Track Ledger

30 April 2015

Asafa Powell happy to be Back on the Track

Penn Relays

[caption id="attachment_15051" align="alignleft" width="158" caption="Asafa Powell at the 2015 Penn Relays - Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Asafa Powell, the 32 year old Jamaican sprinter has been through a lot over the past two years and is looking forward to the upcoming season. Powell, the former world record holder in the 100m, has a lifetime best time of 9.72 seconds in the 100m, which makes him the fifth fastest man of all time over the 100m. The prolific sprinter, who is also credited with running the most sub-10 seconds 100m races, is coming off a 6-month suspension for testing positive for the drug oxilof....

16 May 2015

Usain Bolt 100m world record under threat

FEATURES

[caption id="attachment_15119" align="alignleft" width="132" caption="Justin Gatlin @ the 2015 Penn Relays, photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Usain Bolt ran 9.58 seconds in the 100m at the 2009 Berlin World Championship, to set the world record, fans across the globe thought that this mark would be imprinted in the record books for a long time. Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter who also holds the world record of 19.19 seconds in the 200m, which he also set in Berlin, had gradually build himself to getting the two records. He burst on the scene in 2008, running 10.03 and 9.76 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica before running 9.72 s....

03 June 2015

Gatlin, Gay and Fraser-Pryce Shine at Prefontaine Classic

FEATURES

[caption id="attachment_13773" align="alignleft" width="127" caption="Tyson Gay - Adidas Grand Prix-2013, Photo by Joe Swift"][/caption] The 2015 edition of the renowned Prefontaine Classic was the coming out party of several top-athletes who are favored to appear on the podium at the 2015 Beijing World Championship schedule for later this summer. Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Kirani James all posted wins. �The track at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon has a reputation for its fast time and the competitors took full advantage. American sprinter Justin Gatlin....