The Track & Field Superfan Blog
As a nod to the USC-UCLA rivalry, every spring will see one athlete from each of the two universities honored in the Dual Meet Hall of Fame. The last athlete was a Trojan and this one will be a Bruin. She’s only the greatest athlete of all time, and possibly the most versatile, so Jackie …
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I haven’t posted as much this week, and have abandoned the “Superfan Daily” schtick for a few days (it will be back tomorrow). I’ve been busy, and tired, and working on updating a few things. For example, I’ve added a page documenting domestic track meet attendance data and I’m working on updating the schedule pages. And then …
At Friday’s Ivo Van Damme Memorial meet in Brussels, Belgium, there were many fine competitions and outstanding marks. One, however, stood out from the rest. The newly crowned World Champion at 100 meters, Yohan Blake, tried his hand at 200 meters and came away with 19.26, a time Usain Bolt himself has bettered only once. …
Athletics Kenya, the national governing body in the East African nation, doesn’t appear to be terribly concerned with publicity or making results of its championship meet widely available. Their official website is currently “under construction”. Getting the results of this weekend’s Kenyan Championships/World Trials meet isn’t easy. So I’ve combed through all the various sources I can …