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That is the reason she established the Veronica Campbell Brown Foundation in 2011 and pledged to give a portion of one of her competitive race fees, each year, to the foundation's cause.

Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers have warned their Jamaican rivals Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake that they intend to win a sprinting "dogfight" after securing a one-two in the 100m at the Diamond League opener in Doha.

As usual, she wore a broad smile after stepping off the track, this time at the Hamad Bin Suhaim Stadium, but Jamaican sprinting star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was far from pleased with her winning 22.48 run in the 200m at the Diamond League opener in Doha, Qatar, yesterday.

Christine Ohuruogu made a pleasing start to the Diamond League season with a third placed finish in the 400 metres in Doha.

Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Robbie Grabarz has admitted a part of him is glad he did not win gold in the high jump at last year's Olympics, saying it has been "depressing" to adapt to life under the spotlight ahead of the season's Diamond League curtain-raiser in Doha.

DOHA: Kenyan 800m world record holder David Rudisha and American sprinter Allyson Felix lead a stellar field at the IAAF Diamond League season-opener where athletes will hit the track today with this year's Moscow World Championships on their minds.

The latest generation of Nike Free was introduced in Beijing's 798 art district in an environment designed to highlight the natural motion running franchise's pedigree of athletic innovation and enhanced aesthetics.

It's been a good year so far for multi-faceted, former Centennial High School distance runner Ryan Vail, who has the season's best U.S. time in the 10,000 meters.

She numbers among her accomplishments and honors receiving the Fighting Heart Award, being selected as Most Improved Player, Teen of the Week, Outstanding Squat Female Lifter, Best Female Lightweight Lifter, being a Regional qualifier for Cross Country and Track, State qualifier for Powerlifting, winning the District Champ title as a team member ... (more)

AMERICA sprinter Tyson Gay rolled back the clock with a vintage performance in the men's 100m and Jamaica's newest track darling Stephanie McPherson announced herself to the world with yet another World Leading mark of 50.45 seconds in the 400m on a night of glittering performances on Saturday's 10th Jamaica International Invitational at the ... (more)

Tyson Gay of the United States wins the men's 100 meters at the Jamaica international invitational at the national stadium in Kingston, May 4. He won with a time of 9.86 beating Jamaica's Nesta Carter and Davis Patton of US.

In spite of the forced withdrawals of two of the biggest drawing cards to the meet, organisers of today's 10th staging of the Jamaica International Invitational believe that the IAAF World Challenge series meet still boast enough star-power to rival any meet on the planet.

School: Spencerport. Sport: Track and field. Class: Senior. Family: Parents, Teri and Tom; brother, Caleb, 19.

Despite the absence of three of the biggest names in the sport of track and field, athlete liaison Donald Quarrie is hopeful there will not be a fallout in attendance at the upcoming Jamaica International Invitational.

Two-time reigning Olympic 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce anchored Jamaica to a 4x100 victory on Saturday at the 119th Penn Relays, snapping an eight-year American win streak.

The USA vs. The World competition at the Penn Relays is Saturday. The star athletes are in town and ready to renew rivalries.

Melton Williams, Gleaner Writer Jamaica's two-time Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will compete over 200 metres at the International Association of Athletics Federation World Championships Diamond League meeting in Doha on May 10.

Current and former Trojans posted impressive performances throughout the final day of action at the 55th Annual Mt.

Fierce rivals Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica and American Allyson Felix have admitted that racing against each other always brings out the best in each of them.

Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell Brown and American Allyson Felix, who have dominated the women's 200m for almost a decade, are both looking forward to a rare meeting over the 100m at the Jamaica International Invitational on May 4 in Kingston.