2012 Summer Olympics- Coverage by Armory Track

Armory Veteran Medal Winners

39 different Armory veterans claimed 47 medals in track & field at the London Olympics. The count is 20 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze.

GOLD
- Keshia Baker - 4x400m relay
- Chris Brown, Bahamas - 4x400m relay
- Diamond Dixon - 4x400m relay
- Ashton Eaton - decathlon
- Allyson Felix - 200m dash, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
- Bianca Knight - 4x100m relay
- Renaud Lavillenie, France - pole vault
- Tianna Madison - 4x100m relay
- Francena McCorory - 4x400m relay
- Aries Merritt - 110m hurdles
- Demitrius Pinder, Bahamas - 4x400m relay
- Sanya Richards-Ross - 400m dash, 4x400m relay
- Jenn Suhr - pole vault
- Jeneba Tarmoh - 4x100m relay
- Christian Taylor - triple jump
- Deedee Trotter - 4x400m relay
- Lauryn Williams - 4x100m relay
SILVER
- Ryan Bailey - 4x100m relay
- Brigetta Barrett - high jump
- Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica - 4x100m relay
- Will Claye - triple jump
- Lashinda Demus - 400m hurdles
- Justin Gatlin - 4x100m relay
- Trey Hardee - decathlon
- Samantha Henry-Robinson, Jamaica - 4x100m relay
- Leo Manzano - 1,500m run
- Bryshon Nellum - 4x400m relay
- Doc Patton - 4x100m relay
- Jason Richardson - 110m hurdles
- Galen Rupp - 10,000m run
- Kerron Stewart, Jamaica - 4x100m relay
BRONZE
- Ade Alleyne-Forte, Trinidad - 4x400m relay
- Keston Bledman, Trinidad - 4x100m relay
- Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica - 100m dash
- Will Claye - long jump
- Justin Gatlin - 100m dash
- Lalonde Gordon, Trinidad - 400m dash, 4x400m relay
- Reese Hoffa - shot put
- Deon Lendore, Trinidad - 4x400m relay
- Sheerefa Lloyd, Jamaics - 4x400m relay
- Richard Thompson, Trinidad - 4x100m relay
- Deedee Trotter - 400m dash
- Kellie Wells - 100m hurdles

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2012 Summer Olympics - Events by Day

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Click on an event name for a start list of those athletes who are from North America or have competed at The Armory. Start times are for New York - EDT, the time in () indicates London time.
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Friday - 8/3/2012

Shot put - Men's	Qualifying	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
Can the U.S. finally win shot put gold again? Team USA has won the silver medal at every Olympics since the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games, but NYAC's Reese Hoffa, Ryan Whiting and 2008 silver medalist Christian Cantwell will be shooting to bring back gold to the U.S. for the first time since 1996 (Randy Barnes). Track & Field News experts have picked Hoffa, now a three-time Olympian, as the favorite. Poland's Tomasz Majewski, Canada's Dylan Armstrong and Germany's David Storl aren't going to give in to that so quickly. Majewski was the gold medalist in Beijing. UPDATE: Click here for the results as all the Americans moved through. Hoffa threw once, topping 70 feet with the best throw of the morning. Dylan Armstrong Christian Cantwell Reese Hoffa Nedzad Mulabegovic Amin Nikfar Justin Rodhe Stephen Saenz Dorian Scott Carlos Veliz Ryan Whiting View Athletes
Multi-events - Women's	Day 1	5:05 AM (10:05 AM)
Possibly the face of the Games in the host country, Great Britain's Jessica Ennis is the favorite to take the heptathlon, but she will have to defeat all three medal winners from Beijing — Ukrainian Nataliya Dobrynska (gold), American Hyleas Fountain (silver) and Russian Tatyana Chernova (bronze). Canadian Jessica Zelinka could also be in the mix after all seven events. The first day of competition will see the high hurdles and the high jump in the morning and the shot put and 200-meter dash in the afternoon. UPDATE: Click here for day-one results. If Ennis felt she had something to prove, she did so by racking up 4,158 points while no one else had as many as 4,000. American Fountain is fifth with 3,900. Sharon Day Hyleas Fountain Chantae McMillan Brianne Theisen Jessica Zelinka View Athletes
Triple jump - Women's	Qualifying	5:25 AM (10:25 AM)
This event is not a strong suit of the Americans. In fact, only one jumper from the U.S. qualified for the Games. That athlete — Amanda Smock — would need a huge personal best to make the final. The Armory veteran with the best shot at a medal is Jamaica's Kim Williams, who won four NCAA titles in the event for Florida State. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Jamaicans Williams and Trecia Smith (who went to Pitt) advanced, but Smock did not. Dailenys Alcantara Ayanna Alexander Josleidy Ribalta Yargeris Savigne Trecia Smith Amanda Smock Kimberly Williams View Athletes
100m dash - Women's	Preliminaries	5:40 AM (10:40 AM)
You won't be seeing any of the world's sprint stars in this round, as it is designed to give athletes from developing countries a chance to advance to the traditional opening round. By UPDATE: Click here for the results. Nothing of local interest and nothing spectacular.
Intermediate hurdles - Men's	First Round	6:15 AM (11:15 AM)
This could be one of the most wide open track & field events in London. While all three Americans — Angelo Taylor, Michael Tinsley and Kerron Clement — are in the running for a medal, everyone was shocked that Bershawn 'Batman' Jackson didn't make it out of the Olympic Trials. Those in the know at Track & Field News think that Puerto Rican's Javier Culson will beat Dai Greene of the host nation. Others in the mix will include South Africa's L.J. van Zyl, Nigeria's Amaechi Morton (who ran at Stanford) and Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic. Sanchez, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games, was born in Washington Heights. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Everyone mentioned except van Zyl advanced. Culson and Greene were both impressive. Eric Alejandro Roxroy Cato Omar Cisneros Kerron Clement Winder Cuevas Javier Culson Jehue Gordon Leford Green Jamele Mason Kenneth Medwood Josef Robertson Felix Sanchez Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Amaurys Valle View Athletes
Hammer throw - Men's	Qualifying	6:20 AM (11:20 AM)
Kibwe Johnson is clearly the best hammer thrower in the United States, but more than a dozen competitors have a superior personal best. The top throwers in the world this year have been Krisztian Pars of Hungary and Ivan Tikhon of Belarus and odds would indicate that one of them will claim gold. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Johnson advances along with Pars, but Tikhon does not compete. Roberto Janet Kibwe Johnson A.G. Kruger Jim Steacy View Athletes
400m dash - Women's	First Round	7:00 AM (12:00 PM)
When Sanya Richards-Ross' husband Aaron was still a New York Giant, folks around The Armory were treated to glimpses of her early season workouts. And she looked sensational from the start and dominating by the time of the Millrose Games. Now she will be in pursuit of individual gold with Botswana's Amantle Montsho in the way. Richards-Ross wasn't the only 400m Olympian who spent time in The Armory. After all it is the work place of Aliann Pompey, the director of the Armory College Prep program, who will be running for Guyana for the fourth time. Pompey, who is running in Heat 2 with Montsho and Brit Shana Cox (a New Yorker), was an NCAA champion at Manhattan College. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans and Pompey all advance. In fact, eight of the 24 semifinalists have run at The Armory! Kineke Alexander Kanika Beckles Afia Charles Shana Cox Christine Day Jenna Martin Francena McCorory Shaunae Miller Aliann Pompey Sanya Richards-Ross Carol Rodriguez Raysa Sanchez Deedee Trotter Marlena Wesh Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills Ingrid Yahoska Narvaez View Athletes
Steeplechase - Men's	First Round	8:00 AM (1:00 PM)
While Kenyans have long dominated this event, look for American Evan Jager to make some bold moves. Jager broke the American record in the event (8:06.81) in July in just his fifth competition. Frighteningly, he still has room for improvement in clearing the barriers. Meanwhile, Princeton graduate Donn Cabral is looking to dip into the 8:12 range, but that isn't likely scare the Kenyan threesome of Brimin Kipruto, Ezekiel Kemboi and Abel Mutai. Kipruto won the 2008 gold medal while Kemboi won in 2004 (and at last year's World Championships). UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Kenyans advanced while Jager and Cabral move on as well. First time for two American steeplers in the final since Atlanta 1996. Kyle Alcorn Donn Cabral Alex Genest Evan Jager View Athletes
100m dash - Women's	First Round	2:05 PM (7:05 PM)
After the preliminary rounds in the morning, the big names get to it in the afternoon (or evening in London). It is expected to be yet another USA -vs- Jamaica affair with Carmelita Jeter, Tianna Madison and Allyson Felix in the Red, White & Blue and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Kerron Stewart in Green & Gold. Fraser-Pryce won 100m gold in Beijing while Campbell-Brown has twice won the Olympic 200m final.Those from outside that USA-Jamaica rivalry most likely to give chase at a medal are Nigerian Blessing Okagbare and Trinidadian Kelly-Ann Baptiste. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans have each advanced with Jeter running strong in 10.83, easily the fastest time of the first round. All three Jamaicans will be in the semifinals as well. Looks like seven Armory veterans are heading to the semifinals. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Phobay Kutu-Akoi Kaina Martinez Allison Peter Kai Selvon Tameka Williams View Athletes
Discus throw - Women's	Qualifying	2:10 PM (7:10 PM)
It might be not be wise to count out Stephanie Brown Trafton (even though Track & Field News picks her sixth in the field). She was pretty much dismissed in 2008 and claimed a gold medal in the discus. But a repeat performance will indeed be a tall order with the likes of Darya Pishchalniknova (Russia), Yanfeng Li (China), Nadine Muller (Germany) and Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) before her. UPDATE: Click here for the results. All five athletes mentioned in the preview, including Brown Trafton, qualified for the 12-person final. Yarelys Barrios Stephanie Brown Trafton Denia Caballero Gia Lewis-Smallwood Yaime Perez Allison Randall Aretha Thurmond View Athletes
Long jump - Men's	Qualifying	2:50 PM (7:50 PM)
Where have you gone Carl Lewis? Never in the history of the modern Olympics has the U.S. failed to claim long jump gold in back-to-back Games. But that is what the Americans are facing this year unless Texas Longhorn two-sport star Marquise Goodwin can produce the jump of his life. No American made the podium in Beijing and the experts are expecting a repeat. Aussie Mitchell Watt is the favorite with 2008 gold medalist Irving Saladino of Panama, Brit Greg Rutherford and German Sebastian Bayer waiting in the wings. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Americans Goodwin and Will Claye, who will also triple jump, each advanced. So did Watt, Rutherford and Bayer, but Saladino didn't land a legal leap. Will Claye Damar Forbes Marquise Goodwin Raymond Higgs George Kitchens Luis Rivera Irving Saladino Tyrone Smith View Athletes
1,500m run - Men's	First Round	3:05 PM (8:05 PM)
Does the 1,500 have the potential to be a Kenyan sweep? With Asbel Kiprop, Silas Kiplagat and Nixon Chepseba representing, there is a decent chance. New Zealand's Nick Willis, who ran as a Michigan Wolverine, is likely the most legitimate threat to the sweep after running 3:30 in the lead up to the Games. Young American Matthew Centrowitz — who claimed the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in February — is back from injury and he has won a medal at the world level already. Centro took a surprising bronze at the World Championships in South Korea a year ago. Also representing the U.S. are Leo Manzano and Andrew Wheating. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Wow. The three Americans each advanced, although Wheating cut it close by needing a non-auto qualifier. The big surprise was that one of the Kenyans — Chepseba — did not advance on time from the third heat. But he has subsequently been added to the semis field. One of New Balance's British Milers — Andrew Baddeley — has advanced to the semifinals. Andy Baddeley Nate Brannen Matthew Centrowitz Leonel Manzano Samuel Vazquez Andrew Wheating Nick Willis View Athletes
Shot put - Men's	Final	3:30 PM (8:30 PM)
The 12 finalists were determined during the qualification procedure in the morning. Take a look above for a preview. UPDATE: American Reese Hoffa — representing the New York Athletic Club — takes the bronze medal while Poland's Tomasz Majewski claims track & field's first gold of 2012. Click here for the results. Dylan Armstrong Christian Cantwell Reese Hoffa Dorian Scott Ryan Whiting View Athletes
10,000m run - Women's	Final	4:25 PM (9:25 PM)
The lone running final of the first day of track & field, the 10k is expected to be dominated by the African nations of Kenya and Ethiopia. In fact, Track & Field News projects the top five coming from those two countries. The T&FN favorite is Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, who took double gold in the 5k and 10k in Beijing. She will be chased by the Kenyan trio of Vivian Cheruiyot, Sally Kipyego and Joyce Chepkirui. The top American in the field should be Amy Hastings, but Lisa Uhl will be with her. UPDATE: Dibaba just crushed the field in the 10k (30:20.75), running away from the Kenyans over the last 500 meters. Three-for-three in golds for Dibaba since 2008. It is worth noting that while the U.S. won no medals, all three Americans ran personal bests. Click here for the start list. Results link coming soon. Janet Bawcom Amy Hastings Lisa Uhl View Athletes

Saturday - 8/4/2012

100m dash - Men's	Preliminaries	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
Don't get worried that you are missing Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake here. The preliminary round is designed to allow athletes from developing nations have a shot to advance to the first round of the 100m dash. Think of it as the play-in games in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. There are two Caribbean sprinters — British Virgin Island's J'Maal Alexander and St. Vincent's Courtney Carl Williams — in the mix. UPDATE: Click here for the results as 10 sprinters appeared to have advanced. The qualifying procedure at the top of the results seems a bit off as it would have had 20 of the 29 advance. J'Maal Alexander Courtney Carl Williams View Athletes
Multi-events - Women's	Day 2	5:05 AM (10:05 AM)
It will be a loud day of action at Olympic Stadium if British golden girl Jessica Ennis can maintain her day one lead. She racked up 4,158 points, nearly 200 more than her nearest competitor — Lithuanian Austra Skujyte. There are four athletes, including American Hyleas Fountain, within four points of third place. The final day of competition will see the long jump and the javelin throw take place in the morning session followed by the closing 800m run in the evening. UPDATE: Click here for full results. It's gold for Ennis, who just clocked the fastest 800m time of all the competitors (2:08.65). She scored 6,955 points — 327 more than silver medal winner Tatyana Chernova of Russia.
Pole vault - Women's	Qualifying	5:20 AM (10:20 AM)
If New Yorker Jenn Suhr is going to win a gold medal, she is going to have to get by Russian Yelena Isinbaeva, who won Olympic gold in both Athens and Beijing. But Isinbaeva is beatable. In fact, she was sixth at the 2011 World Championships in South Korea. Among those ready to forge gold if Isinbaeva and Suhr can't are Germany's Silke Spiegelburg, Brazil's Fabiana Murer and crowd favorite Holly Bleasdale of Great Britain. American Jillian Schwartz, who once coached at Columbia, will be representing Israel. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Those expected to advance did, except Murer. But Suhr will have a fellow American in the final as Becky Holliday advanced as well. Melanie Blouin Dailis Caballero Becky Holliday Lacy Janson Tori Pena Jillian Schwartz Yarisley Silva Jenn Suhr Tina Sutej View Athletes
400m dash - Men's	First Round	5:35 AM (10:35 AM)
Here is one of the events that will be loads of fun. There is the battle between 2008 Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt of the U.S. and upstart World Champion Kirani James of Grenada. Can the Borlee brothers — Jonathan and Kevin — bring glory to Belgium? Are Tony McQuay of the U.S. and Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic too young to shine? After all, James won his world title last year at the age of 18! Locally we will be keeping an eye on Erison Hurtault, who was the flag bearer for Dominica. He was a star for Columbia University and now runs for the Central Park Track Club. UPDATE: Click here for the results. There will be a new gold medalist in this event as Merritt — the 2008 champion — did not finish his first round race. He did not start well and stopped running after 200 meters. Daundre Barnaby Rondell Bartholomew Chris Brown William Collazo Jermaine Gonzales Lalonde Gordon Tabarie Henry Erison Hurtault Dane Hyatt Kirani James Deon Lendore Rusheen McDonald Tony McQuay Lashawn Merritt Bryshon Nellum Demetrius Pinder Renny Quow Donald Sanford Luguelin Santos View Athletes
Steeplechase - Women's	First Round	6:35 AM (11:35 AM)
With two finalists on the men's side, the steeplechase is improving by… leaps and bounds (sorry)… in the U.S. as a group of young guns takes flight. But Emma Coburn, Bridget Franek and Shalaya Kipp aren't yet ready to be in the medal chase (but we'd be happy to be surprised). There seems to be a nice battle brewing at the top between Russian Yuliya Zaripova, who won the World Championship last August, and Kenyan Milcah Chemos, who has dominated the Diamond League scene this fall. UPDATE: Click here for the results. More steeple madness for the Americans as both Coburn and Franek advance to the finals along with the usual suspects. Emma Coburn Bridget Franek Korine Hinds Shalaya Kipp Barbara Parker Beverly Ramos Stephanie Reilly View Athletes
100m dash - Men's	First Round	7:30 AM (12:30 PM)
The most anticipated event of the Olympics begins as Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and a rejuvenated Tyson Gay take to the track for the first time. Blake — the reigning world champion — has actually gotten the better of his rock-star Jamaican teammate in the last year, but Bolt tends to put on his best show when the spotlights are the hottest. And what to make of Gay? Can the oft-injured star shock the islands by breaking up the Green & Gold stronghold? Can Asafa Powell find a way not to be the forgotten Jamaican? Can Justin Gatlin complete his long road back to the track world? The answers will come so very soon. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans and the Jamaicans have all advanced through to the semifinals with U.S. stars Ryan Bailey (9.88) and Gatlin (9.97) both dipping under 10. Blake ran 10-flat and Bolt 10.08. St. Kitts & Nevis veteran Kim Collins, the nation's flagbearer, was not permitted to run because of a housing dispute with his nation's officials. Pathetic. Jeremy Bascom Kim Collins Warren Fraser Ramon Gittens Miguel Lopez Ramon Miller Marek Nilt Jason Rogers Paul Williams View Athletes
20k racewalk - Men's	Final	12:00 PM (5:00 PM)
The Russians are expected to dominate the shorter of the two men's race walks, but American teenager Trevor Barron hopes to have a strong showing on his biggest stage yet. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Chinese went 1-3-4 with Ding Chen grabbing the gold medal. American Trevor Barron was 26th overall in 1:22:46, precisely four minutes behind Chen. Trevor Barron Erick Barrondo Inaki Gomez Ever Palma Isaac Palma Eder Sanchez View Athletes
Intermediate hurdles - Men's	Semifinals	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
The home crowd will be cheering loudly for Dai Greene in the hurdles as he and Puerto Rico's Javier Culson are the favorites for the gold. All three Americans — Angelo Taylor, Michael Tinsley and Kerron Clement — ran well in the preliminaries and look to break up the prognostications that have them aiming for bronze. And Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic — who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games — isn't about to be counted out just yet. There is no record of Sanchez running at The Armory, but he was born in Washington Heights. The first heat of the semis, though, has Greene, Sanchez, Clement and Trinidad & Tobago's Jehue Gordon. That is one tough race! UPDATE: Click here for the results. Sanchez is back! Among the elders in the event popped an impressive 47.76 to lead the advancers to the finals. All three Americans moved on as well as Culson and Greene. But Greene had to sweat it out as the final at-large qualifier. Eric Alejandro Omar Cisneros Kerron Clement Javier Culson Jehue Gordon Leford Green Kenneth Medwood Felix Sanchez Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Amaurys Valle View Athletes
Discus throw - Women's	Final	2:30 PM (7:30 PM)
Nothing much changed from Friday, when we warned against underestimating Stephanie Brown Trafton. She was pretty much dismissed in 2008 and claimed a gold medal in the discus. But a repeat performance will indeed be a tall order with the likes of Darya Pishchalniknova (Russia), Yanfeng Li (China), Nadine Muller (Germany) and Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) before her. Pishchslniknova is the only one to throw 70 meters this year. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Big news for Croatia as youngster Perkovic takes the victory over Pishchalnikova and Li. American Brown Trafton finished eighth, unable to match her golden moment from Beijing. Yarelys Barrios Stephanie Brown Trafton View Athletes
100m dash - Women's	Semifinals	2:35 PM (7:35 PM)
Now things get very interesting. To earn an automatic qualifier in heat one, you have to beat either American Carmelita Jeter or two-time 200m champ Veronica Campbell-Brown. In heat two, you have to knock off U.S. star Allyson Felix or reigning Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. And then heat three? Four different runners, American Tianna Madison and Jamaica Kerron Stewart included, have run sub-11 this year. This will be an amazingly difficult final field to make. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Watching the 100m semis, we are getting excited for the U.S.-Jamaica showdown in the 4x1. Between them they took five of the six auto qualifiers into this afternoon's final. Leading times were turned in by Jeter (10.83) and Fraser-Pryce (10.85). Michelle-Lee Ahye Gloria Asumnu Semoy Hackett Laverne Jones-Ferrette Kerron Stewart View Athletes
Long jump - Men's	Final	2:55 PM (7:55 PM)
There was little to be learned during the qualifying round as no one leapt very far. Just nice, controlled advancement leaps. And like Friday, we will remind you that never in the history of the modern Olympics has the U.S. failed to claim long jump gold in back-to-back Games. But that is what the Americans are facing this year unless Texas Longhorn two-sport star Marquise Goodwin can produce the jump of his life. No American made the podium in Beijing and the experts are expecting a repeat. Aussie Mitchell Watt is the favorite, but 2008 gold medalist Irving Saladino of Panama failed to record a legal leap on Friday and won't get a chance to repeat. The home crowd will certainly favor countryman Greg Rutherford. UPDATE: Click here for the results. What a day for the Brits as Rutherford claims gold (joining Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah as Stadium rockers). The last British long jump champ had been Lynn Davies in 1964. Will Claye Marquise Goodwin Tyrone Smith View Athletes
400m dash - Women's	Semifinals	3:25 PM (8:25 PM)
The Americans are looking to get all three one-lappers — Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory and Dee Dee Trotter — into the final, but there are a number of obstacles in the way. Not the least of which is Botswana's sensational Amantle Montsho. Locally, we at The Armory will be cheering, quite exuberantly, for Guyana's Aliann Pompey, who is in her fourth Olympic Games. After all, she is our co-worker, overseeing the Armory College Prep program. Oh, yes, and the Russians — Yulia Gushchina and Antonina Krivoshapka — are very fast. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Just watching the races, it seems like this will be a battle between Richards-Ross, Krivoshapka and Montsho. All ran effortlessly to win the semis. Richards-Ross slowed her pace with more than 50 meters to go. Trotter and McCorory also looked strong. Shana Cox Christine Day Jenna Martin Francena McCorory Aliann Pompey Sanya Richards-Ross Carol Rodriguez Deedee Trotter Marlena Wesh Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills View Athletes
10,000m run - Men's	Final	4:15 PM (9:15 PM)
The question among the American distance community is this: Is Galen Rupp the guy? No American has won a medal in the 10k run since Billy Mills shocked the world in 1964 to win gold. In fact, Mills is the only American to win any medal in the event since 1912. Can Rupp kick with Great Britain's Mo Farah or the Africans that are expected to dominate the first 10 places in the event. Track & Field News favors Farah over two-time champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Rupp (who it picks for bronze). Will the Kenyans really get shut out of a podium? This race will be closely watched by distance fans everywhere. UPDATE: Click here for the results. No words for that. Farah wins with Rupp on his heels. That was the loudest 10k ever! That is Great Britain's first gold medal and America's first medal in the event since 1964. Farah's final 400 was 53.48. Mo Ahmed Juan Luis Barrios Diego Estrada Cameron Levins Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Matt Tegenkamp View Athletes
100m dash - Women's	Final	4:55 PM (9:55 PM)
This will remind you of the Penn Relays with three Americans, two Jamaicans and a Trinidadian. The strongest showings in the semifinals were turned in by American Carmelita Jeter and Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown. Will those be your three medalists? Can Fraser-Pryce repeat? We will soon know some answers. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Fraser-Pryce has repeated as Olympic champion in 10.75 ahead of Jeter (10.78) and Campbell-Brown (10.81). Fraser-Pryce joins only Gail Devers and Wyomia Tyus as double gold medalists in the 100. Murielle Ahoure Kelly-ann Baptiste Veronica Campbell-Brown Allyson Felix Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Carmelita Jeter Tianna Madison View Athletes

Sunday - 8/5/2012

Marathon - Women's	Final	6:00 AM (11:00 AM)
The American distance community is looking forward to Shalane Flanagan's pursuit of an Olympic medal. She did claim a bronze medal in the 10k in Beijing, but the marathon is a massively different race. But to earn that medal, Flanagan will have to beat the strong Kenyan contingent of Mary Keitany, Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo as well as Russian Liliya Shobukhova. Keitany has won the last two London Marathons, so she has been particularly fond of U.K. soil, as is Shobukhova. Kiplagat won the World Championship in South Korea last August. Of local interest is Croatia's Lisa Stublic, who led an upstart cross country program at Columbia University in the mid-2000s. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Ethiopian Tiki Gelena claimed the gold in an Olympic record 2:23:07, just five seconds in front of Jeptoo. Americans Flanagan and Kara Goucher were 10th and 11th while Stublic was 52nd, 11 minutes behind the winner. Dailin Belmonte Desiree Davila Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Karina Perez Madai Perez Marisol Romero Kim Smith Lisa Stublic Gabriela Trana View Athletes
Intermediate hurdles - Women's	First Round	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
Lashinda Demus made headlines — and angered more than a few — a few months back by calling track "a dying sport." Now is her chance to pump some life into it as the American enters the hurdles as the favorite after taking gold at the IAAF Worlds last August. The chase pack includes reigning Olympic champ Melaine Walker of Jamaica, Russians Irina Davydova and Natalya Antyukh (a 2004 bronze medalist), Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer and Brit Perri Shakes-Drayton. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The three Americans — Demus, Georganne Moline and T'erea Brown — all advanced without breaking much of a sweat. As did all the hurdlers mentioned above. Janeil Bellille T'erea Brown Lashinda Demus Georganne Moline Ajoke Odumosu Sharolyn Scott Kaliese Spencer Melaine Walker Sarah Wells Nickiesha Wilson View Athletes
High jump - Men's	Qualifying	2:05 PM (7:05 PM)
After winning the World Championships and having a great indoor season — including a win at the Millrose Games — American Jesse Williams seemed like a clear favorite in the high jump. But then he almost missed making the U.S. Olympic team, needing help from a top-three finisher without the 'A' standard. Now in the chase for gold will be two Russians — Ivan Ukhov and Andrey Silnov — and a pair of recent collegians — Erik Kynard (U.S., Kansas State) and Derek Drouin (Canada, Indiana). Ukhov won the Russian Championships in July with a clearance of 7-9 3/4. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans all leapt through to the final — Williams, Kynard and Jamie Nieto. Trevor Barry Derek Drouin Darvin Edwards Erik Kynard Michael Mason Victor Moya Jamie Nieto Donald Thomas Jesse Williams View Athletes
Triple jump - Women's	Final	2:35 PM (7:35 PM)
No Americans remain in the field, so we turn our local attention to a pair of athletes from Jamaica — Kim Williams, who won four NCAA titles in the event for Florida State and Trecia Smith, a 36-year-old graduate of Pitt who was once a world champion (2005). The favorites are Ukrainian Olha Saladuha and Kazakhstanian Olga Rypakova. Those two went 1-2 at the World Championships in South Korea last summer. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Rypakova is the gold medalist. Yargeris Savigne Trecia Smith Kimberly Williams View Athletes
100m dash - Men's	Semifinals	2:45 PM (7:45 PM)
Fourteen of the 24 remaining semifinalists come from North America, including all the favorites. Of course, that includes three Jamaicans — Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell — and three Americans — Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Ryan Bailey, who ran the fastest first-round time (9.88). We aren't in the business of creating odds, but we aren't going out on a limb to suggest that the three medalists will come from that group. Locally in London, there will be a lot of attention paid to 18-year-old Adam Gemili, who just won the World Junior Championships and is threatening to break 10 seconds. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Gatlin powered through with a 9.82 in heat one. Bolt took an early lead and jogged in to 9.87 (wow!) in the second heat. Blake (9.85) and Gay (9.90) ran away from the rest of heat three. In the end, three Americans, three Jamaicans, a Trinidadian and one from the Netherland Antilles. Note: 10.04 did not make the final! Antoine Adams Derrick Atkins Daniel Bailey Keston Bledman Kemar Hyman Gerald Phiri Rondell Sorrillo Justyn Warner View Athletes
1,500m run - Men's	Semifinals	3:15 PM (8:15 PM)
It looked like this might be a Kenyan sweep, but then Nixon Chepseba didn't make it out of the first round. Until an appeal had him reinstated. Talk of the sweep is back on with countrymen Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat.. The best chance to break up that talk is New Zealand's Nick Willis, who ran as a Michigan Wolverine and posted a 3:30 in the lead up to the Games. The Americans all qualified, but not in high style. Matthew Centrowitz — who claimed the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in February — has returned from injury and looked like the best U.S. hope on Friday. Centro took a surprising bronze at the World Championships in South Korea a year ago. Also representing the U.S. are Leo Manzano and Andrew Wheating. The home crowd will be cheering on New Balance British Miler Andrew Baddeley. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Two of the three Americans — Centrowitz and Manzano — advanced to the final as did the Kenyans and Willis. Wheating and Baddeley did not qualify. The heat winners were Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi and Morrocco's Abdalaati Iguider. Andy Baddeley Nate Brannen Matthew Centrowitz Leonel Manzano Andrew Wheating Nick Willis View Athletes
Hammer throw - Men's	Final	3:20 PM (8:20 PM)
In the last 50 years, Lance Deal is the lone American to win a medal in the hammer throw, but New York Athletic Club's Kibwe Johnson has a chance to join him. Yet he remains a long shot. The top thrower in the world has been Krisztian Pars of Hungary. Odds would indicate that he will claim gold. UPDATE: Click here for the results. As expected Pars claimed gold as Johnson finished ninth. Kibwe Johnson View Athletes
400m dash - Men's	Semifinals	3:40 PM (8:40 PM)
With LaShawn Merritt — the 2008 gold medalist — out of the picture thanks to a problematic hamstring, what remains is a young field vying for a spot in the finals. The favorite has to be World Champion Kirani James of Grenada, who is just 19 years old. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic — who has looked great — is even younger. He won't be 19 until December. The top American left in Merritt's wake is Tony McQuay, the collegian from the University of Florida. Also striving for medals are the Borlee brothers — Jonathan and Kevin — who will try to deliver glory to Belgium. South Africa's Blade Runner — Oscar Pistorius — is also in the field. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The last time the U.S. participated in the Olympics and didn't have a medalist in the 400m was 1920. Well, in 2012 the Americans don't even have a finalist as McQuay and Bryshon Nellum have been bounced out. It took sub-45 to get to the final and the heat winners were Trinidad's Lalonde Gordon (44.58), James (44.59) and Santos (44.78). Chris Brown Lalonde Gordon Tabarie Henry Dane Hyatt Kirani James Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum Demetrius Pinder Luguelin Santos View Athletes
400m dash - Women's	Final	4:10 PM (9:10 PM)
Eye-balling the semifinals, it seems like the medals might well be distributed between American star Sanya Richards-Ross, Botswana's Amantle Montsho and Russian Antonina Krivoshapka. Each won a semifinal and none were too pressed in running around 50-flat. This final could be a burner. Richards-Ross is one of three Americans in the final, joining Francena McCorory and Dee Dee Trotter. All three three have competed in The Armory. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Richards-Ross for the gold in 49.55, coming from behind on the homestretch. Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu (49.70) took silver and Team USA's Trotter (49.72) bronze. Richards-Ross has looked great all year, even when she was training at The Armory back in the deep winter. Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross Deedee Trotter Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills View Athletes
Steeplechase - Men's	Final	4:25 PM (9:25 PM)
The American distance breakthrough has been swift. Folks like Shalane Flanagan, Galen Rupp and Matthew Centrowitz earning global medals in recent years after long droughts for the U.S. But no breakthrough has the potential to be as swift as Evan Jager in the steeplechase. Basically before May he wasn't running it and now there is some expectation that he hang with the Kenyans and pick up a medal. The crazy thing is, he is not alone. Princeton grad Donn Cabral will be alongside in the final after running from the front for about 2,600 meters in Friday's semifinal. None of that means that the Kenyan threesome of Brimin Kipruto, Ezekiel Kemboi and Abel Mutai can't pull off a sweep. Kipruto won the 2008 gold medal while Kemboi won in 2004 (and at last year's World Championships). UPDATE: Click here for the results. Kemboi is definitely different, but he is amazing, winning the gold (finishing out in lane 8). Cabral led the first half of the race with Jager on his tail. In the end, Jager was sixth and Cabral eighth. Great showing for the U.S. Donn Cabral Evan Jager View Athletes
100m dash - Men's	Final	4:50 PM (9:50 PM)
We won't know the runners in this global event until about two hours before race time. That's when the semifinals will come to conclusion. What will it take to even get here? Will you need to run sub-10 just for an invitation? Stay tuned. UPDATE:Click here for the results. Never doubt Bolt. He won the gold in an Olympic record 9.63, not far from his world record time. Blake takes the silver (9.75) and Gatlin the bronze (9.79). Gay just misses a medal despite clocking 9.80. The story remains Bolt. Wrote Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: "Biggest rock star at this Olympics? Michael Phelps would get votes, as would basketball players LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. So would British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who has star quality, cool sideburns and is fresh off his Tour de France victory. But they're all back-up singers to Bolt, the Elvis of this Olympics." With good reason. Ryan Bailey Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Asafa Powell Richard Thompson View Athletes

Monday - 8/6/2012

Discus throw - Men's	Qualifying	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
After finishing fourth at the Beijing Games in 2008, German Robert Harting has been on a tear, winning the World Championships in 2009 and again in 2011. So he is the clear favorite in the discus. His toughest competition might come from Lithuanian Virgilijus Alekna, a two-time Olympic champion, but who turned 40 in February. Half his age is Jamaican Traves Smikle, who is looking for a breakthrough performance on the international stage. The top American in the field is 6-foot-6, 250-pound Lance Brooks. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Harding took a single throw to advance to the final, but no Americans will be joining him. Lance Brooks Jorge Fernandez Vikas Gowda Yunio Lastre Jason Morgan Jarred Rome Traves Smikle Jason Young View Athletes
High hurdles - Women's	First Round	5:05 AM (10:05 AM)
This event deserves and will get an awful lot of press, but its most renown star is anything but a lock for a medal. American Lolo Jones certainly garners the attention, but Australian Sally Pearson and fellow Americans Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells would overshadow her if performance was the major factor. Pearson has world record ability and Harper was an unsung gold medalist in 2008. Another interesting competitor is Tiffany Porter, one of the so-called 'Plastic Brits,' whose husband Jeff reps the U.S. in the same discipline. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans looked great — Jones (12.68), Wells (12.69) and Harper (12.75) — but Pearson (12.57) looked even better. This will be a great competition, but without Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton, who hit a hurdle. Seun Adigun Kierre Beckles Brigitte Foster-Hylton Phylicia George Latoya Greaves Dawn Harper Jeimy Hernandez Nikkita Holder LaVonne Idlette Lolo Jones Ivanique Kemp Josanne Lucas Kerri-Ann Mitchell Tiffany Porter Kellie Wells Shermaine Williams Jessica Zelinka View Athletes
Shot put - Women's	Qualifying	5:45 AM (10:45 AM)
There are two favorites in this event — New Zealander Valerie Adams and Belarussian Nadzeya Ostapchuk. Adams, at 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, is the reigning Olympic and World Champion, while Ostapchuk gives up seven inches and 50 pounds. But it is the smaller of the two who has the best throw in the world this year. The U.S. has two throwers — Jill Camarena-Williams and Michelle Carter — who are considered medal contenders. Carter's dad, Michael, was an Olympic silver medalist in the shot. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Ostapchuk hit a big one on her first throw and Adams went nearly as long on her second. Carter advanced to the final, but in a surprise, Camarena-Williams did not. Cleopatra Borel-Brown Tia Brooks Jillian Camarena-Williams Michelle Carter Misleydis Gonzalez Julie Labonte Mailin Vargas View Athletes
800m run - Men's	First Round	5:50 AM (10:50 AM)
I guess I've been around long enough not to throw around the G.O.A.T. title too much. But Kenya's David Rudisha is the Greatest of All-Time at 800 meters and he is probably the biggest lock for gold at the 2012 Games. He destroys the strongest of fields and we will likely see a 1:41 out of him at some point. If there weren't three rounds, a 1:40 and change would be possible. His top chasers will be Ethiopian Mohamed Aman and Sudan's Abubaker Kaki. The top American is Nick Symmonds, but he'll need to focus on racing after spending much of his time feuding with governing bodies over athlete restrictions involving sponsorships. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Rudisha was certainly not pressed in the first round, winning his heat in 1:45.90. That prompted one tweet that asked if we knew that "Rudisha could run that slow." Symmonds and Solomon were heat winners, but Robinson failed to advance. Edgar Cortez Andy Gonzalez Geoff Harris Jamaal James Moise Joseph Prince Mumba Julius Mutekanga Khadevis Robinson Duane Solomon Nick Symmonds Wesley Vazquez View Athletes
1,500m run - Women's	First Round	6:45 AM (11:45 AM)
This one is hard to figure as 10 of women have posted lifetime bests under four minutes. That includes six that have done so this year. But this is not a time trial, it's a three-round race of survival and last August Americans Jenny Simpson and Morgan Uceny showed that they could navigate that concept. Simpson did it simply — by winning the World Championship, the first for an American since Mary Slaney. Uceny — a graduate of Cornell University — might have beaten Simpson if not for a runner falling at her feet in the final. Those two will make this event full of intrigue, particularly Uceny, who possesses an unbelievable kick. UPDATE: Click here for the results. All three Americans moved on through, but not without a bit of excitement from Simpson. Sitting in ninth with 100m to go in the slowest heat, she realized her predicament and bolted past three runners for the final qualifying slot. Zoe Buckman Gladys Landaverde Isabel Macias Marina Muncan Shannon Rowbury Nicole Sifuentes Jenny Simpson Hilary Stellingwerff Morgan Uceny Lucy Van Dalen View Athletes
Pole vault - Women's	Final	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
New Yorker Jenn Suhr has her eyes trained on a gold medal, but Russian Yelena Isinbaeva, who won Olympic gold in both Athens and Beijing, is looking at a three-peat. Isinbaeva has become beatable, finishing sixth at the 2011 World Championships in South Korea last August, but she does have the best mark in the world in 2012. Among those looking to medal are Germany's Silke Spiegelburg, Team USA's Becky Holliday and crowd favorite Holly Bleasdale of Great Britain. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Suhr gets the gold over Isinbaeva, who settles for bronze. Yarisley Silva of Cuba set a national record in taking silver. Becky Holliday Jenn Suhr View Athletes
Shot put - Women's	Final	2:15 PM (7:15 PM)
The field for the final will be determined in the morning and we'll bring it to you as it becomes available. In the meantime, scroll up for our thoughts on this one. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Ostapchuk slew the giant Adams for the gold. American Carter was sixth. Michelle Carter View Athletes
200m dash - Women's	First Round	2:20 PM (7:20 PM)
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown may have won the last two Olympic 200m titles, but it is looking like no one on the planet can keep up with Allyson Felix of the USA right now. Felix blazed into FloJo territory at the Olympic Trials in late June, running a jaw-dropping 21.69 in the final. Is she ready now? Well, she ran a personal-best 10.89 in the 100m final on Saturday. It seems that she is ready. Three runners who have already won medals in London — Americans Carmelita Jeter and Sanya Richards-Ross as well as Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce — are looking for more. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The American trio of Felix (22.71), Jeter (22.65) and Richards-Ross (22.48) all powered to easy heat victories to move to the semis, but the Jamaicans had a much tougher time. Murielle Ahoure Gloria Asumnu Veronica Campbell-Brown Nelkis Casabona Crystal Emmanuel Allyson Felix Sheniqua Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Luan Gabriel Semoy Hackett Carmelita Jeter Laverne Jones-Ferrette Cydonie Mothersille Allison Peter Janelle Redhead Sanya Richards-Ross Marielis Sanchez Kai Selvon Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart Anthonique Strachan Marlena Wesh Tameka Williams View Athletes
Intermediate hurdles - Women's	Semifinals	3:15 PM (8:15 PM)
Can American Lashinda Demus do it? The mother of two took the World Championship final a year ago and now she finds herself the favorite for gold. She made headlines a few months back by calling track "a dying sport." Now is her chance to pump some life into it along with two other Team USA combatants — T'erea Brown and Georganne Moline. Reigning Olympic champ Melaine Walker of Jamaica, Russians Irina Davydova and Natalya Antyukh (a 2004 bronze medalist), Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer and Brit Perri Shakes-Drayton won't be giving in very easily. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans all get through with Demus posting the best time (54.08) among them, but Antyukh threw down the hammer in the first heat, running 53.33. Demus will have some work cut out for her. T'erea Brown Lashinda Demus Georganne Moline Ajoke Odumosu Kaliese Spencer Melaine Walker Sarah Wells Nickiesha Wilson View Athletes
Intermediate hurdles - Men's	Final	3:45 PM (8:45 PM)
Can Great Britain continue its amazing run at the Games? World champion Dai Greene can only hope. He nearly missed the final after taking fourth in his semifinal heat, so a win would be a tremendous story. Puerto Rico's Javier Culson has looked fantastic so far and might be the favorite for the title, but ageless Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic — who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games — is conceding nothing. And unlike the one lap without hurdles, this event has three capable Americans — Angelo Taylor, Michael Tinsley and Kerron Clement. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Wow. Sanchez. Born in Washington Heights. 47.63 for the gold! American Tinsley claims the silver with a personal best, beating out Culson and Greene. Kerron Clement Javier Culson Jehue Gordon Leford Green Felix Sanchez Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley View Athletes
Steeplechase - Women's	Final	4:05 PM (9:05 PM)
The U.S. steeplechase community got a thrill on Sunday, watching two Americans lead the Kenyan-dominated event midway through and hanging tough for top-eight finishes. Now it's the women's turn as Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek both made the 15-woman final. Like the men, it would be a stretch to think in terms of a medal, but the surge in the event is exciting. Allow us to mention that The Armory is going to become the home of the indoor steeple this winter. Back to the women's race, look for a chase between Russian Yuliya Zaripova, who won the World Championship last August, and Kenyan Milcah Chemos, who has dominated the Diamond League scene this summer. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Russian Zaripova outruns them all for the gold while Tunisian Habiba Ghribi claims the silver. Coburn, among the youngster members of Team USA, performed quite well, finishing ninth in a personal-best 9:23.54. Emma Coburn Bridget Franek View Athletes
400m dash - Men's	Final	4:30 PM (9:30 PM)
This has all the makings for a race that will make you yell at the television. Eight guys — not a single American among them — with personal bests separated by 6/10ths of a second. If someone must be installed as the favorite, it would have to be 19-year-old Kirani James of Grenada. He is the reigning World Champion and the biggest name in his country's history. But 18-year-old Luguelin Santos could make the Dominican Republic stop thinking about baseball for a moment as he appears ready to threaten for gold. How about Trinidad & Tobago's Lalonde Gordon? We've seen him running around The Armory this winter and now he comes into the final with the best time of the semifinals (44.58). If he wins, Ato Boldon will not be contained. And let's not forget the Borlee twins. Yes, Florida State products Jonathan and Kevin Borlee both made the final for Belgium. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Youth be served. 19-year-old James wins gold in 43.94 while Santos, the 18-year-old, earns silver in 44.46. And New Yorker Gordon wins the bronze (44.52)! Chris Brown Lalonde Gordon Kirani James Demetrius Pinder Luguelin Santos View Athletes

Tuesday - 8/7/2012

Javelin throw - Women's	Qualifying	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
The West, in comparison, just isn't very good at the javelin. Not to say Americans Kara Patterson, Brittany Borman and Rachel Yurkovich aren't talented, they just aren't stacking up with the throwers from around the world. In fact, no one in North or South America was listed among the Track & Field News top 10 coming into the Games. The expected winner is Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic. The University of Minnesota All-American is both the world record holder and the 2008 Beijing gold medalist. But she will get a run for the money from Russian Mariya Abakumova, who won the World Championships last summer in South Korea. She was runner up to Spotakova in Beijing. UPDATE: Click here for the results. As expected Spotakova advanced with the best mark — her only throw — while no Americans moved into the final. Borman had the best showing of the three. Brittany Borman Yanet Cruz Liz Gleadle Kara Patterson Yainelis Ribeaux Rachel Yurkovich View Athletes
High hurdles - Men's	First Round	5:10 AM (10:10 AM)
There is a lot of top-end talent in the men's highs and Americans Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson are right in the middle of the action. Richardson broke free (and took advantage of a little contact between China's Xiang Liu and Cuba's Dayron Robles) to become World champion last August. But Merritt has gotten the best of all Americans as of late. And, of course, Liu and Robles both have gold bonafides. In fact, both have won Olympic gold — Liu in 2004 and Robles in China in 2008. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The Americans all advanced to the semifinals with Merritt looking very impressive. His 13.07 was easily the swiftest of the morning. Big news is the DNF of Liu, the 2004 Olympic champ from China. Don't yet know what happened, but his heat had a DQ — Central Park TC's Moussa Dembele — and three DNFs. Ronald Bennett Shane Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite Hector Cotto Wayne Davis Moussa Dembele Ronald Forbes Lehan Fourie Jeffrey Julmis Enrique Llanos Aries Merritt Orlando Ortega Hansle Parchment Richard Phillips Jeff Porter Jason Richardson Andrew Riley Dayron Robles Shamar Sands Keiron Stewart Greggmar Swift Mikel Thomas Dwight Thomas View Athletes
Triple jump - Men's	Qualifying	5:45 AM (10:45 AM)
As we move into Day 5, the U.S. men have yet to win a gold medal, but the triple jump features two young teammates, both formerly at the University of Florida, who could bring home the title. Christian Taylor is the favorite after winning the World championship last August, but Will Claye, who won bronze in the long jump, can certainly fly as well. Their biggest challenger is Great Britain's Phillips Idowu, who is immensely talented and immensely difficult for British officials. The simplest way to describe him for an American audience is "the Dennis Rodman of the triple jump." Never know what you'll get. Locally, we will be cheering for two New Yorkers — Samyr Laine of Haiti and Muhammad Halim of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each attended an Ivy League school. In fact, Laine was the freshman roommate of Facebook titan Mark Zuckerburg. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Taylor and Claye both advanced to the final, but for Claye it was a nerve-wracking experience. He advanced on his final leap. Idowu did not get through, so the title looks like Taylor's to lose. Laine, repping Haiti, did advance and will be looking for that nation's first Olympic medal since 1928! Yoandris Betanzos Will Claye Alexis Copello Arnie David Girat Muhammad Halim Samyr Laine Leevan Sands Christian Taylor View Athletes
5,000m run - Women's	First Round	5:55 AM (10:55 AM)
As the men's 100 turned out to be USA -vs- Jamaica, we are expecting the women's 5k to turn into a Kenya -vs- Ethiopia matchup. Lining up for the Kenyans are two-time 5k world champ Vivian Cheruiyot, London 10k silver medalist Sally Kipyego and Viola Kibiwott. And for Team Ethiopia? Athens gold medalist Meseret Defar, Gelete Burka and Genet Ayalew. Perhaps the best non-African in the race will be New York's own Molly Huddle. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The U.S. distance success continues and this time its local as New Jersey's Julie Culley — of the New York AC — and New York's Huddle each advanced to the final. Huddle led much of the way in the second heat, but was surpassed in the final strides. All the Kenyans and Ethiopians advanced with ease. Kim Conley Julie Culley Molly Huddle Sandra Lopez Barbara Parker Sheila Reid View Athletes
200m dash - Men's	First Round	6:50 AM (11:50 AM)
Well, we now know that Usain Bolt still possesses that speed. Next up? The 200m dash. Can he again hold off young Yohan Blake, his silver-medal winning teammate in the 100? Both have dipped way low into the 19s. And what can American Wallace Spearman and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre accomplish? Neither had to bother with three rounds of the 100 and it remains to be seen if that is helpful or hurtful. UPDATE: Click here for the results. No big surprises in the 200 first round. The fastest time was posted by Ecuador's Alex Quinonez, who set a national record (20.28) while most of the big stars jogged home with a qualifier. The fastest Jamaican was neither Bolt nor Blake. Try baby-faced Warren Weir. Antoine Adams Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Aaron Brown Brendan Christian Kim Collins Jared Connaughton Alonso Edward Tremaine Harris Michael Herrera Jose Carlos Herrera Carlos Jorge Trevorvano Mackey Michael Mathieu Maurice Mitchell Marek Nilt Demetrius Pinder Joel Redhead Roberto Skyers Rondell Sorrillo Wallace Spearmon Warren Weir Isiah Young View Athletes
High jump - Men's	Final	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
Three Americans — Jesse Williams, Erik Kynard and Jamie Nieto — will be going at it in the high jump. After winning the World Championships and having a great indoor season — including a win at the Millrose Games — Williams seemed like the favorite, but then he almost missed making the U.S. Olympic team, needing help from a top-three finisher without the 'A' standard. Kynard was the NCAA champ at Kansas State just two months ago and Nieto is an Olympic veteran. Those three will be battling with a pair of Russians — Ivan Ukhov and Andrey Silnov. Ukhov has been most impressive, winning the Russian Championships in July with a clearance of 7-9 3/4. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Ukhov won the gold, but Kansas State grad Kynard gave him a chessboard chase to win the silver. After Ukhov cleared 2.36 meters, Kynard moved the bar to 2.38, but missed. When Ukhov cleared 2.38, he moved it up to 2.40, but could not clear. Nieto was sixth and Williams finished tied for ninth. Derek Drouin Erik Kynard Michael Mason Jamie Nieto Jesse Williams View Athletes
Long jump - Women's	Qualifying	2:05 PM (7:05 PM)
There have been four World Championships — two indoor and two outdoor — since the Beijing Olympics and American Brittney Reese has won each long jump title. So if she can hit the board with any consistency, it will be hard for the rest to knock her off. Of course, Reese wouldn't have won the world title in South Korea a year ago if Belarussian Nastassia Ivanova had short hair. Ivanova posted a leap that would have been superior had her ponytail not mussed the sand well behind her body that day. Will she come to London with a different style? The last one cost her $60,000. Others in the hunt include Brit Shara Proctor, who jumped at Florida, and American Janay DeLoach, who graduated from Colorado State. UPDATE: Click here for the results. An American had the second-best jump of the qualifying session, but it wasn't Reese. It was DeLoach who had an impressive start, while the favorite Reese struggled. She fouled her first two tries and then popped a big one, but her trailing hand struck the sand and made her among the final qualifiers. She has some work to do before the final. Janay Deloach Chelsea Hayes Arantxa King Olga Kucherenko Brittney Reese Viktoriya Rybalko Ola Sesay Bianca Stuart View Athletes
High hurdles - Women's	Semifinals	2:15 PM (7:15 PM)
Not all heats are created equal. Americans Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells are both the clear favorite in their heats, with both the top season and career times. But teammate Lolo Jones has a brutal field in her heat with Aussie Sally Pearson, Canadian Jessica Zelinka and Brit Tiffany Porter all possessing superior season marks. Pearson is the overall favorite as she has been posting times reminiscent of Gail Devers back in the 1990s. For Lolo, she will have truly earned her spot in the final if she can advance. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Pearson looks unbeatable as she clocked 12.39 in the second heat, but Harper posted a personal-best 12.46 out of heat one and Wells 12.51 in the third heat. Jones had to wait it out to see if she'd advance, which she did in 12.71. Barely. Phylicia George Dawn Harper Nikkita Holder Lolo Jones Ivanique Kemp Tiffany Porter Kellie Wells Shermaine Williams Jessica Zelinka View Athletes
Discus throw - Men's	Final	2:45 PM (7:45 PM)
There are no Americans and only one North American — Cuba's Jorge Y. Fernandez — in the final. After finishing fourth at the Beijing Games in 2008, German Robert Harting won the World Championships in 2009 and again in 2011. So he is the clear favorite. His toughest competition might come from Lithuanian Virgilijus Alekna, a two-time Olympic champion, but who turned 40 in February. If we have a rooting interest, it is India's Vikas Gowda, who has thrown the weight at The Armory while representing the Tar Heels of North Carolina. UPDATE: Click here for a results. Harting got his gold, but not without a strong challenge from Ehsan Hadadi, who became the first Iranian medalist ever in the sport. Jorge Fernandez Vikas Gowda View Athletes
800m run - Men's	Semifinals	2:55 PM (7:55 PM)
There was nothing particular to be gleaned from Monday's first round. But still expect gold for Kenya's David Rudisha, who has authored a number of the greatest times in the event history including the world record. His top contenders are Ethiopian Mohamed Aman, Sudan's Abubaker Kaki and U.S. champion Nick Symmonds. The American has spent much of his time feuding with governing bodies over athlete restrictions involving sponsorships and needs to redraw his focus. UPDATE: Click here for the results. There were two at-large berths in the final and Americans nabbed both as Symmonds and Duane Solomon made it close. The rule of the day was run fast as all eight who dipped under 1:45 advanced, including Rudisha, Aman and Kaki. Andy Gonzalez Geoff Harris Duane Solomon Nick Symmonds View Athletes
200m dash - Women's	Semifinals	3:25 PM (8:25 PM)
At the risk of starting an international incident, the Americans are looking strong in the 200m dash and dare we float the notion of a sweep? Sure, Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown may have won the last two Olympic titles, but it is looking like no one on the planet can keep up with Allyson Felix of the USA right now. Felix blazed into FloJo territory at the Olympic Trials in late June, running a jaw-dropping 21.69 in the final. And the two teammates of Felix — Carmelita Jeter and Sanya Richards-Ross — are looking great as well. Campbell-Brown and 100m champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will definitely need to bear down to break up the Red, the White & the Blue. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Felix had a bad start and jogged down the straight, but turned in a 22.31 in the second heat to win and advance. Campbell-Brown ran .01 slower to win the first heat over Jeter. Richards-Ross and Fraser-Pryce duked it out to advance in the final heat. Lots of firepower in Wednesday's final. Murielle Ahoure Veronica Campbell-Brown Crystal Emmanuel Allyson Felix Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Semoy Hackett Carmelita Jeter Laverne Jones-Ferrette Allison Peter Janelle Redhead Sanya Richards-Ross Kai Selvon Sherone Simpson Anthonique Strachan View Athletes
High hurdles - Women's	Final	4:00 PM (9:00 PM)
The three Americans — Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells and Lolo Jones will all be chasing gold — and perhaps Aussie Sally Pearson — who looked rather unbeatable in the semifinals. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Pearson won the gold in an Olympic record 12.35 while Harper was just behind in 12.37 for silver. Wells grabbed the bronze (12.48) while Jones took fourth. Amazingly quick times, especially in the rain. Phylicia George Dawn Harper Lolo Jones Kellie Wells Jessica Zelinka View Athletes
1,500m run - Men's	Final	4:15 PM (9:15 PM)
Matthew Centrowitz doesn't have the top personal best in the 1,500m final. In fact, his PR is 11th of the 12 runners. But it is important to know just who Centro is. He's a racer. That's what earned him a bronze medal at the World Championships in this event last August, prompting his decision to turn pro. But the Wanamaker Mile champ has a tall order in the Olympic final, be it the challenge of three Kenyan stars — Nixon Chepseba, Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat — as well as New Zealander Nick Willis and fellow American Leo Manzano. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi, who'd been kicked out of the Games for a lack of effort but later reinstated, won gold, but the news around these parts was the silver medal of Manzano, the first American to medal in the 1500 since Jim Ryan in '68. If that wasn't enough, Centrowitz was fourth, just .04 shy of his own medal! Matthew Centrowitz Leonel Manzano Nick Willis View Athletes

Wednesday - 8/8/2012

Hammer throw - Women's	Qualifying	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
Here's a field that is stacked at the top. Two world record holders — one former (Russian Tatyana Lysenko) and one current (German Betty Heidler) — along with the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and record holder (Belarussian Aksana Miankova). It's gonna be an uphill battle for anyone else to grab a medal. There are three Americans in the field, but Amanda Bingson, Jessica Cosby and Amber Campbell are not expected to challenge the top dogs. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The three favorites made it through to the 12-woman final with ease, but Americans Campbell and Cosby weren't as fortunate, finishing 13th and 14th. Campbell's mark was the longest to not make the Olympic final... ever. Amanda Bingson Amber Campbell Jessica Cosby Jen Dahlgren Sultana Frizell Yipsi Moreno Heather Steacy Arasay Thondike Ariannis Vichy View Athletes
Pole vault - Men's	Qualifying	5:00 AM (10:00 AM)
Renaud Lavillenie of France came to The Armory a few years back for the Collegiate Invitational and walked away with the facility's college pole vault record at 18-8 1/2. Now he is the favorite for gold in London. Tailing him will be 34-year-old Bjorn Otto of Germany, who only recently has been clearing huge heights. We suppose the time is right for that, eh? Then there is Brad Walker, a former world champion from the U.S. He went to Beijing four years ago as that reigning world champ and failed to clear a height. Redemption must be somewhere in his head. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Looks like Walker is the lone American through to the final, joining Lavillenie, Otto and 11 others. Lazaro Borges Renaud Lavillenie Derek Miles Jeremy Scott Brad Walker View Athletes
Multi-events - Men's	Day 1	5:10 AM (10:10 AM)
The Americans — Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee — look primed for a 1-2 finish, which would be a first since 1956 when Milt Campbell and Rafer Johnson went 1-2. Eaton is simply a multi-event monster, the world record holder. If he were to win, he'd be the youngster U.S. champion since Campbell in 1956. Of course, crazy things can happen in the decathlon, be it the dreaded 'no height' or the injury that won't go away. Others in the mix with Hardee are Holland's Eelco Sintnicolaas, Cuba's Leonel Suárez and Belgium's Hans van Alphen. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Eaton opened up big lead on the field after early by running a 10.35 100 meters and long jumping 26-4 1/4. He is now crushing the competition here. After day one's five events, he has a 220-point lead on the field with 4,661. Teammate Hardee is second with 4,441. Jangy Addy Gonzalo Barroihet Ashton Eaton Kurt Felix Yordani Garcia Trey Hardee Leonel Suarez Damian Warner View Athletes
5,000m run - Men's	First Round	5:45 AM (10:45 AM)
Can Britain's Mo Farah do it again? For that matter, can Galen Rupp of the U.S. do it again? Those two bucked all kinds of tradition to go 1-2 in the 10,000m run on Sunday, but there are some new folks to contend with like ageless American Bernard Lagat, the U.S. indoor record holder in the event (at Millrose at The Armory, no less). And then there are the Ethiopian and Kenyan crews. We are looking at Dejen Gebremeskel as the top Ethiopian and Isiah Koech as the leading Kenyan. But those nations tend to come in packs, not individuals. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Lopez Lomong, Lagat and Rupp all advanced to the final, the first time three Americans have done so since 1932. Cam Levins, the NCAA champion from Southern Utah, also advanced for Canada. Juan Luis Barrios Bernard Lagat Cameron Levins Lopez Lomong Galen Rupp View Athletes
800m run - Women's	First Round	6:35 AM (11:35 AM)
There are some intriguing story lines in the women's two lap, but clearly much of the attention will be heaped on Caster Semenya of South Africa. Officials created a stir after the World Championships in Berlin in '09 when she was subjected to gender testing. But she won't be the favorite as Kenyan Pamela Jelimo could be poised to win her second straight Olympic gold medal. New onto the scene is 20-year-old Ethiopian Fantu Magiso, who ran at The Armory earlier this season. Others in the medal picture are Russian Mariya Savinova and flower-wearing American Alysia Montano. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Montano drew the ire of the BBC by running a first lap of 55.5 and gapping the pack by more than 20 meters. She's run from the front for years, BBC. She and Alice Schmidt advance automatically, Geena Gall on time (the final spot, whew!). Jelimo, Semenya, Savinova, Burundi teenager Francine Niyonsaba all get through. So does Tilden High grad Neisha Bernard-Thomas, representing Grenada. Magiso and Jamaican Kenia Sinclair scratch with injury. Rose Mary Almanza Neisha Bernard-Thomas Melissa Bishop Andrea Ferris Geena Gall Fantu Magiso Alysia Montano Alice Schmidt Kenia Sinclair Jessica Smith View Athletes
Javelin throw - Men's	Qualifying	2:05 PM (7:05 PM)
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Andreas Thorkildsen put on a show. He broke the Olympic record to take gold and never had to bother with his final attempt. Seems like those in the know downplay his chance to repeat, but he is only 30. Let's wait and see. The Americans aren't expected to make the final, but then again, the two Ivy Leaguers — Sean Furey and Craig Kinsley — have each recently established personal bests, hitting the Olympic A standard just before the Olympic Trials. We'll see if they can make some more Heps' magic (note that other Leaguers Donn Cabral, Morgan Uceny and Samyr Laine have all advanced at the Games). UPDATE: Click here for the results. Perhaps the most amazing sight of the night was watching Kenyan Julius Yego advance to the final with his last throw. None of the Americans advanced, though Kinsley had the best effort (78.18 meters). To recap: Kenya beats U.S. in jav. U.S. beats Kenya in 1,500. Sean Furey Cyrus Hostetler Craig Kinsley Guillermo Martinez Curtis Moss Keshorn Walcott View Athletes
High hurdles - Men's	Semifinals	2:15 PM (7:15 PM)
China's Xiang Liu is already out after crashing into a hurdle on Tuesday. So even more attention will be heading the way of American Aries Merritt. He busted a 13.07 in the first round and no one busts a 13.07 in the first round. No one ever has. So Merritt is suddenly the favorite over teammate (and reigning World champion) Jason Richardson and Cuban Dayron Robles, who is the reigning Olympic champion. Russian Sergey Shebenkov and Jamaican Hansle Parchment will test Robles in the semis. UPDATE:Click here for the results. Yikes! Merritt did not get out well — he knocked down the second hurdle — but ran 12.94 to solidify himself as the gold-medal favorite. Richardson eased after the last hurdle in heat one to post a 13.13. Seems like the U.S. is smelling two medals here, including its first gold. Cuba's Robles seems poised for the other. Ryan Brathwaite Wayne Davis Lehan Fourie Aries Merritt Orlando Ortega Hansle Parchment Richard Phillips Jeff Porter Jason Richardson Dayron Robles View Athletes
1,500m run - Women's	Semifinals	2:45 PM (7:45 PM)
World champion Jenny Simpson almost missed the semifinals. She floated around ninth or 10th into the final lap on Monday, reacting very late and barely getting the final qualifying spot to the semifinals. If she tries that again, she won't be as lucky. And Simpson probably isn't going to be the top American at these Games because Cornell grad Morgan Uceny has been doing precisely what she needs to do. Survive. Advance. Get ready to kick big. She may not have the fastest time in the field, but you don't necessarily need a fast time to win a gold medal. In fact, several sub-4 runners didn't get out of the first round. UPDATE: Click here for the result. Uceny looked strong early, got herself in a spot of trouble with a lap to go, but advanced with ease with her impressive kick, finishing third. Rowbury also earned an automatic qualifier out of the first heat, but Simpson was not a factor in the second heat. Zoe Buckman Shannon Rowbury Nicole Sifuentes Jenny Simpson Hilary Stellingwerff Morgan Uceny Lucy Van Dalen View Athletes
Long jump - Women's	Final	3:05 PM (8:05 PM)
In the qualifying round, we wrote about Belarussian Nastassia Ivanova, who's hair cost her a gold medal at the World Championships last year. Ivanova posted a leap that would have been superior had her ponytail not mussed the sand well behind her body that day. Well, it wasn't hair, but perhaps a trailing hand that nearly kept the favorite — Brittney Reese of the U.S. — out of this Olympic final. After fouling her first two preliminary leaps, she did bust a good legal one in her final attempt, but her hand marked the sand behind her. But her leap was enough to advance her to the final. The top two jumpers of the qualifying round were Shara Proctor of the host nation and American Janay DeLoach. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Reese's march continues as she claims Olympic gold after four straight World championships (indoor and outdoor). With a late effort DeLoach gets the bronze. Russian Elena Sokolova had the best overall series and grabbed silver. Janay Deloach Brittney Reese View Athletes
200m dash - Men's	Semifinals	3:10 PM (8:10 PM)
Jamaican Yohan Blake, Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre and American Wallace Spearman. One of those guys won't be earning an automatic spot in the 200m final, so it's safe to say that the heat is turned up in the semifinal round. The world's fastest man Usain Bolt gets a big break in his semi as not one of his competitors has ever run faster than 20.28. The first heat, Blake's, four of the runners have been sub-20 and seven of the eight in heat three have run 20.22 or better. The way the heats are situated, we could easily see three Americans and three Jamaicans in the final yet again. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Blake had a huge lead over the field in the first of three semis, but eased up too early and nearly handed away an auto qualifier. He ran 20.01, Spearman 20.02 and Lemaitre 20.03. Bolt was an easy winner in heat two, but again, his time (20.18) was not representative of his potential. A third Jamaican — Warren Weir — also advanced. Spearman will be the lone American in the final. Antoine Adams Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Aaron Brown Brendan Christian Jared Connaughton Michael Mathieu Maurice Mitchell Wallace Spearmon Warren Weir Isiah Young View Athletes
Intermediate hurdles - Women's	Final	3:45 PM (8:45 PM)
America's Lashinda Demus remains the favorite in the 400m hurdles, but Russian Natalya Antyukh is no joke. She ran 53.33 in the semifinals, not far from her personal best. That's saying something when you consider that she has won an Olympic medal before. But Demus at her best is just shy of unstoppable. Two other young Americans — T'erea Brown and Georganne Moline — have made it to the final and will look to head home with some kind of medal. Brown's boyfriend, San Francisco 49er safety Cory Nelms, has already been excused from practice to watch her run from London. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Demus almost did it. She and Antyukh battled neck and neck over the final hurdle and the Russian came out ahead with a personal-best 52.70 (just .06 away from the Olympic record). Demus was second in 52.77, far ahead of the remainder of the field. T'erea Brown Lashinda Demus Georganne Moline Ajoke Odumosu Kaliese Spencer View Athletes
200m dash - Women's	Final	4:00 PM (9:00 PM)
For all that Allyson Felix has done in the sport, she has never claimed an individual gold medal. It appears that that is about to change. That's because she has looked so amazing in the lead up to the 200m final. In the semifinals on Tuesday, she got a bad start, blew past everyone on the turn and, more or less, jogged down the homestretch to record 22.31. Despite all that, she was quicker than two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica. Truthfully, 100m dash champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce looked better than Campbell-Brown in the semis. So going off today's impression, we are going with: Felix, Fraser-Pryce and American Sanya Richards-Ross for the medals. Also, half of the field has competed here at The Armory — Felix, Richards-Ross, Trinidad's Semoy Hackett (LSU) and Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure (George Mason). UPDATE: Click here for the results. Felix has finally gotten that individual gold medal at the Olympic Games, blazing through in 21.88. Second was 100m champion Fraser-Pryce (22.09) while Jeter (22.14) earned bronze. It was bunched at the turn, but Felix pulled away over the final 25 meters and through the line. Murielle Ahoure Veronica Campbell-Brown Allyson Felix Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Semoy Hackett Carmelita Jeter Sanya Richards-Ross View Athletes
High hurdles - Men's	Final	4:15 PM (9:15 PM)
Lanes 4, 5 and 6 will feature American Jason Richardson, Cuban Dayron Robles and American favorite Aries Merritt. Richardson and Robles are known for arm-swinging, so let's hope no one clashes! UPDATE: Click here for the results. Americans go 1-2 as Merritt wins and Richardson gets silver. Robles was in the mix, but then pulled up, grabbing his hamstring. The win for Merritt was the first by an American male in track & field in 2012. Ryan Brathwaite Lehan Fourie Aries Merritt Orlando Ortega Hansle Parchment Jason Richardson Dayron Robles View Athletes

Thursday - 8/9/2012

Multi-events - Men's	Day 2	4:00 AM (9:00 AM)
This event is Ashton Eaton's to lose. With a 220-point lead on the competition, the American is expected to become the youngest U.S. Olympic decathlon champ since Milt Campbell in 1956. The question seems to be: Can Eaton and Trey Hardee become the first U.S. gold-silver combination since Campbell and Rafer Johnson? If past performance is the chief indicator, it looks like Hardee will be in a dogfight with Cuban Leonel Suarez come the 1,500. UPDATE: Click here to for the results. Eaton, as expected, takes the gold — falling just a few seconds short of the Olympic record in the day's final event, the dreaded 1,500. Hardee, who actually outpointed Eaton on day two, earns silver. That gives the U.S. its first 1-2 finish in the decathlon since 1956.
High jump - Women's	Qualifying	4:30 AM (9:30 AM)
With Croatian Blanka Vlasic out with injury, the battle for gold could be between athletes — Russian Anna Chicherova and American Chaunte Lowe — who have given birth since the Beijing Games. Chicherova may have been the favorite even with a healthy Vlasic, but Lowe has been tearing it up on American soil, breaking and then re-breaking the U.S. record in 2011. Both athletes have a countrywoman behind them who could medal — Svetlana Shkolina for Russia and Brigetta Barrett for the U.S. Barrett has dominated the college scene at Arizona and was a high school star in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., before moving to Texas. Amy Acuff is making her fifth Olympic appearance for the U.S. No American has medaled in the high jump since Louise Ritter's 1988 gold. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Lowe, Barrett, Chicherova and Shkolina all advance to the final, but it looks like Acuff's Olympic career has come to an end. Unless she can make it to Rio at the age of 41. Amy Acuff Brigetta Barrett Chaunte Lowe Lesyani Mayor Levern Spencer View Athletes
4x400m relay - Men's	First Round	6:35 AM (11:35 AM)
It came as a shock when the United States didn't put even one runner in the 400m final for the first time in an Olympics that the Red, White & Blue has competed. So can this team — coached by one of the all-time great 4x400m relay runners in Andrew Valmon — keep a grip on the 4x4 gold. Everyone is after it now, including the Bahamas, Belgium, Great Britain and South Africa. We had wondered if Jamaica looked like a gold contender, would we see Usain Bolt make an appearance in the final. Well, the Green & Gold struggled worse than the U.S. in the individual event and with Asafa Powell ailing, we'd imagine Bolt will focus on the 4x1. UPDATE: Click here for the results. A strange qualifying round. Both heats were a tie to the hundredth, with the Bahamas edging the embattled United States team in the second heat, both in 2:58.87. In the first heat Trinidad & Tobago set a national record in clipping Great Britain, both in 3:00.38. But here are some faces you won't see in the final — Usain Bolt, David Rudisha, Felix Sanchez, Luguelin Santos and Oscar Pistorius. Jamaica pulled up, a South Africa runner was injured and collided with Kenya, taking them both out. Kenya and the Dominican Republic were DQed. The U.S. team was Manteo Mitchell, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum. UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: South Africa, and Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius, have been reinstated for the final by Olympics officials. And Manteo Mitchell broke his leg.
Triple jump - Men's	Final	2:20 PM (7:20 PM)
Former college teammates at the University of Florida — Christian Taylor and Will Claye — could easily go 1-2 in the three step, especially with the early exit of Great Britain's Phillips Idowu. We called Idowu "the Dennis Rodman of the triple jump" on Tuesday and he was done that evening. On athlete that we will be cheering for is Samyr Laine, a native of Newburgh, N.Y., now representing Haiti. Laine — the freshman roommate of Facebook titan Mark Zuckerburg at Harvard — already has a law degree from Georgetown. If he could get a medal, he'd be the first Haitian trackster to do so since 1928. UPDATE: Click here for the results. How about that, the U.S. (and the Florida Gators) go 1-2 in the triple jump with Taylor and Claye. Third U.S. 1-2 in the last 100 years (joining 1984 and 1992, both with Mike Conley). Will Claye Alexis Copello Samyr Laine Leevan Sands Christian Taylor View Athletes
800m run - Women's	Semifinals	2:30 PM (7:30 PM)
Flower-wearing American Alysia Montano caused a stir in the qualifying rounds by running a 55.5 opening lap. BBC announcers were aghast when she came home in 65, still winning her heat with the fastest time of the day. Of course, running from the front and gutting it out has been Montano's modis operandi. The question may be, what are Caster Semenya of South Africa, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya and Mariya Savinova of Russia prepared to do about it? Semenya and Tilden High alum Neisha Bernard-Thomas, now repping Grenada, will get their chance to battle Montano in the semi. Has Grenada changed its name to Kiraniland yet? UPDATE: Click here for the results. Semenya (1:57.67) is back! She hung back in the second heat after Montano again took it out hard, Montano (1:58.42) faded to fourth, but with a fast time. Jelimo (1:59.42) looked good in winning the first heat while Savinova (1:58.57) claims the third heat. Montano makes it, while fellow Americans Alice Schmidt and Geena Gall do not. Rose Mary Almanza Neisha Bernard-Thomas Geena Gall Alysia Montano Alice Schmidt Jessica Smith View Athletes
800m run - Men's	Final	3:00 PM (8:00 PM)
There are always those who are seen as locks coming into London. Ashton Eaton in the decathlon, Allyson Felix in the 200m, Sally Pearson in the high hurdles and maybe even that tall Jamaican fellow in the 100m. But no one is a more certain gold medalist than Kenyan David Rudisha in the 800m run. So whose in the chase for silver? Ethiopia's Mohamed Aman and the Sudan's Abubaker Kaki are the top contenders, but two Americans — Nick Symmonds and Duane Solomon plan to make it interesting. Everyone in the final but Great Britain's Andrew Osagie has run 1:43 this year. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Rudisha, 1:40.91! World Record. 'Nuff said. 18-year-old Nigel Amos of Botswana runs 1:41.73. Seven personal bests! Solomon and Symmonds both under 1:43 for fourth and fifth (but Nos. 2 & 3 all-time for the U.S.). The eighth-place time would have won last three Olympic finals. Duane Solomon Nick Symmonds View Athletes
4x100m relay - Women's	First Round	3:20 PM (8:20 PM)
It will be like the April's final weekend in Philadelphia. Cheesesteaks -vs- beef patties. The United States against Jamaica. On Team USA, Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter, Tianna Madison, Jeneba Tarmoh, Bianca Knight and Lauryn Williams. On Team Jamaica, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson and more. If the stick passing is even just okay, it will leave Trinidad & Tobago, the Ukraine, Germany, Russia and the rest clamoring for bronze. UPDATE: Click here for the results.The U.S. team was sensational. Tianna Madison to Jeneba Tarmoh to Bianca Knight to Lauryn Williams, all in 41.64. Very close to the world record (41.60) without Allyson Felix or Carmelita Jeter. Jamaica won the second heat without Campbell-Brown and Fraser-Pryce, but beating the U.S. would take something highly unexpected.
200m dash - Men's	Final	3:55 PM (8:55 PM)
While the 200m dash is Usain Bolt's 'pet' event, his Jamaican protege looked awesome in Wednesday's semifinal. Yohan Blake was putting a whoopin' on American Wallace Spearmon and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre in the first heat, but slowed considerably. Nearly too soon as he eased to a 20.01, the fastest time of the warmups. Had Blake run through the line? Who knows, 19.2? Bolt then jogged home in 20.18 in heat two. This matchup will be one for the ages. Remember Michael Johnson's unreal 19.32 in Atlanta in '96? If conditions are right, this could be a shocker like that. Is sub-19 even thinkable? Let's go ahead and think about it. UPDATE Click here for the results. Bolt has become the first man to ever repeat his title in the 200m dash. Bolt needed to hit a new gear to beat Blake, 19.32 to 19.44. Weir completed the Jamaican sweep, taking a distant third (19.84). Spearmon was just out of the medals at 19.90. Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Wallace Spearmon Warren Weir View Athletes
Javelin throw - Women's	Final	4:00 PM (9:00 PM)
The expected winner is Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic. The University of Minnesota All-American is both the world record holder and the 2008 Beijing gold medalist. But she will get a run for the money from Russian Mariya Abakumova, who won the World Championships last summer in South Korea. She was runner up to Spotakova in Beijing. But then don't discount South Africa's Sunette Viljoen, who had a world best throw at the adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in wonderful New York City in June. No Americans qualified for this final. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Spotakova earned her second gold medal in this event with ease. Germans Christina Obergfoll and Linda Stahl were second and third. Liz Gleadle View Athletes

Friday - 8/10/2012

Pole vault - Men's	Final	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
In the clearance events, nothing much happens worth note in the qualifying round. It's like a Tour de France stage where the peloton comes in at the same time. Given that, this preview remains the same! Renaud Lavillenie of France came to The Armory a few years back for the Collegiate Invitational and walked away with the facility's college pole vault record at 18-8 1/2. Now he is the favorite for gold in London. Tailing him will be 34-year-old Bjorn Otto of Germany, who only recently has been clearing huge heights. We suppose the time is right for that, eh? Then there is Brad Walker, a former world champion from the U.S. He went to Beijing four years ago as that reigning world champ and failed to clear a height. Redemption must be somewhere in his head. And, yes, he is the lone American standing. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Armory veteran Lavillenie of France takes the gold medal with an Olympic record clearance of 5.97 meters (19-7). Otto of Germany was second. Renaud Lavillenie Brad Walker View Athletes
4x400m relay - Women's	First Round	2:10 PM (7:10 PM)
You can have the field. I will take the United States. Yeah, it's not a fair fight with the likes of Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory and Deedee Trotter on my side. Who will be fighting for silver? Russia, Jamaica, France, the Ukraine and Great Britain, maybe. Shana Cox — from Westbury, N.Y. — runs for the host nation and will face the U.S. and Russia in the second heat of the semis. UPDATE: Click here for the results. With DeeDee Trotter anchoring, the United States had the fastest qualifying time, finishing in 3:22.09. Not far behind was Russia in 3:23.11. Consider that neither Sanya Richards-Ross or Allyson Felix was running for the U.S. in the first round. Jamaica won the first heat in 3:25.13.
Hammer throw - Women's	Final	2:35 PM (7:35 PM)
The final is stacked at the top. Two world record holders — one former (Russian Tatyana Lysenko) and one current (German Betty Heidler) — along with the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and record holder (Belarussian Aksana Miankova). It's gonna be an uphill battle for anyone else to grab a medal. Cuban Yipsi Moreno is the only athlete from the Western hemisphere to survive the qualifying round. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Lysenko broke the Olympic record en route to the gold medal while Heidler took bronze only after officials recognized they had screwed up the measurement initially. Yipsi Moreno View Athletes
4x100m relay - Men's	First Round	2:45 PM (7:45 PM)
The firepower of Team Jamaica is stunning. The Green & Gold scarfed up five of the six medals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake certainly make a time starting with 36 possible. The United States has horses here, with Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, Ryan Bailey and Wallace Spearmon, but it seems like this one would be Jamaica's to lose. Who's looking for bronze? Ato Boldon would like that to go to Trinidad & Tobago, but France is certainly in the mix as well. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Team USA sent a message with more than just a win, but an American record in 37.38 in the qualifying heat… and without Tyson Gay. The team with the new record was Jeff Demps, Doc Patton, Trell Kimmons and Justin Gatlin. Of course, Jamaica was not far behind. One-hundredth to be exact… and without Usain Bolt. The host nation caught a bad break with a disqualification after anchor Adam Gemili, the 18-year-old World Junior champion, left too early and caused the handoff to happen beyond the zone. Could be a great battle for bronze between Canada, Japan and Trinidad & Tobago.
5,000m run - Women's	Final	3:05 PM (8:05 PM)
This is Kenya -vs- Ethiopia. Lining up for the Kenyans are two-time 5k world champ Vivian Cheruiyot, London 10k silver medalist Sally Kipyego and Viola Kibiwott. And for Team Ethiopia? The unstoppable Tirunesh Dibaba, Athens gold medalist Meseret Defar and Gelete Burka. The Armory region has a pair of U.S. entrants in this one as well with New York's own Molly Huddle and Rutgers' grad and NYAC's Julie Culley. UPDATE: Click here for the results. It was hardly a fast pace, but in the end, it didn't change the result as Kenya and Ethiopia held down the first six spots. Dibaba took the lead by the bell, but was passed down the homestretch by teammate Defar (15:04.25) and Cheruiyot. Dibaba, who usually rolls in gold, took the bronze. The Americans ran well early, but Huddle finished 11th while Culley faded to 14th. Julie Culley Molly Huddle View Athletes
4x100m relay - Women's	Final	3:40 PM (8:40 PM)
The United States — even without Allyson Felix and Carmelita Jeter — nearly broke the Olympic record in the semifinals on Thursday, clocking 41.64. Though Jamaica won the other semi without Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown, it was well more than half-second behind the U.S. If the Americans stick pass like they did on Thursday morning, expect to hear the Star-Spangled Banner in the Stadium later. We'll expect a strong finals performance from Jamaica, which would leave Trinidad & Tobago, the Ukraine, Germany and the rest clamoring for bronze. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Wow! A huge world record for the United States. 40.82!!!! That breaks a 27-year-old world record by more than a half-second. Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter! Jamaica was a distant second despite breaking its national record (41.41).
1,500m run - Women's	Final	3:55 PM (8:55 PM)
The three women who medaled at the IAAF World Championships last year — champion Jenny Simpson included — are already out. So goes the women's 1,500. Now, two runners who have gone under 3:57 this year — Turkey's Asli Cakir and Ethiopian Abeba Aregawi — remain, but the Olympic final isn't a time trial (unless you spell your last name R-U-D-I-S-H-A). So I am going with a sentimental and tactical choice — Cornell graduate Morgan Uceny. I've been watching her run since she was a sophomore in college and she has a killer kick. Since no one wants to take the lead in these races, I expect an average pace followed by a dizzying final lap. Put me down for Uceny and call me crazy. Ivy League gold! UPDATE: Click here for the result. Uceny is snakebitten. She was in perfect place and perfect pace to claim a medal, but she went down to the ground after get her foot tangled. The race was very slow for the first 400, but the runners decided the pace needed to quicken during the second lap. Uceny's misfortune occurred on the final lap. Turkish runners go 1-2 with Cakir and Gamze Bulut in a slow 4:10. Shannon Rowbury Morgan Uceny View Athletes
4x400m relay - Men's	Final	4:20 PM (9:20 PM)
Truly have no idea what to make of this race. With LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner and Manteo Mitchell all unavailable, the United States is forced to run with someone that no one imagined it would. So if the young trio of Tony McQuay, Joshua Mance and Bryshon Nellum are three of the legs, who's the fourth? There are three capable intermediate hurdlers, Duane Solomon who ran like crazy in the 800m final on Thursday and speedster Tyson Gay, once a great 400m runner. Is Team USA still the favorite? Hard to tell. Get this, Jamaica is out. Kenya — with Rudisha as an anchor — is out. The Dominican Republic with Luguelin Santos and Felix Sanchez? Gone. South Africa was DQed Thursday, but re-instated. If anyone can beat the U.S., it will be the Bahamas, which edged the Americans in the semi. This will be one crazy chase for the gold. Trinidad? Belgium? Cuba? The host country? Who are we missing? Seems like everyone can stake a claim. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Wow. The U.S. held the lead into the homestretch, when Ramon Miller of the Bahamas got past Angelo Taylor — a hurdle specialist filling in. Team Bahamas won in 2:56.73. Remember that three of the six 400m runners on the Team USA roster — Merritt, Wariner and Mitchell — were unavailable because of injuries. Trinidad & Tobago — with Lalonde Gordon leading off — took bronze.

Saturday - 8/11/2012

50k racewalk - Men's	Final	4:00 AM (9:00 AM)
Imagine if the Beijing gold medalist in one of the track & field events was caught doping and tearfully admitted to it. That'd be huge news, right? Well… It happened. Italian Alex Schwazer was busted a few days back. At an emotional press conference following his ban from the London Games, he said, "When you wait for your girlfriend to go to train so that you can lock yourself in the bathroom and inject EPO in your veins so that no one will know, it’s not nice.” So Yohann Diniz of France is now the favorite. The lone American in the field is John Nunn, who raised funds to bring his daughter to the Games by selling homemade cookies over the internet. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin broke the Olympic record, finishing in 3:35:59. That was nearly a minute faster than silver medalist Jared Tallent of Australia. America's Nunn was 43rd. Emerson Hernandez Jose Leyver Horacio Nava John Nunn Jaime Quiyuch Omar Zepeda View Athletes
20k racewalk - Women's	Final	12:00 PM (5:00 PM)
Seems like this is a walking showdown between the Russians and the Chinese. Olga Kaniskina has been an unstoppable force winning global gold in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. That's three World Championships and the Beijing Games. So until someone beats her Olga is my pick. New Yorker Maria Michta is also in this race. She is an Armory veteran, having won the Hispanic Games as a high schooler. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Elena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record, winning in 1:25:02. established a personal best with a time of 1:32:27, which placed her 29th. Monica Equihua Jamy Franco Mayra Herrera Maria Michta Mirna Ortiz Rachel Seaman View Athletes
High jump - Women's	Final	2:00 PM (7:00 PM)
It might not be much about nationalism that I'd like to see American Chaunte Lowe win the gold over Russian Anna Chicherova. I simply think that Lowe has a celebratory dance planned that will make Ezekiel Kemboi proud. But Chicherova is a formidable foe, who would likely have been the favorite even if Croatian Blanka Vlasic were healthy. Yet Lowe has been impressive and medal worthy on her own, breaking and then re-breaking the U.S. record in 2011. Both athletes have a countrywoman behind them who could medal — Svetlana Shkolina for Russia and Brigetta Barrett for the U.S. Barrett has dominated the college scene at Arizona and was a high school star in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., before moving to Texas. No American has medaled in the high jump since Louise Ritter's 1988 gold. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Native New Yorker Barrett, now at the University of Arizona, cleared a massive 2.03 meters (6-8) to take silver behind Chicherova. Lowe finished a disappointing sixth. Brigetta Barrett Chaunte Lowe View Athletes
Javelin throw - Men's	Final	2:20 PM (7:20 PM)
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Andreas Thorkildsen put on a show. He broke the Olympic record to take gold and never had to bother with his final attempt. Seems like those in the know downplay his chance to repeat, but he is only 30. Let's wait and see. But Thorkildsen could well finish behind Vitezslav Vesely of the Czech Republic. He is the world leader this year and he tossed his stick just one time during qualifying and the throw measured more than 10 feet beyond all others in the competition. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Trinidad's Keshorn Walcott was the surprise winner, giving TnT its first-ever track & field gold medal. Keshorn Walcott View Athletes
5,000m run - Men's	Final	2:30 PM (7:30 PM)
David Rudisha restored some glory to the Kenyans on Thursday, but that nation's press has been all over its Olympic officials, suggesting that they "must take the cane" for the performances of their athletes. So the result of the 5k might be critical to future of sport back home. And, frankly, Kenya could well be shut out in this event. Medals could be completely dispersed to the likes of Great Britain's Mo Farah, Americans Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat, or Ethiopians Dejen Gebremeskel and Hagos Gebrhiwet. If that happens, well, there's always Sunday's marathon. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Farah had to work for it, but he pulled off the 5k/10k double gold, holding off Gebremeskel to win in 13:41.66 to sent the London crowd into hysterics. Lagat was the top American in fourth place with Rupp taking seventh. Juan Luis Barrios Bernard Lagat Cameron Levins Lopez Lomong Galen Rupp View Athletes
800m run - Women's	Final	3:00 PM (8:00 PM)
No one looked stronger in the semifinals than Caster Semenya of South Africa. Officials created a stir after the World Championships in Berlin in '09 when she was subjected to gender testing after running 1:55.45, but now she is the co-favorite with Kenyan Pamela Jelimo. Others in the medal mix are Russian Mariya Savinova and flower-powered American Alysia Montano, who looked a bit fatigued in the semifinals and had to pick up the final qualifying spot. If she has her wind back, expect Montano to push the pace. UPDATE Click here for the results. After Montano took it out in 56 for the first lap, Jelimo took the lead but was passed on the final turn by Savinova, who took gold in 1:56.19. Semenya kicked hard to take second while Jelimo faded to fourth, one spot in front of Montano. Alysia Montano View Athletes
4x400m relay - Women's	Final	3:25 PM (8:25 PM)
The United States had the fastest time of the qualifying round without Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix. The foursome of Keshia Baker, Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon and DeeDee Trotter finished in 3:22.09, just a second ahead of Russia. Jamaica won the first heat, but was more than a three seconds slower than Team USA. Great Britain — with Armory vet Shana Cox from Westbury, N.Y. — was third in the U.S. heat, but with a quicker time than Jamaica. UPDATE: Click here for the results. The women of Team USA had a fantastic run, finishing far clear of the field in 3:16.87. Felix ran a remarkable second leg, getting around the track in 47.9. Others on the team were Trotter, McCorory and Richards-Ross. The Russians were a distant second followed by Jamaica.
4x100m relay - Men's	Final	4:00 PM (9:00 PM)
Just when I was ready to proclaim Jamaica unbeatable, the United States goes and pops a national record (37.38) without Tyson Gay in the qualifying round. The handoffs were awesome. Now, Jamaica posted 37.39 with Usain Bolt moments before. Let's just say it, this final will be fast and, as long as the handoffs are competent, closer than we may have expected. So, that's two teams. Who will get the bronze? No other nation broke 38 seconds in qualifying (actually Great Britain did, but was disqualified). So well behind USA and Jamaica should be medal contenders Canada, Japan and Trinidad & Tobago. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Amazing. Jamaica becomes the first time to ever dip below 37 seconds as Bolt crosses the line in 36.84 following Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Yohan Blake. But Team USA also had a sensational run, finishing in 37.04 — an easy American record — with Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Gay and Ryan Bailey. Trinidad & Tobago was a distant third (38.12) following a disqualification of Canada.

Sunday - 8/12/2012

Marathon - Men's	Final	6:00 AM (11:00 AM)
Amby Burfoot of Runner's World knows the marathon game so much more than I, so I am making liberal use of his online preview. Some facts: top 33 marathoners this year are either Kenyan or Ethiopian. Expect that dominance to show (even though each nation is limited to three entrants). Weather will be around 75 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. Generally considered the favorite is Wilson Kipsang of Kenya, though teammate Abel Kirui won the World Championships in 2009 and 2011. The Ethiopians, led by Ayele Abshero, have all run sub-2:05 this season. As for the Americans, Abdi Abdirahman is in his fourth straight Olympics (but first in the marathon). Meb Keflezighi won marathon silver back in 2004 and Ryan Hall is about as consistent as a marathoner as it gets. UPDATE: Click here for the results. Stephen Kiprotich takes Uganda's first marathon gold in 2:08:01 ahead of Kenyans Kirui and Kipsang. Keflezghi, America's second-most accomplished marathoner ever behind Frank Shorter, was fourth. Among those who didn't finish were Americans Hall and Abdirahman and the entire Ethiopian team. Abdi Abdirahman Reid Coolsaet Carlos Cordero Jose Amado Garcia Eric Gillis Ryan Hall Meb Keflezighi Arturo Malaquias Daniel Vargas Dylan Wykes View Athletes

Olympic talk around the web

Nellum Named Flagbearer For U.S.Boston Globe
Ugandan Surges Past Kenyans To Win Marathon GoldNew York Times
Baton Gets Bolt Into TroubleMoney Control
Rio Picks Up Torch For Samba GamesGuardian
On A Fast Track To IrrelevanceIrish Independent
My London LamentRunner's World
Farah Runs Into Olympic HistoryGuardian
Bolts Adds To His LegendChicago Tribune
Usain Does The MobotTelegraph
Felix Third Olympic GoldAustin American Statesman
Barrett Wins Silver As Mother WatchesArizona Republic
Marathon Preview: Kenyans, Ethiopians StrongRunner's World
Kenya Planning 2024 BidReuters
Games' Saddest SightYahoo! Sports
Rio Planning To Avoid Cliches In Flag HandoverInside The Games
Turkish Delight Or DoubtAthletics Weekly
Rudisha Plots 400m Fun Run Against BoltReuters
Track's Most Dominant AthleteNBC Olympics
Bolt On Lewis: 'I Have No Respect For Him'Daily Herald
All-Business Eaton WinsThe Oregonian
Rudisha Wins Gold, Breaks World RecordDaily Nation
Olympic Boss Says Bolt Not Yet A LegendJamaica Gleaner
Will Eaton Make The Decathlon Popular Again?Slate
Kynard's Life Has Been Like A MovieKansas City Star
Reese Is Mississippi's Golden GirlClarion Ledger
Makhloufi Will Not Be InvestigatedTelegraph
Merritt Is The Big Dude In LondonIAAF
Lolo Lashes Out At MediaNBC Olympics
London Games Chief Strives To Put Buzz Back in TrackNew York Times
The Thin ManThe New Yorker

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