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Big race!... Powell vs Bolt in Rome
Jamaican sprinting royalty will be on show in the Eternal City, after former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell booked an early season clash against double Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt at this year's Golden Gala IAAF/Samsung Diamond League meet in Rome, Italy.... read more
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UK plans big Olympic security test in London
Britain is planning a massive Olympics security exercise this week focusing on a mock emergency on the London subway system - a test that evokes uncomfortable reminders of the deadliest attack on the city since World War II.... read more
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Happy days in the east and west
Despite fine action in running events staged in Kingston and Montego Bay on February 12, the weekend's best results came in the field.... read more
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Don't forget about Gay - US sprinter quietly confident of chances for London
American Sprinter Tyson Gay is quietly confident that he will have something to say in regard to how the medals are decided when the much anticipated 2012 Olympic Games rolls around this summer.... read more
IN THE BLOGS
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Abandon the bread!
Elton Tucker, Assistant Editor - Sports Guadalajara, Mexico: Hola amigos! As a true track and field fan, I have been taking note of the performances of athletes from other countries here at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara. I am par...
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Mexican Memoirs: Carib journalists missing in Mexico
Elton Tucker, Associate Editor - Sports GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Hola amigos, buenos dias. One of the more disappointing aspects of this year's XVI Pan American Games, at least for me, has been the complete absence of other journalists from the Engli...
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Mexican Memoirs:No place for the long-distance stulla
GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Hola, amigos! Now I know what the athletes are feeling in the thin air of elevated Guadalajara. On Monday night, the first day of track and field at the Telmex Athletics Stadium, I had finished for the day, left my workstatio...
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Mexican Memoirs: Entertainment high at indoor centres
GUADALAJARA, Mexico: I made my first, and what turned out to be the last, visit to the CODE Alcalde Sports Complex, venue for basketball here in Guadalajara yesterday. Jamaica's girls played hard and were committed, but were no match for the taller,...
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DAEGU READY FOR THE WORLD
Daegu is the capital and principle city of the surrounding province, Gyeongsangbuk-do, although it is not legally part of the province. As the third largest metropolitan city in Korea, Daegu is home to approximately 2.5 million people.
Though a large city, it remains a warm friendly city to live in. You will hear the distinctive saturi , or regional dialect that is different from the Seoul Korean spoken in the north. The downtown area is centralized, becoming a familiar place to meet with friends and see familiar faces. Cute trendy boutiques and great places to eat, downtown also has the traditional medicinal market and other reasonably places to shop in.
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Medal results »
| Country | G | S | B |
| Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico (United States) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Trivia Q & A » Q. Which of these teams (a.USA. b.Jamaica c.Trinidad & Tobago d.Great Britain) did not win a medal in the men's 4x100m relay? A. USA. Jamaica took gold in a championship-record time of 37.31 seconds. Trinidad & Tobago finised second in a national-record of 37.62, while Great Britain took the bronze in 38.02. The US team was disqualified in the heats for an illegal handoff.
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