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With the Closing Ceremony on the horizon, who will carry the Canadian flag? And after the Canadian Olympic Committee named co-bearers to open the Games, might we seen another collaborative effort?
Crossing the finish line, she looked at the time, and both hands flew to her mouth in delight. Butterworth won in one minute 59.19 seconds, dipping under the automatic Olympic standard of 1:59.50 -- and shattering that elusive two-minute mark, finally. "I just saw the time and was in shock and happiness," Butterworth said. Butterworth overtook world silver medallist Melissa Bishop-Nriagu a few feet from the finish line to win in front of no fans at Claude Robillard Sports Complex. Bishop-Nriagu, whose all but locked up her Tokyo berth having already run the qualifying standard twice, was seco...
MONTREAL — After years of flirting with the two-minute barrier, Lindsey Butterworth finally smashed it -- in emphatic fashion.The 27-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., kicked hard down the final . . .
Wayde van Niekerk Pulls Up Limping in the 200, Isiah Young Upsets Noah Lyles at 2021 adidas Boost Boston Games May 23, 2021 While some of track & field’s biggest names were in Gateshead today for the Diamond League season opener, another cadre of stars headed to the streets of Boston for the adidas Boost Boston Games. And while there were big wins for Shaunae Miller-Uibo (22.08 in the women’s 200), Keni Harrison (12.49 in the women’s 100 hurdles), and Grant Holloway (13.20 in the men’s 110 hurdles), the news was not as good for Noah Lyles and Wayde van Niekerk. Lyles, run...
Martin Rickett - PA ImagesGetty Images With two months remaining until the postponed Olympic Games kick off, track and field athletes around the world—from Gateshead, United Kingdom to New York City—showed their fitness, upset the competition, revealed room for improvement, and earned a place on the starting line for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. On Friday night, the Trials of Miles NYC Qualifier featured several races paced with the intent of helping athletes earn Olympic and U.S. Trials standards at Icahn Stadium in New York City. On Sunday, the Adidas Boost Boston Games hos...