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Willing To Hurt In Order to Triumph
by HeatherKampf
posted June 6, 2012 at 12:45am

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Not Your Average Track Fan: Feed it, and it will Grow!
by shonnese
posted June 4, 2012 at 10:46pm

Track and field is has earned the respect of our attention....more

Sports Illustrated puts spotlight on transgender athletes
by Caitlin Constantine
posted May 30, 2012 at 1:03pm

A recent Sports Illustrated article addresses the issues faced by athletes like aspiring Olympian Keelin Godsey....more

Pia Sundhage Names 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team
by Pretty Tough
posted May 29, 2012 at 5:17pm

U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18-player roster for the 2012 Olympic Games. Eleven players make a return to the Olympics after helping the USA to the gold medal in 2008 in Beijing, China. Midfielders Shannon Boxx an...more

Breaking News: The IOC adds Women's Canoe to the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games
by WomenCANIntl
posted May 29, 2012 at 12:57am

BREAKING NEWS: IOC accepts the inclusion of women's canoe to the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing China!! The IOC decided to accept six new events to generate team atmosphere, promote gender equality and balance sprint and endurance events. The...more

Joanna Hayes: I choose to believe!
by JHayes
posted May 27, 2012 at 8:27pm

The final of the 100 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials is in 4 weeks!! OMG! This is the time when most athletes ask themselves if they have done enough? Are they prepared for the trials? I ask myself those questions along with "Did I start training earl...more

Wishy, washy IOC ridiculousness
by After Atalanta
posted May 27, 2012 at 2:32am

Has anyone written about the highly problematic tenure of IOC president Jacques Rogge? I want to fast forward to a few decades from now and read about his legacy. I can't imagine it will be favorable. The inspiration for these frustrations? The IOC, as l...more

USOC-IOC peace is good for US track
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 25, 2012 at 1:32am

Yesterday it was announced that the US Olympic Committee had brokered a deal with the IOC about revenue sharing. As you may already know, the USOC gets an outsized portion of IOC revenue. There is a lot of international resentment over this, although I ...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Oxy, Diamond League & more
by carabyrd
posted May 22, 2012 at 4:39pm

The Olympic trials is about a month away which means athletes are have very little time to collect their standards (list here). This past weekend there were plenty of fast times and athletes putting everything on the line for those standards. 2012 Shangh...more

Nebraska's Ashley Miller is Running Full Circle
by carabyrd
posted May 21, 2012 at 3:58pm

The 2012 NCAA track and field season is coming to a close. This weekend all eyes will be on the regional meets in Austin, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida to see who makes it to the championships.  One athlete to watch will be Nebraska’s Ashley ...more

London 2012 Olympics: The Current Qualification Situation for Women’s Boxing
by Wombat Sports
posted May 17, 2012 at 9:41pm

Claressa Shields Courtesy NBC Olympics There has been a lot of confusion on how the world’s female boxer will qualify for the Olympics. In an article we did a few weeks ago, we broke down the quota system for each of the five regions. Coming into...more

U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012
by Pretty Tough
posted May 15, 2012 at 5:58pm

The fans have spoken! Congratulations Gail Devers (track & field), Jean Driscoll (paralympic track & field), Gary Hall, Jr., Lisa Fernandez (softball), Kristine Lilly (soccer), Dan O’Brien, Jenny Thompson (swimming), the 2004 U.S. Olympic Wo...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Doha Samsung Diamond League & more
by carabyrd
posted May 14, 2012 at 4:57pm

This past weekend was full of conference meets for most college runners ( you can catch up on all the action here) which means that most of the elite track and field athletes had to travel to find competition. Samsung Diamond League Doha- Allyson Felix s...more

What’s your first Olympic experience?
by Lisa's Water Pit
posted May 14, 2012 at 3:52pm

I’ve wanted to make the Olympics since I was a gymnast in the 3rd grade, 1987. For the past 25 years! I’ve gone back and looked at journals from the 3rd-6th grade where I dreamed of being the next Mary Lou Retton or Nadia Comaneci. I have note...more

Olympic Hopefuls Hope Solo, Ryan Lochte & Serena Williams Cover Vogue Magazine
by A Glam Slam
posted May 14, 2012 at 3:39pm

The style stakes are high for the Olympic Games, as top designers like Giorgio Armani, Stella McCartney and Ralph Lauren are among those who have created signature gear for their countries. Competitors will showcase their pride through this attire, making...more

Olympic Boxing Hopefuls Underwood & Sheilds Wins Prelim Bouts
by Wombat Sports
posted May 13, 2012 at 8:15pm

Shields Underwood Two of the three U.S. women’s boxing team members have conquered their first hurdles on their way to the London Olympic Games. Queen Underwood and Claressa Shields won their first bouts in the preliminary roun...more

Cancer Survivor Gabriele Anderson is Taking Chances
by carabyrd
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:37pm

Gabriele Anderson has only raced once so far this Olympic year. She had planned to race twice at the Drake relays but a case of food poisoning derailed that plan. A deep bone bruise prevented her from having much of an indoor season and she just had her l...more

Podcast: P & G Olympians and their Moms Roundtable
by anngaff
posted May 9, 2012 at 3:18pm

(L-R) Sarah Robles, Ryan Lochte, Shawn Johnson, Jordyn Wieber, Ashton Eaton and Diana Lopez attend NBC TODAY Show on May 8, 2012 in New York City. (May 7, 2012 - Source: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images North America) Gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Jordyn Wieb...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Oregon Twilight, Jamaica Invitational and more!
by carabyrd
posted May 8, 2012 at 12:37am

After such a full week of track and field meets last weekend, many athletes decided to travel internationally this past weekend to compete and othersdecided to race at more local ones.  Check out the wrap-up from this past weekend. Oregon Twilight-G...more

Little Lessons for Molly Beckwith
by carabyrd
posted May 6, 2012 at 11:13pm

Molly Beckwith is a name that is being heard more often in the world of track and field.  The first time her name came up this season is when she led and won the 800 meters at the Mt. Sac Relays (2:00.34) and then taking the win in a PB at the Penn ...more

Who Will Make The USA Gymnastics Olympic Team in 2012?
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 5, 2012 at 12:54pm

The question as to which gymnasts will be on the 2012 Olympic team for the USA is still to be decided – with Visa National Championships and the Olympic Trials still weeks away – however, if you take a look at the album USA Gymnastics recently...more

Joanna Hayes: Happiness and Gratitude on her Road to an Olympic Comeback
by JHayes
posted May 4, 2012 at 12:18pm

So, I wrote this blog on Sunday evening after my race but I have decided to rewrite it because it was full me complaining and being frustrated...more

Brunei to Send Its First Female Athlete to the Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:02pm

By Marc MCDONALD HONG KONG — The International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Olympics for nearly 30 years, until 1992, because of the repugnant official policy of apartheid that kept black athletes from competing. Nevertheless, the ...more

"Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women" by Eman Al Nafjan
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 30, 2012 at 11:57am

Last Friday Sheikh Al Fowzan, ironically a member of the Saudi human rights commission, stated that the thought that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) might be implemented in Saudi Arabia make...more

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