2012 City Games

Tyson Gay tumbled to the ground at the start of his 200-meter quarterfinal heat at the US Olympic track and field trials Saturday and had to be carted off the track – this eliminates him for the 200m. He qualified for the 100m last week …
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Just over a month until the big games, Fons Tuinstra at China Herald takes a look around Beijing as the city prepares itself in ‘Olympic shutdown gets into places’.
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Dan O’Brien, the 1996 Olympic gold-medalist in the decathlon, says that Tyson Gay could resume training within three days if the initital diagnosis of Gay’s left hamstring is indeed a severe cramp rather than a pull. …
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Continue Reading Dan O’Brien weighs in on Tyson Gay

An injury that sent world-champion Tyson Gay tumbling to the track — and out of the running for an Olympic berth at 200 meters — stunned virtually everyone at sold-out Hayward Field. The injury, about 12-to-14 steps into the race, …
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Matthew Boyles (1:28:19) and Patrick Stroupe (1:29:17) placed 2-3, but only Eastler qualified for the Beijing Olympics. None of the US walkers have met the international “A” standard, but Eastler is a “B” qualifier.
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Continue Reading Carruthers advances in 100m hurdles; Eastler captures men’s 20K walk

More readers questions about the Olympics.
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It is not the first time Torres has come out of retirement to earn an Olympic berth. This time she comes back as a mother, and she carried her two-year-old daughter, Tessa, in her arms on an emotional victory walk around the pool on …
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Continue Reading 41 year old swimmer qualifies for 5th Olympics

Although Gay would not be able to participate in the 200 at the Olympics, it’s possible that he could be ready to roll in the 100. Four years ago at Sacramento, Calif., Gay pulled up in the 200-meter qualifying of the Olympic Trials due …
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Continue Reading Preliminary report on Gay: Severe cramp

China’s Olympic baseball team, under the guidance of an ex-Major League manager, has some hurdles to jump in its first Olympics. After Mao Zedong banned the Western sport in China, it never drew many fans–so the team uses second-rate …
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In comments posted on the public security ministry’s website yesterday, Mr Yang said: “As the Beijing Olympics draw daily closer, all kinds of anti-China and hostile forces are further intensifying their activities to create …
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