In his illustrious career, Yuriy Borzakovskiy has created a reputation for being the most extraordinary of distance runners because of the manner in which he times his final sprint to perfection. [Read more…]
Lemaitre takes on Ellington in London
Christophe Lemaitre, the 22-year-old French sprint sensation and Europe’s fastest man this year, will run in London for the first time ever as he takes on a host of global Olympic contenders over 200m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace on Saturday 14 July. [Read more…]
Top line-ups for Shanghai
China’s Liu Xiang defends his Shanghai Diamond League title on May 19th, taking on Daegu gold medallist Jason Richardson of the USA. In last year’s controversial IAAF World championship final in Korea where Liu’s arm clashed with the arm of Cuban Dayron Robles, Richardson was the man to benefit, lifting a surprise gold. Richardson is not the only American Liu should worry about. [Read more…]