Showing posts with label Athletics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Athletics. Show all posts

Friday, 28 August 2015

Shara Proctor Set New British Record

Shara Proctor has become  the first British woman to jump over seven metres as she landed herself a long jump silver at the World Championships in Beijing.
The Anguilla-born 26-year-old who shone with a string of impressive jumps at the Bird's Nest,  and the   athlete's third-round effort of 7.07 metres propelled her into the lead, but was denied by  Tianna Bartoletta who had a world leading 7.14m.


Thursday, 27 August 2015

Usain Bolt Taken Down By Segway

After his 200m victory in 19.55 sec which is the fastest time this year, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was taken down by a cameraman riding a Segway during his lap of honour. The sprinter who still has the 4x100m relay to participate in already has two gold medals to his name.