MONTE CARLO, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Olympic champions Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia were named 2008 World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Gala on Sunday. ... > full story
KINGSTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) The coach of triple Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is prepared to wait a while longer before declaring the Jamaican the world's greatest ever sprinter. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) World athletics chief Lamine Diack criticized International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge on Friday for saying the 2012 London Olympic stadium need not remain an athletics venue after the Games. ... > full story
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Phelps wins three Golden Goggle Awards Nov. 19, 2008 (The Hindu, India) AFP . . New York: Michael Phelps's record-setting performance at the Beijing Olympics earned him three Golden Goggle Awards at USA Swimming's ...
Olympian Michael Phelps has dramatic eff... Nov. 18, 2008 (cleveland.com) When a huge crowd of boys and girls showed up at the Westlake Recreation Center for the first practice of the season, swim coach John Bailey knew ...