Shericka Williams

Sprint legend Usain Bolt is to run at the Cayman Invitational meeting on the Cayman Islands, the Jamaican athlete and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said earlier today. The Olympic champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay from Beijing and London did not divulge at which event he would compete, but he said that he was looking forward to the meeting on May 8. “I have not competed there before, but my coach was there last year and spoke well about the event...Read Full Story

DOHA (Reuters) - The IAAF will recommend the U.S. women's 2004 Olympic 4x400 meters relay team be stripped of its gold medal because of the doping suspension of relay alternate Crystal Cox, federation spokesman Nick Davies said on Monday.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun a disciplinary procedure involving Cox and the U.S. relay team, and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council agreed the team's result should be disqualified under its 2004 rules...Read Full Story

Great Britain's 1997 World Championship 4x400 metres relay team are to receive the gold medal after finishing second behind a quartet featuring US dope cheat Antonio Pettigrew, it was confirmed Thursday.Pettigrew ran the anchor leg for the United States team that won gold in Athens 13 years ago but subsequently admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs.As well as Britain receiving gold, Jamaica will receive the silver medals and Poland the bronze.A spokesman for the International...Read Full Story

Former world record holder Asafa Powell and women's 100m Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser will now be allowed to run at the world athletics championships after a dramatic U-turn by Jamaican officials on Wednesday.The pair, along with four other team-mates, were re-instated to run after the Jamaican Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) had earlier barred them from competing at the championships from August 15-23 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.The JAAA had written to the sport's governing body...Read Full Story

Great Britain's 1997 World Championship 4x400 metres relay team are to receive the gold medal after finishing second behind a quartet featuring US dope cheat Antonio Pettigrew, the BBC reported Thursday.Pettigrew ran the anchor leg for the United States team that won gold in Athens 13 years ago but subsequently admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs.The BBC, citing UK Athletics (UKA) and the International Association of Athletics' Federations (IAAF), the sport's global governing body...Read Full Story