the WCs and only wins a bronze, would you say he is on a decline as well?

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What about Track & Field / Re: Samsung Diamond League - Lausanne (Thursday.23rd August 2012)

« on: August 23, 2012, 04:52:49 PM »

KAB ran well 10.93 behind SAFP and Jeets who both ran 10.86 i think. Hmmm if only she had that form in the Olympics...

Bleds 7th in 10.14, Richard 8th in 10.32. I think it's time for them to rest up and focus on next season

How can you forget to mention that Blake ran 9.69 today?

So I guess its official... TT sprinting is on a decline.

Nah man, the 100/200m women have gotten much stronger in their times and global final showings.
Sorrillo might find a strength coach 
Bledman had a significant 100m PB this year before injury.
I would give RT one more injury-free year at HSI before declaring a drop-off from his 2011 peak.

I am sure the whole lot of them can glaringly recognize that a steady staple of 400m and 200m runs constitute a major factor in succeeding, if not remaining relevant next year and onwards.

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What about Track & Field / Re: The Lalonde Gordon Thread

« on: August 23, 2012, 06:35:20 AM »

http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-08-22/gordon-goes-glory-diamond-league

Gordon goes for glory in Diamond League
Published: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Clayton Clarke

T&T’s double Olympic bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon will go for gold in the men’s 400 metres at the Samsung Diamond League Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland, today. Gordon caught the attention of the world with his strong third-place finish in a personal best time of 44.52 seconds at the London Olympics on August 6 and will race in his first competition since his medal winning run. Gordon, who also led T&T’s 4x400m relay team to Olympic bronze in a national record of 2:59.40, will seek to turn the table on Grenadian Kirani James and Luguelin Santos. James and Santos took gold and silver, respectively, ahead of the Lowlands, Tobago quartermiler.

Speaking on his return home on Saturday, Gordon said he expects an exciting race. “Most of the guys I will be coming up against were the finals in the Olympics.  James and Santos will be there. I am going out there to do my best,” he said. The 23-year-old returned to his New York-USA base on Tuesday after participating in the Tobago leg of the nationwide motorcade for this country's Olympians on Monday. T&T's sprint aces Keston Bledman and Richard Thompson will line-up in a classy men's 100m field which includes world champion and double Olympic sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake of Jamaica, and fellow 4x100m relay gold medallist Nesta Carter. Former world champion American Tyson Gay and teammate Ryan Bailey, who were fourth and fifth respectively in the London 100m finals, are also among the starters.

In the women’s 100m, World Championships bronze medallist and Olympic sixth-place finisher Kelly Ann Baptiste will face a hot field in what looks like a rematch of the London Olympics finals. Gold, silver and bronze medallists Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica), Carmelita Jeter (USA) and Veronica Campbell-Browne (Jamaica) head the list,  along with double sprint finalist Murielle Ahoure (Ivory Coast) and former Olympic and World Championships silver medallist Kerron Stewart (Jamaica). Former world junior champion Jeneba Tarmoh (USA) is among the starters. Cleopatra Borel will be aiming to improve on her second-place finish at the Gyluvlai Istan Memorial Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary on Monday. Borel will face two-time Olympic queen in the women's shot put Valarie Adams (New Zealand) and American Michelle Carter, who claimed the top spot in Hungary. Borel will be aiming at improving her season's best of 18.69m. Olympic champion Usain Bolt has opted to contest only the 200m and among five Jamaicans in the line-up. Compatriot and Olympic bronze medallist Warren Weir and USA’s Wallace Spearmon will be among those to watch.

After being hijacked for day/night-long motorcades to advertise the government's supposed investment in our athletes (we knew it all along), plus a long flight back to Europe, I would be surprised if Lalonde breaks 46 flat.

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What about Track & Field / Re: The Golden Boy Keshorn Walcott Thread

« on: August 19, 2012, 11:29:19 PM »

Crawford won gold in 10.06.
Morris' 44.21 was in the 1992 final. Not the semis.

VB

Morris ran 44.25 in the final but set the NR of 44.21 in the semis