Russian Olympic champion and pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva has agreed a multi million-dollar contract with China’s largest sportswear retailer Li Ning The agreement, worth $1.5 million annually for five years according to a person with knowledge of the offer, is significant because of the amount of money and the entry of a [...]
USATF’s Project 30 Washington Post: Report Comes Down Hard On USA Track and Field NY Times: Report Urges Changes for USA Track & Field Did the USATF draw its conclusions before starting the investigation? Track news, notes & links Read the USATF Project 30 Report (pdf format) Some Vitaminwater flavors contain banned substances Robles’ expected [...]
Vitaly Petrov’s Gymnastics coach speaks about his training philosophy and techniques.
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Hooker ready to beat Bubka with heavy pole – Click Here for Full Text Syndey Morning Herald Jessica Halloran February 7, 2009 STEVE HOOKER will use a heavier pole in an effort to break Sergey Bubka’s world record vault in Boston this weekend. While a lighter pole gave him Olympic gold and helped him set [...]
Oral Roberts University head track and field coach Joe Dial announced Wednesday that Jack Whitt has signed a national letter of intent. Whitt, a 6-5 senior from Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS), will start competing for the Golden Eagles in the 2009-10 season. For more college recruiting news, visit TrackShark’s Recruiting Blog.
Jordan Scott of Kansas clears national-leading 18-00.50 in vault Jordan Scott was his usual self, matching a season-best pole vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.) to take his fourth title in as many meets this season. The junior from Watkinsville, Ga., also made it two meets in a row in which he posted an automatic [...]