American Track League Results: Jason Richardson (13.65), Demetrius Pinder (45.72), and DeeDee Trotter among winners at 3rd American Track League Meet in Atlanta *MB
*Kyler Merber: What does track and field need to become popular? Beer, gambling and a shorter schedule like the American Track League

Let’s Spice Up The Weekend With Some Controversy

• Carl Lewis Does It Again:Carl Lewis: Track and field needs a leader and Usain Bolt “is not leading”
• Richard Kilty Reveals Britain’s Top Sprint Groups Hate Each Other – Nearly CameTo Blows Apparently sub-10 man James Dasalou was put into a headlock by rival sprinterJames Ellingtonin the warm-up zone prior to the British nationals.
  *British sprinters hold peace talks after rumors of wrestling match
• After EPO ban, Martin Fagan returning to running as it was (according to Fagan) his dying father’s last wish“Promise me, Martin, you’ll get back running.” A skeptic from Ireland gave us the heads up about this one. Given the detection window is tiny, he is skeptical Fagan only used EPO once. Not sure if he believes the father’s last wish part.

Results From Kenya

• World Half Silver Medalist Mercy Wacera Wins 5k At Kenya Police Service Athletics Championships – Favorites Roll In Men’s 1,500 Heats To Set Up An Explosive FinalCaleb Mwangangi and Augustine Choge are in the 1,500 final.
• Hellen Obiri Highlights Kenya Defense Forces Championships Winning The 800 (2:00.6), 1,500 (4:10.0) And A Leg Of The Winning 4 X 400 Other highlights were World Half Marathon champ Gladys Cherono winning the 5K/10K and Olympic bronze medalist Abel Mutai taking the steeple.
• Caroline Cherotich Sets Kenyan High Jump NR At 1.75m At Kenya Defense Force Championships

• Rio 2016 Claims “Progress Being Made” But Admits Less Than 40 Per Cent Of Work Completed With Two Years To Go
• Glasgow 2014 Admits Unsuccessful Customers Charged “In Error” As Ticketing Crisis Continues

Kenyan News: Kemboi In Trouble With The Law Again

• Ezekiel Kemboi Has Been Sued For Child Negligence By Woman Claiming To Be His Ex-Girlfriend Reports also say that hotel security had to be called to break up a fight between the couple which started because she says he “tried to coerce me into having sex with him.” This report quotes Kemboi as denying the accusations saying he doesn’t know the woman at all.
  *Kemboi Denies Accusations “That lady is a frustrated person. We were friends some time back but she is now a married woman. … I did not have a child with her.”
• Recommended Read:Good Interview From Spikes Mag With Eunice Sum: Did You Know Before She Was World 800 Champion She Was A Heptathlete? She says she was recruited to focus on the 800 by 2007 World 800 champ Janeth Jepkosgei after she ran a 2:27 800 in a heptathlon.
• Kenya’s Commonwealth Games 400 Champ Mark Mutai Is Determined To Retain His Title This Year In Glasgow

Yelena Isinbayeva Says She Plans To Come Back To Competition After Her Pregnancy She is due to give birth in June.

RIP Former US Olympic 200 Champion Mel Patton, Who Has Died At 89 Years Old

Team USA For World Relays Announced

LRCTeam USA For World Relays Announced: US Women's 4 X 800 Could Get Gold, US Stars Simpson, Symmonds, Centro And Cain NOT Running

• Good Read:Renato Canova Says Moses Mosop Faces Long Rebuilding Process Built On Speed Canova says that Mosop is probably more in 2:14 shape (which is still “ridiculous” compared to his PR). He thinks the problem lies in the fact that he hasn’t touched on speed at all in the last two years due to injuries.
• World 10,000 Silver Medalist Gladys Cherono Wins 5,000 At Kenya Defence Forces Championships 2011 World XC bronze medalist Vincent Kiprop won the 10,000.