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Where track and field is sexy and knows it « 3 Wire Sports

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DONETSK, Ukraine — in his time, it was enough that Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile. People cared, and a lot. back then, track and field mattered. In their day, the likes of Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Florence Griffth-Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee could just run fast and jump far. a great many people found track [...]...Read Full Story

Joyner-Kersee among new US track directors

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Three-time Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee was among three new members of the USA Track and Field board of directors announced on Monday by the national sport governing body. Sports attorney Eve Wright , a vice president of the NBA's Miami Heat , and Fox News Channel vice president Mickey Carter were named to spots on the panel as well. "We're bringing aboard three individuals who have achieved the highest levels of professional accomplishment in sport and in corporate America," said...Read Full Story

Felix turns to 400m for new World challenge

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RALEIGH , North Carolina ( Reuters ) - Three-times 200 meters gold medalist Allyson Felix was looking for something special for her fifth consecutive athletics World Championship. The American sprinter found it by combining her favorite race with an event that long-time coach Bob Kersee mentioned on the first day they sat down for a chat more than six years ago -- the 400. No woman has won both events at a single World Championships but Felix, who has come through a grueling twice-a-day...Read Full Story

Celebrating Black History: Florence Griffith-Joyner aka “Flo-Jo”

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Make sure you check out the cultural references.  I’m sure that list will continue to grow.  Gone, but not forgotten. Griffith was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Jordan Downs public housing complex. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field due to her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. She was the wife of triple jumper Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of heptathlete and long jumper Jackie Joyner-Kersee . Griffith...Read Full Story

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Squat Jumps Benefits Below-the-knee amputee Fields runs for berth in 2012 Paralympics 090721 Image by familymwr PHOTO CAPTION: Sgt. Jerrod Fields of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program does squats on his prosthetic lower left leg during a weight-training workout at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. (Photo by Tim Hipps, FMWRC Public Affairs) www.armymwr.com Below-the-knee amputee Fields runs for berth in 2012 Paralympics 090721 By Tim Hipps FMWRC...Read Full Story
INDIANAPOLIS — Four-time Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of three new members on USA Track and Field’s board of directors. Joyner-Kersee, who won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Olympics, was named to the board ...  
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NEW YORK — Three-time Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee was among three new members of the USA Track and Field board of directors announced on Monday by the national sport governing body. Sports attorney Eve Wright, a vice president of the NBA's ...  
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was named to the board Monday, along with sports attorney Eve Wright and network television executive Mickey Carter. The board also elected current member Steve Miller to the position of vice chairman.  
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Four-time Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a member of the Track and Field Hall of Fame, will be the featured speaker at the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies. The 22nd annual event will be March 26 at the Crowne Plaza.  
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Four-time Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of three new members on USA Track and Field's board of directors. Joyner-Kersee won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Olympics.  
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