Track Ledger

Category : Professional


08 September 2016	Bernard Lagat Retires 264 By O'Neil A. Reid Legendary distance runner Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat, this week, announced his retirement from the sport of track and field. Lagat, the Kenyan-born American, retires at the youthful age of 41. Lagat is the American record-holder in the 1500m (3:26.34) and the mile run indoors (3:47.28) as well as the 1500m, 3000m, and 500m outdoors. He is also the Kenyan record holder in the 1500m. Over his illustrious career that spanned over 20 years, Lagat has won numerous global titles including two world titles and three world indoor titles. Perhaps the only blemish on his distinguished career was his failure to be crowned Olympic champion. He has, however, earned two Olympic medals: one bronze at the 2000 Sydney Games and a silver at the 2004 Athens Games. Lagat had a fantastic final season, when at the age of 41, he made his fifth Olympic team by winning the 5000m at the 2016 USA Olympic Trials. To the very end, Lagat ran creditably well to finished 5th overall i....
18 January 2013	Gordon Takes Aim at 200m National Record Tonight 264 By [caption id="attachment_7151" align="alignleft" width="268" caption="Lalonde Gordon - Photo by SportingsEventsFotos.com"][/caption] It is early in the 2013 track and field season but Trinidad and Tobago’s Lalonde Gordon put the track world on notice when he ran an impressive time of 32.48 seconds in the 300m last weekend at the Gotham Cup at the Armory in New York City. Gordon time of 32.48 seconds represents the 9th fastest 300m indoor time ever. Tonight at the Armory, Gordon will compete in hi....
10 February 2013	2013 Camperdown Classic Complete Results (link) 264 By http://mctnf.drivehq.com/Cdown2013.pdf....
02 February 2014	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Eyes IAAF World Relays 264 By “The fact that the IAAF World Relays will be held in my hometown is great… people will be competing on my home track and I am very excited about that,” said the recently retired Bahamian sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie. Debbie continued “I am planning on competing at the World Relays as I would like to compete at the stadium that was named in honor of my godfather, Thomas A. Robinson.” The inaugural IAAF World Relays is set for the Bahamas on May 24-25, 2014. Debbie who appeared on the Sports Zone with the Professor Show last Tue....
24 February 2014	Campbell-Brown Response to CAS Decision 264 By [caption id="attachment_1595" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Veronica-Campbell winning the 60m in Doha in 2010. Photo by the Associated Press (AP)"][/caption] VCB Official Statement: The past several months of my life has brought me much pain and suffering, however, my faith, family, friends and fans have stood by me as a source of encouragement and a reminder that God’s word is true in that He will never leave us nor forsake us. The final court available to us as athletes have spoken and humbly I say they have confirmed my innocence. I harbor too much self-resp....