2015 IAAF World Track and Field Championships Beijing

Schippers' 21.63 set a meet record and made her the third-fastest woman of all-time. Jamaica's Elaine Thompson ran 21.66 (#5 all-time) but had to settle for silver as 3 women broke 22.00 in the same race for just the second time ever. Eaton ran 45.00 for 400 during the decathlon (best-ever during a decathlon) and could challenge his WR on Saturday.

August 28, 2015

Men’s 1500 Semis: 4 Kenyans, 3 Americans and 1 Final For the Ages - Sunday's Men's 1500 Final Will Be Must-Watch Drama

Oh baby, the final is going to be awesome.

August 28, 2015

Bird's Nest - Beijing, China

August 22, 2015 to August 30, 2015

*Meet Website *TV & Streaming Info with link to schedule

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Derek Drouin Talks About Winning HJ Gold At Worlds In Thrilling A Three-Man Jump Off

Drouin shares his tips for dealing meantally with such a high pressured situation.

October 15, 2015

Hurdle Guru Hennie Kotze Explains How He Coached Kenya's Nicholas Bett To A Surprise World Champs 400H Gold

He also coached Boniface Tumuti to 5th place. Kotze: “I am so happy that they pulled it off and performed on the big stage. To perform like they did at a major event proved to us their guts, winning character and temperament. I was emotional, crying from happiness. I will cherish this moment for as long as I live.”

September 30, 2015

Apparently There Was A Bit Of A Dispute Between US And Jamaican Sprinters In Beijing During Worlds

A JAAA media officer says the American complained about Jamaicans celebrating too loud and refused to drink Gatorade that had Usain Bolt's picture printed on i.

September 28, 2015

Good Profile On Eritrea's Surprise World Marathon Champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

Ghebreslassie really had to fight with his parents to become a runner as they wanted him to focus on school. His debut marathon ended up being last year in Chicago where he was paid to pace the race through 25K, but felt good so kept running, placing 6th in 2:09:08.

September 22, 2015

Track And Field News Takes An Indepth Look At Ronnie Ash's Controversial DQ From Worlds

Ash was DQd in the heats for a false start, but looking at the start "wave graphs" it's possible he could have advanced to the semis had Team USA filed an appeal.

September 20, 2015

Good Read: Beijing DNF Just A Blip For Dawn Harper Nelson On Her Road To Rio

Harper-Nelson is extremely consistent at major championships, but crashed out of the semis in Beijing. You might think for an athlete with so much past success, it wouldn't faze her a ton, but she said she didn't get out of bed the next day and had to force herself not to "wallow too long". “If you’ve worked really hard for this one day, then you can’t just easily dismiss something like that. The next day I didn’t get out of bed. And I felt bad because it was my husband’s birthday. He was just saying, ‘whatever you need,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry!’ I was just still in so much shock. I gave myself a day or two and then told myself that I have to learn from this, but you still have meets to go and your season’s not over so you can’t wallow in it too long. I knew I was mentally strong and I knew I would bounce back.”

September 15, 2015

IAAF Profile On Russia's 110H World Champ Sergey Shubenkov

Shubenkov says he tried to cheat China jet-lag by arriving for the heats at the last minute, but that it was a major risk because he was "sleeping on the start line". “It was a risk. Unlike smart people who come a week before to adjust, we just came and I ran right away. The first round was terrible; I wanted to skip it. It was the hardest race for the last three years. I was sleeping on the start line and it was like the starting pistol was an alarm clock. As a general result, though, it worked. I felt like a hero that I could wrestle out that performance.”

September 15, 2015

Good Read: Martyn Rooney Missed The Birth Of His Son To Anchor The GB 4x400 To A Dramatic Bronze Medal

“Now I can take a medal home to my baby.” *Rooney Joked About Naming His Son "Bird's Nest" “I couldn’t go home without bringing something back to my wife. I’m proud of what she’s done and hopefully she’s proud of me.”

September 8, 2015

Why Did Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare Flop In Beijing?

She had the second-fastest time in 2015, but was last in the final.

September 8, 2015

Justin Gatlin Says That Contrary To Popular Belief, Team USA Does A Lot Of Practice With 4x100 Baton Passing

He says there was good "synergy" between this year's team with Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers and Trayvon's Bromell.

September 8, 2015

Interesting: How Did The World Champions Celebrate Their Victories In Beijing?

Some drank. Some didn't. All were up very late.

September 8, 2015

Timeline/Profile On Germany's World SP Champ Christinia Scwanitz

She started as a tennis player, but first discoverd her throwing talent when she beat all the boys in PE class.

September 8, 2015

Fans Vote Almaz Ayana's 5000 Victory Over Genzebe Dibaba As The Performance Of The Championships

Ashton Eaton's decathlon WR and Dafne Schippers's 200m win were voted 2nd and 3rd.

September 8, 2015

IAAF Profile On Allyson Felix

Felix talks about the decision to challenge herself with the 400 this year and the possible 200-400 double at Rio 2016.

September 7, 2015

After Scaring The 20-Year-Old TJ WR In Beijing, Christian Taylor Will Try And Win His 4th Consecutive DL Title This Week In Brussels

He is behind Pedro Pablo Pichardo in the standings, but whoever wins in Brussels wins the whole thing. It's especially impressive that Taylor is jumping so far given he had to change his lead-off leg last year because of chronic knee pain.

September 6, 2015

IAAF Profile: After Beining Reduced To Tears With Multiple Injuries And Setbacks This Year, Canada's Melissa Bishop Was Crying Tears Of Joy In Beijing

Bishop walked away with a silver medal after setting a 2-second PR in the semi-final with 1:57.52.

September 4, 2015

The Telegraph's Beijing "Hits And Misses"

They put together a pretty good list.

September 3, 2015

Philip Hersh For The Chicago Tribune: "US Wins At Ballot Box, Loses In Sport At Track And Field Worlds"

"It seems pretty clear the U.S. federation leaders had their eyes on the wrong prizes – places within IAAF governance rather than places on the awards podium." "Call it karma: in a sport foundering under doping problems, tone deaf USATF grandees quietly made confessed doper Dennis Mitchell the U.S. relay program director this year. That one, you can blame entirely on the leadership."

September 3, 2015

David Woods For The Indy Star: Beijing Was One Of The US's Worst Worlds Ever, But That Doesn't Mean We Have To Panic For Rio

The US won its fewest medals (18) since 2003 when doping bans dropped the total from 20 to 16. The US also took home zero gold medals in men's individual running events, something that had never happened since the modern Olympic Games debuted in 1896.

September 3, 2015

Nick Symmonds' Stand Was A Boost For The Brooks Brand

Brooks marketing director Jesse Williams: "Anytime you see the logo out there it's good for the brand as a whole."

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