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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Somewhere, Justin Gatlin is saying, “I told you so.” No matter what you may think of Gatlin and the doping suspension that left him on the sidelines for the Beijing Olympics, one fact is incontrovertible: the USA sprint teams have laid an egg at The Bird’s Nest. The team that hails from the blood lines of Jesse Owens, [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
After showboating in the 100m, the Jamaican phenomenon gave everything on the track this time around, writes Richard Williams
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
If Usain Bolt emerges without taint from the drugs-testing process it will provide a much-needed boost for athletics' credibility, writes Paul Kelso
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Just when athletics needed a new hero, someone to take the breath away, Usain Bolt came flying by in golden shoes to smash his own world record in a time of 9.69sec.
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The BN Village (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
*Assuming no drugs, unlimted resources, and all the modern science to help you; allowing for age differences etc: * And the following team players:- ---Quote--- Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, Linford Christie, Maurice Green, Micheal Johnson, Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt, Frank Fredericks,Tim Montgomerry, Jason Gardener, Bruny Surins, Donovan Bailey, Ato Boldon, Justin Gatlin, Shawn Crawford, Coby Miller, Marlon...
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Michael Phelps' phenomenal gold-winning streak notwithstanding, the winner of the 100 metre sprint will become the most watched and most talked about athlete at the Beijing Olympics.
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
In an age where superlative sports performances automatically spark suspicion, Michael Phelps insisted on Friday that his record setting swimming exploits are achieved fairly.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Beijing - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were untroubled in the heats of the blue-riband 100 metres as the athletics competition of the Beijing Olympics got underway on Friday. The world record holder Bolt (9.72 seconds) had 10.20 seconds, fe...
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
DPA Beijing, Aug 14 (DPA) Tyson Gay is well aware that he not only runs for gold in the blue riband 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics but also for the credibility of the sprint in general and the American team in particular. “The Olympic champion has to prove that he is clean,” the three-time 2007 [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Tom Knight outlines the essential statistics of the Olympics' most anticipated sprint event.
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
THEY PRINTED up the heat draw for the men's 100 metres last night, a timely reminder the headline act was about to take to the main stage. If this isn't one of the most anticipated sprint showdowns in Olympic history then the world's fastest man must be hiding out somewhere in Tibet.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Just as the "Bird's Nest" Stadium stands at the heart of the Beijing Games, athletics stands at the heart of the Olympic programme – and Saturday's 100 metres final looks like being a track and field centrepiece to set the pulse racing.
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Daily Express (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Jamaican sprint star Asafa Powell has claimed he has given so much blood to the drugs testers he will not be at his best for the 100metres final.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The head of world antidoping says fans could desert sport if men's 100m is engulfed in controversy.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
It was easy to be confused. Usain Bolt sat next to a Scottish singer with an Italian name in a Chinese jazz bar and answered questions about Spanish basketball. Nevertheless, the fact that the biggest track star at these Olympics had to be told by the media that he would be running in the 100metres in ten days' time was still mind-boggling.
