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Running Events
*Men's 100m Preview Bolt Vs. Gay Round I Will Be Most Anticipated Sprint Clash In Ages
*Women's 100m Preview Can Jeter Break Jamaican Dominance?
*Results
Women's 100m Jamaican 1-2 But Carmelita Jeter Breaks Up Sweep
LRC Commentary: Usain Bolt Superhuman, Tyson Gay... We try to come up with words to give some perspective to Bolt's 9.58 and Gay's 9.71. Darvis Patton may have said it best: "There are no words to describe him (Usain Bolt). He's like a created game person. He's like a cheat code. That's how
good he is ..."
200
*Men's 200m Preview Bolt Vs. Gay Round II
*Women's 200m Allyson Felix Goes For World Gold Number IV
*Results
*Tyson Gay Decides Not To Run 200m - USATF and Doug Logan Release Statement of Support
400
*Men's 400m Preview Wariner and Merritt Meet For First Time In 2009
*Women's 400m Preview Super Sanya Goes For First Individual Gold
*Results
LRC Recaps Non-100m Events Jessica Ennis Blows Out Heptathlon Field, 400m Hurdle Shock, Vili Retains Title
800
*Men's 800m Preview Amazingly Deep Field Too Close To Call
*Women's 800m Preview Vessey, Semenya and Jelimo Lead Players In Fascinating Drama
*Results
LRC Men's 1,500 and Women's 800 Semis Recap
LRC Worlds Sunday AM: Janeth Jepkosgei Goes Down, All 3 US Women Advance
updated
1500
*Men's 1,500m Preview Asbel Kiprop Can Stamp Himself As The Best
*Women's 1,500m Preview Stong American Team Looks For Medals Against Tough Russians, Ethiopians and Kenyans
*Results
LRC Recap: Men's 1,500m 1st Round: Americans Go 4-For-4
LRC Women's 1500 Recap: Shannon Rowbury Goes Down in Fall
LRC Men's 1,500 and Women's 800 Semis Recap
Steeplechase
*Men's Steeplechase Preview Battle Royale On Tap Between Proud Kenyans And Showboating French
*Women's
Steeplechase Preview Barringer To Battle For Medal Against Russians
*Results
LRC Recap: Women's Steeplechase Prelims: Jenny Barringer Survives A Scare
LRC Women's Steeple Final - Barringer Just Misses Medals
LRC Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Makes An Ass Of Himself, Americans Bomb
5000m
*Men's 5,000m Preview Bekele Doubles Back Against Defending Lagat
*Women's 5,000m Preview Dibaba Goes For First 5,000m WC Gold Vs. Defar
*Results
*Meseret Defar Likely Out Of 5,000m With Injury And Fatigue
*Mark Wetmore Confirms Tirunesh Dibaba Will Run 5,000 Heats
10,000m
*Men's 10,000m Preview Kenyans Look To Take Down Bekele And Silver Sihine
*Women's 10,000m Preview Unbelievable Ethiopian Team Looks For Sweep With Defar, Dibaba and Melkamu
*Results
LRC Recap Women's
10,000m: 9,950 Meters According To Form And A Very Bizarre Finish
LRC Men's 10k: A
Day After Bolt's Electric 100m Run, Bekele Reminds Us He's Even More Dominant Than Bolt
110 Hurdles and 100 Hurdles
*Men's 110m Hurdles Preview Dayron Robles Must Fend Off Americans To Extend World Domination
*Results
*Women's 100m Hurdles Preview No Lolo This Time, But Harper Looks For 2nd-Straight Gold
*Results
400 Hurdles
*Men's 400m Hurdles Preview Taylor, Jackson, Clement Going For Another American Sweep
*Women's 400m Hurdles Preview Another US Vs. Jamaica Showdown
*Results
Men's 400h: 2-Time Oly Gold Winner Angelo Taylor Misses Semis Gets Into Semis Thanks To DQ!
*The men's 400m hurdles was full of drama for the US as these videos show. Johnny Dutch made the semis then puked his guts out, Angelo Taylor thought he didn't make the semis and was upset and Bershawn Jackson had to charge hard the last 100 because of a bad hamstring. Plus 2007 world champ Kerron Clement looked great as he and Coach Bobby Kersee have finally got his steps worked out.
LRC Recaps Non-100m Events Jessica Ennis Blows Out Heptathlon Field, 400m Hurdle Shock, Vili Retains Title
Marathon
*Men's Marathon Preview Epic Kenyan and Ethiopian Teams Set To Battle In Tremendous Race
*Women's Marathon Preview Late Exit Of Top Competitors Leaves Goucher As Gold Medal Hope
*Results
Relays
*Men's 4 x 400m Relay *Women's 4 x 400m Relay *Results
*Men's 4 x 100m Relay *Women's 4 x 100m Relay *Results
High Jump
*Men's High Jump Men's Rankings Very Tight In Cliff Hanger Event
*Women's High Jump Homegirl Friedrich Hopes To Again Knock Off Vlaic
*Results
Pole Vault
*Men's Pole Vault Steve Hooker Will Have Battle On His Hands With Precocious French Youngster
*Women's Pole Vault Yelena Isinbayeva Is One Of The World's Greatest Athletes
*Results
*USA Hero Chelsea Johnson Scores Pole Vault Silver Chicago Tribune's Phil Hersh writes about the daughter of 1972 olympic bronze medalist Jan Johnson
*Isinbayeva: "I have no explanation for this."
Long Jump
*Men's Long Jump American Dwight Phillips Has Re-Established The Long Jump On World's Radar - Great International Battle Set With Top Competitors From Every Continent
*Women's Long Jump Will Be A Nail-Biter And 2 Top Americans Could Break Through For Big Medals
*Results
Triple Jump
*Men's Triple Jump Évora Looks To Again
Hold Off Idowu & Co.
*Women's Triple Jump Cuban Savigne Hopes To Repeat And Bring Another Gold Back To The Island
*Results
*Castros Happy: Cuba Goes 1-2 In Women's Triple Jump
Shot Put
*Men's Shot Put So Many Excellent Story Lines For Big Shot Putters - 4 Americans Look To Atone For Beijing Disappointment
*Women's Discus and Shot Put Valerie Vili Is Dominant For New Zealand
*Results
Men's Shot Put: American Christian Cantwell Wins Thrilling Shot Competition
LRC Recaps Non-100m Events Jessica Ennis Blows Out Heptathlon Field, 400m Hurdle Shock, Vili Retains Title
Discus
*Men's Discus Preview Gerd Kanter Looks To Extend World Dominance (LRC Fan Preview)
*Women's Discus and Shot Put Stephanie Brown-Trafton Looks To Add WC Gold To Trophy Case
*Results
Hammer
*Men's Hammer 2009's Dominant Man Krisztián Pars Looks To Unseat Olympic Champion (LRC Fan Preview)
*Women's Hammer (write us a good preview and we'll put it up)
*Results
*Triple Bogey: Hungary's Kristian Pars Has 18 Meet Win Streak Snapped By Olympic Champ Kozmus In Hammer
Javelin
*Men's Javelin World Beaters Thorkildsen and Pitkämäki Battle For Scandinavian Bragging Rights
*Women's Javelin (write us a good preview and we'll put it up)
*Results
Decathlon
*Men's Decathlon No Bryan Clay Means Wide Open Decathlon Event - Aging ebrle Goes For Another Medal
*Results
Heptathlon
*Women's Heptathlon With Several Greats Sitting Out, Ennis Looks To Unseat Olympic Champ Dobrynska In Anticipated Showdown Of World's Best Female Athletes
*Results
Heptathlon: Jessica Ennis Overcomes Pressure To Take Big Lead Into Day 2
LRC Recaps Non-100m Events Jessica Ennis Blows Out Heptathlon Field, 400m Hurdle Shock, Vili Retains Title
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