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World Athletics Championships

Usain Bolt 9.58s!!!!

Ross · 16 Aug 2009 ·

9.58s 9.58s 9.58s If you’re looking for analysis of Usain Bolt’s magnificent 9.58s WR last night, you’re in the right place. , including Bolt’s splits, speeds and a comparison with his previous world record in Beijing. Extra-ordinary. 9.58 seconds for 100m, and Usain Bolt just got better. Quite astonishing, as the Jamaican won the race by 0.13 seconds […]

IAAF World Championships – a recap and the Best and Worst of…

The Science of Sport · 04 Sep 2007 ·

US team celebrating their victory in the women's 4x400 metres relay competition. Photo by Eckhard Pecher

So the IAAF World Championships in athletics concluded on the weekend, and we’ve tried to bring you as much analysis and insight as possible here at The Science of Sport. So in our final post on the World Champs, now that the dust has settled, we bring you a wrap up of our “best” and […]

IAAF World Champs – Day 9 analysis and insights

Ross · 02 Sep 2007 ·

IAAF logo

The final day of the IAAF World Champs brought with it some memorable performances, some bizarre racing tactics and many multiple medal winners. Below is our analysis of the racing action [headline h=”2″]Men’s 5000m[/headline] Bernard Lagat came into these World Championships having never won a world title. Four days ago, he took the 1500m gold […]

IAAF World Champs – men’s 800m

Ross · 02 Sep 2007 ·

World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka - Scene from heat 4 of the first round of the men*s 800 metres: Manuel Olmedo, Khadevis Robinson, Michael Rimmer, Alfred Kirwa Yego. Photo by Eckhard Pecher

Tonight in Osaka, the IAAF World Champs concludes with some potentially great races. One of them, the 800m Men’s Final, which is one of our most anticipated races, could be won by any one of the eight finalists. There are few events that are more open and competitive than this race, with some of the […]

IAAF World Champs – Day 7 analysis and insights

Ross · 02 Sep 2007 ·

Day 7 of the IAAF World Champs saw three finals on the track – the Women’s 200m, the Men’s 400m and the 110m Hurdles final. Some great individual performances by athletes who should dominate headlines at next year’s Olympic Games were the feature of these finals, analysed briefly below, before a preview of the final […]

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