Usain Bolt Fastest Man on Earth Targets 200m Record

Multiple world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he will make the 200m his focus after the Commonwealth Games.

 

The 27-year-old 100m and 200m world record holder only competed in the 4x100m relay at Glasgow 2014, helping Jamaica to gold at Hampden Park .

 

“I think I’ve done enough in the 100,” he told BBC Radio 5 live.

 

“I know people want to see me run fast in the 100 but I love my 200 and I want to do something special for myself. So for me, my main aim is the 200.”

 

Bolt, who will turn 28 on 21 August, set the 200m world record of 19.19 seconds in Berlin five years ago.

 

The Jamaican also posted a 100m world best of 9.58 at the same World Championships.

 

“The world record can keep going down. You never know who’s going to show up next and dominate,” he added.

 

“I’ve said I want to run sub 19. That’s one of my biggest goals and my biggest dreams, so I’m definitely going to be training hard and seeing what I can do.”

 

Bolt, who will miss the closing ceremony later on Sunday, said the older he gets the harder it is to stay at full fitness.

 

The eight-time world champion’s next race is a 100m on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on August 14.

 

“You can feel a difference sometimes especially after a workout. I have to take more ice baths now which is not so much fun.”

Sprinter Tyson Gay Suspended 1-year for Doping

Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year after testing positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday.

Gay has also returned the silver medal he won with the U.S. 4x100 meters relay team at the London Olympics and been disqualified from all races he contested from July 2012.

Little Town of Champions: Bekoji, Ethiopia

The village of Bekoji, in the highlands of Ethiopia, has produced long-distance runners who’ve won 16 Olympic medals in 20 years. What explains this remarkable success?. "Running is in my blood,” says Tolo Debele, feeding his 3-month-old boy Dawit in his gated compound in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. “It’s changed everything in my life.” The long-legged 32-year-old is wearing a pair of bright blue running shoes with shock absorbers on the heels, provided by his sponsor, Nike. A competitive marathon runner, he’s raced in Asia, Europe, and America. But his wife Askale Tafa has him beat: Their massive cabinet in the living room is packed with sparkling trophies, mostly hers. Fifth place, Boston; third place, Dubai; second place, Berlin.

Not long ago, Tolo and Askale were living a very different life: herding cattle and farming in Bekoji, the pastoral, grain-producing town in central Ethiopia, several hours south of Addis, where they grew up. They moved to the capital to join a large urban running club, but they’ve maintained their ties to Bekoji, capitalizing on their athletic success by opening a hotel back home.

Former World 100m record holder, Jamaican Asafa Powell Banned for Doping

Former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell has been banned for 18 months for doping offences. The 32 year old athlete was banned by the Jamaican Anti-doping disciplinary commission for testing positive for banned substance oxilofrine before running at the 2013 National Championship.

A disciplinary panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission announced today Thursday April 10th that the Powell will be excluded from competition until December 2014, with the ban backdated to the time of his original sample collection in June 2013.

Canada Beats U.S. In Men's Hockey To Advance To Final Showdown With Sweden

David Backes of the United States challenges Patrice Bergeron of Canada for the puck during the men's hockey semifinal. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Team Canada will have a chance to defend its Olympic gold men's hockey after advancing to the final with a 1-0 win over the U.S. Friday in Sochi. Canada faces Sweden in the gold medal game on Sunday, while the U.S. will play Finland for bronze on Saturday.

Jamie Benn scored in the second period, Carey Price made 31 saves, and Canada beat the United States 1-0 Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament.

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Canada Wins Favourite Olympic Gold

Canada captured a historic fourth Olympic gold medal in women's hockey Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States in a thrilling championship final. The only other women's team to win more consecutive Olympic gold is the U.S. in women's basketball with five in a row from 1996 to 2012.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winner on a power play at 8:10 of overtime for her second of the game. She had tied it up with 55 seconds remaining in regulation. Poulin was a heroine of Canada's gold in Vancouver four years ago. She scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Americans.

Yuzuru Hanyu Sets World Record in Figure Skating Short Program at 2014 Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu took a big step toward winning gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after posting a new world record in his short program.   

Christine Brennan of USA Today provided the details of the captivating performance; Skating to "Parisian Walkways" by Gary Moore, the Japanese star was nearly flawless. At the conclusion of the short program, he had about a four-point lead over reigning world champion Patrick Chan of Canada.

Vladimir Putin Poses with Canadian Dave Romanyk at Sochi Games

Canadian Dave Romanyk snapped a picture with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a chance meeting in the Olympic Village. (Dave Romanyk/Facebook)

Dave Romanyk and Pascal MacMellan from Iqaluit got to personally thank the host of the Sochi Games, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a chance meeting in the Olympic Village.

The two travel companions are in Sochi supporting Canadian athletes, but they managed a quick chat and a picture with Putin.

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PATRICK CHAN: FIGURE SKATING After finishing fifth at his first Olympic competition in 2010, the Ottawa native, 23, is gunning for gold. If successful, the three-time and reigning world champion will become the first Canadian to take the highest spot on the Olympic podium in men’s figure skating. • Fun Fact: Patrick laced up as a boy because he wanted to play hockey.

Five Favorite Moments From the First Weekend of the Sochi Olympics

The first weekend of the Winter Olympics brought us moments of humor and technical problems from the Opening Ceremony, a skater's reaction that went viral and the sparkling debut of a sport where "stoked" and "dude" are part of a winning news conference.

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Oh, how we love figure skating, a sport with subjective scores. And just like gymnastics -- another subjective scoring sport -- two years ago, it's given us what should become an Olympic Internet meme.
On Saturday, U.S. skater Ashley Wagner went to the kiss-and-cry area to await her score in the women's short program of the team competition. She obviously expected a higher score than she received. A picture of her pouty face after the score was announced is drawing as much attention as the one that showed gymnast McKayla Maroney's reaction after she got a silver medal in 2012.