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Olympic champ Gatlin settles for relay second in season opener

Olympic 100 metre champ Justin Gatlin opened his outdoor season by anchoring his relay team to a second place finish in the 4x100 metres at the Mount San Antonio College Relays. Gatlin couldn't close the gap down the stretch against Aaron Armstrong as Gatlin's Sprint Capitol USA team finished in 38.39 seconds.read more

Women 200m Final
Gold Medallist - Allyson FELIX, USA
"Coming off the curve I was a little bit worried because I realised that Christine (ARRON) and Veronica (CAMPBELL) had started very fast. But I tried to give all that I had, and I knew that I usually am strong in the end. I've been working on that with my coach Bobby KERSEE."
"It feels very good to be the World Champion.read more

Men 400m Hurdles Final
Gold Medallist - Bershawn JACKSON USA
"I was vey hungry today. I couldn't wait any longer to take this gold medal. This win means a lot for me. I want to dedicate it to my uncle and my three months old daughter."
"I was so focused, so I let nothing neither the rain nor the lightning stop me. My personal best shows that I really wanted to get this medal."
"My next goal is to win an Olympic gold medal." read more

Women 100m Hurdles Final
Gold Medallist - Michelle PERRY, USA
"This is like the dream come true. The hardest part of the competition were the 1st round and the semi-finals as then the rain was even stronger."
"In the morning I decided to do whatever it takes to win the gold medal. I was able to run without hitting any of the hurdles."read more

Women's Triple Jump
Tatyana Lebedeva: “I WAS crushed with the IDEA, THAT I AM OBLIGED TO WIN GOLD” Igor Rabiner: From the Olympic Stadium Looking at the mad trainings of Lebedeva, she is named a small electronic animal in track and field national team. The winter and summer champion of this year in triple jump, who won in Paris-2003 less than in one year after birth of the child, it is seemed, she was not capable to lose.read more