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01 August 2012	London 2012 Track & Field Predictions 6 By Athletes from over 200 countries have descend on London, England for 10 days of fierce and intense battles in the Athletics segment of the Olympics which is schedule from Friday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 12th. Athletes such as Usain Bolt (Jamaica), LaShawn Merritt (USA), and Christine Ohuruogu (Britain), among others, are determined to defend the titles that they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since 2008, we have seen the emergence of numerous stars including Yohan Blake (Jamaica), Kirani James (Grenada), Sally Pearson (Australia), and the invincible David Rudisha (Kenya). The London Olympics will offer these athletes and countless others the opportunity of a lifetime to etch their name in the annuls of athletic history and to be forever called “Olympic Champion”. TrackLedger.com has been following these athletes all season long and could not resist the desire to make the following predictions. [caption id="attachment_4544" align="alignleft" wid....
03 August 2012	Is Usain Bolt Ready to Defend Titles in London? 6 By [caption id="attachment_4546" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Usain Bolt - Photo by Ridley Ingram (SportingEventsFotos.com)"][/caption] The world 100m and 200m record-holder Usain Bolt says he is ready to defend his Olympic sprint-double titles. In his press conferences leading up to his big day tomorrow, Bolt has been saying the right things and has stressed that he is indeed ready. Four years ago, the 6’5” Jamaican used the Beijing Olympic as his coming-out party by winning the sprint double in record-breaking fashion. Bolt should be the clear favorite to defend his titles in London start....
06 August 2012	Kirani James once again Rules the 400m 6 By [caption id="attachment_4000" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Kirani James at 2012 World Indoors. Photo by Ridley Ingram (Sporting Events Fotos)"][/caption] Nineteen-year-old Kirani James of Grenada today confirmed that he is indeed the undisputed quarter-mile king by capturing the 400m Olympic title in a Grenadian national record and personal best time of 43.94 seconds. James performance was simply dominant as he finished well ahead of 18 year old Luguelin Santos (44.46) of the Dominican Republic and LaLonde Gordon (44.52) of Trinidad and Tobago. James becomes th....
06 August 2012	Sanchez, Santos Shines for the Dominican Republic 6 By [caption id="attachment_2843" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A playful Luguelin Santos after his 400m victory at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Today, Felix Sanchez and Luguelin Santos delivered outstanding performances on the track at the London Olympics to secured gold and silver medals for the Dominican Republic. The 35-year-old Sanchez won the men’s 400m hurdles in a season best 47.63 seconds ahead of the fast-finishing American M....
08 August 2012	Allyson Felix is finally Golden in the 200m (21.88) 6 By [caption id="attachment_4893" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Allyson Felix, at 2012 Adidas Grand Prix in NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] American sprinter Allyson Felix won the women’s 200m Olympic title in Londontoday in a brisk 21.88 seconds. Felix who was 2nd in the 200m at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics finally earned the gold medal. Felix ran a good curve was able to pull away from the field to finish ahead of Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (22.09) and teammate Carmelita Jeter (22.14) with Campbell-Brown (22.38) in 4th. Heading into the race, Felix was the clear favorite as she was the only woman to go sub-22 seconds in ....