Italian Alex Schwazer defied punishing morning sunshine in Beijing to win the Olympic 50k in a new Games record. Australian Jared Tallent took silver while world record holder Denis Nizhegorodov of Russia claimed bronze. Schwazer finished in 3 hours 37.09 minutes, slicing 1.20 minutes off the 20-year-old record. BBC SPORT | Olympics | Athletics | [...]
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Aug 21
iaaf.org – Beijing 2008 – Day 8 PREVIEW
Beijing 2008 – Day 8 PREVIEW – The day’s seven finals will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the men’s 50 kilometer walk. With three-time winner Robert Korzeniowski of Poland retired, Russia’s 2004 silver medalist Denis Nizhegorodov, 28, is the logical favorite – not just because he’s the 2004 runner-up, but even more because he set [...]
Aug 21
BBC Women’s race walk coverage
Typical snide comments in the BBC overnight coverage. So, Stuart Storey is “tired” of commenting on the walks. Well, I must say, the feeling’s mutual! Good support from Colin Jackson though, and nice interview of Jo Jackson by Phil Jones. The BBC iPlayer linked below doesn’t seem to download more than 57 seconds in out [...]
Aug 21
BBC SPORT | Olympics | Athletics | Kaniskina beats rain to win walk
World champion Olga Kaniskina battled through heavy rain to set a new Olympic record and claim gold in the women’s 20km walk.The Russian led the race from start from finish and had a 20-second lead before the athletes left the Bird’s Nest stadium at the start of the race.She finished in one hour 26 minutes [...]
Aug 21
Kaniskina claims Women’s 20km Walk
Olga Kaniskina crossed the finish line to win Russia’s first gold in Women’s 20km Walk at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in 1 hour 26.31 minutes on August 21, breaking the previous Olympic record of 1 hour 29.05 minutes. “I haven’t broken the world record because of the weather. I think my regular training is [...]
Aug 21
iaaf.org – Beijing 2008 – Day 8 PREVIEW
Beijing 2008 – Day 8 PREVIEW – The day’s seven finals will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the men’s 50 kilometer walk. With three-time winner Robert Korzeniowski of Poland retired, Russia’s 2004 silver medalist Denis Nizhegorodov, 28, is the logical favorite – not just because he’s the 2004 runner-up, but even more because he set [...]
Aug 21
BBC Women’s race walk coverage
Typical snide comments in the BBC overnight coverage. So, Stuart Storey is “tired” of commenting on the walks. Well, I must say, the feeling’s mutual! Good support from Colin Jackson though, and nice interview of Jo Jackson by Phil Jones. The BBC iPlayer linked below doesn’t seem to download more than 57 seconds in out [...]
Aug 18
Jim Sharlott Races 2008 entry form
Jim Sharlott Races 2008Race details and entry forms now available in PDF or Word format…. .: – Download Here – Leicester WC site Blogged with the Flock Browser
Aug 17
Philip Dunn – 2008 Beijing Olympics: Winner or Champion?
Pre-race favorite Jefferson Perez is a winner by any definition: winner of the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games, World Racewalk Cup, etc, etc. However, he is also a champion. He wins with grace, humility and integrity. Today he finished second and won the silver medal. The ‘winner’ was Russian Valeriy Borchin who pulled away [...]
Aug 17
Australians lash out at Russian walkers : thewest.com.au
Australian race walker Luke Adams says the Russian team should be sanctioned and their top coach Viktor Chegin booted out of track and field because several of his walkers tested positive to drugs.Adams was speaking after finishing sixth in the 20km race at the Beijing Olympics behind controversial Russian gold medallist Valeriy Borchin. Borchin, 22, [...]