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14 June 2012	For Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce it's all about Execution 6 By [caption id="attachment_2925" align="alignright" width="192" caption="Fraser-Pryce smiling after her 100m (10.92) victory in New York. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “I think today it was not about the win; it was about getting everything right before the National Championships,” said Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce commenting on her season best performance of 10.92 seconds in the women’s 100m at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York last weekend. Fraser-Pryce continued, “it is my last race before the Jamaican Championships so for me today, it was all about execution.” Fraser- Pryce got a brilli....
21 June 2012	Warren Weir on the verge of stardom 6 By [caption id="attachment_3171" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Warren Weir at the 2012 Adidas GP in NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “I think the trials [Jamaican] is harder than some of the races on the circuit because every round is a hard round, there is no easy round,” said 22-year-old Warren Weir, who will be ready to contest for a spot on the Jamaican 200m team to London 2012. Weir continued “I am feeling pretty good, I am having a good season and I am pretty confident going into the trials.” Weir is having a breakthrough season; he established a lifetime best of 20.08 seconds in the 200m at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York on June 9. As....
21 June 2012	The Bahamas BTC/Scotia Bank Olympic Trials – Preview 6 By [caption id="attachment_1059" align="alignleft" width="111" caption="Trevor Barry with his 2011 World Championship Bronze Medal"][/caption] The Bahamas BTC/Scotia Bank Olympic Trials schedule for June 22-23 in Nassau, will offer some exciting match-ups as the top three finishers from each event will book their tickets to London, provided that they meet the qualifying A or B standards. The marquee events include the men’s 400m, the women’s 100m and the women’s 200m. The men’s 400m will feature defending national champion Demetrius Pinder, Chris “Fireman” Brown, Ramon Miller and Avard Moncur. Michael ....
22 June 2012	Warren Weir, Fraser-Pryce, Luguelin Santos audio Interviews (unedited) in NY 6 By Track Fans: I had so much fun interviewing these athletes and writing about them. I just want to share these unedited audio interviews from the Adidas Grand Prix in New York . Click on the first Hypertext (link) for the audio and enjoy. O'Neil [caption id="attachment_3170" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Warren Weir at the 2012 Adidas GP in NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Warren Weir Interview with O'Neil Reid from TrackLedger.com June 9, 2012
26 June 2012	Ryan Brathwaite sets sights on Podium in London 6 By [caption id="attachment_3386" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Ryan Brathwaite at the 2012 Adidas GP in NY; Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “For me it is all about preparation. It’s hard for me to predict how well I will do in a race. [In London] I am prepared to just run my PB and not worry about anybody else," said 24-year-old Ryan Brathwaite. Ryan continued, “I am just going out there, aiming for the podium and see what happens.” After capturing the 110m hurdles title at the 2009 Berlin championship in a lifetime best of 13.14 seconds, Ryan has failed to recapture that mag....