Showing posts with label golden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label golden. Show all posts

Friday, 10 August 2012

Faster, Higher, Stronger: Day of Golden Drama

9, 2012 – Thursday night, Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds to become the first man with two Olympic titles at that distance. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: E-mail · Save/Share · Embed · Comments · Permalink · NEWS

9, 2012 – Thursday night, Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds to become the first man with two Olympic titles at that distance. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: E-mail · Save/Share · Embed · Comments · Permalink · NEWS

Both talents were on full-display for the men's 200-meter race. Usain Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32, then celebrated by grabbing a camera from a photographer and snapping a few photos. You know, to capture the memory. It turns out this wasn't

Usain Bolt is beating his teammate, Yohan Blake in the 200 meter Olympic final. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images). In fact, he's beating everyone (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty. In fact, he's beating everyone … (Photo by

Rudisha had to share the spotlight with Usain Bolt, who won the 200 in 19.32 to sweep the gold medals in the short sprints for a second consecutive Olympics, and Ashton Eaton, who won gold in the decathlon. Bolt has the 200 world record of 19.19, and


Thursday, 9 August 2012

Faster, Higher, Stronger: Day of Golden Drama

LONDON (AP) – Ashton Eaton won the Olympic decathlon gold medal by 198 points on Thursday night. Ashton Eaton of the USA clears 17-0¾ in the decathlon pole vault Thursday at. By Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports. Ashton Eaton of the USA clears 17-0¾

The final event of men's decathlon on day one of the two-day event was the 400 meters dash, and it was won easily by American Ashton Eaton with a time of 46.90. No one else finished in under 48 seconds.

American Ashton Eaton backed up his world record performance in June by winning the gold medal on Thursday in the decathlon.

Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee pulled off a rare American feat in the Olympic decathlon, a feat that warrants a very specific level of respect, writes Jim Caple. Story. Eaton finished the two-day competition with 8869 points to defeat fellow American

Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee pulled off a rare American feat in the Olympic decathlon, a feat that warrants a very specific level of respect, writes Jim Caple. Story. Eaton finished the two-day competition with 8869 points to defeat fellow American


Wednesday, 8 August 2012

USA's Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor want golden Olympic end

Hi-res-149857650_crop_exact. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will be playing for a third consecutive gold medal after a 22-20, 22-20 win over second-seeded Xue/Zhang of China. The Chinese were the more physical team and

Two of those athletes—CSULB alums Misty May-Treanor and Armando Hart—forged a bond many years ago which is now paying big dividends. Hart has been instrumental in helping May-Treanor recover from a catastrophic injury, regain her championship

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh definitely weren't acting as if they'd been there before, even though, of course, they've won their share of Olympic semifinal matches. After they came back from deficits in both sets to beat China's Xi Zhang and Chen

American beach volleyball legends Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings advanced to their third-straight Olympic gold medal match today. The pair won a tight match against Chinese duo Xue Chen and Zhang Xi

Misty-May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings are on fire. The US women's beach volleyball duo remains undefeated in their Olympic careers and will once again be.


Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Dana Vollmer rides a wave of support to her golden achievement

Dana Vollmer, despite a lackluster finish (chill out, BBC dude), just won gold and set a new world record with a 55.98 run in the women's 100m butterfly. Vollmer who did not qualify for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, also set an

Dana Vollmer isn't screwing around. The American swimmer set a new Olympic record during the qualifying round this morning in the 100-meter.

Dana Vollmer isn't screwing around. The American swimmer set a new Olympic record during the qualifying round this morning in the 100-meter.

Dana Vollmer, the first woman in history to swim the 100-meter butterfly in under 56 seconds took Gold at the London Olympics. “Vollmer, 24, set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly on the way to winning her first individual Olympic gold medal

Dana Vollmer has been breaking records all-week long. The US Olympic swimmer set a new Olympic record during the qualifying round earlier this week, and.


Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Duchess Kate and Prince William: Olympic golden couple

2012 Olympic swimming continues July 31 from the aquatic center in London. The day 4 schedule features more qualifying heats as well as four more finals that are set to feature stars of the pool, including Team USA's Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin.

At long last, the 2012 London Olympics have arrived. Here is your complete schedule of all events.

The running events at the Olympic Games get underway this Friday, August 3 at Olympic Stadium in east London. Below is a time schedule for the middle and long-distance foot races, which Competitor.com will have covered

The running events at the Olympic Games get underway this Friday, August 3 at Olympic Stadium in east London. Below is a time schedule for the middle and long-distance foot races, which Competitor.com will have covered