Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba may have clocked in the world record time for the women’s 5,000-meter relay in 2008, but at the London finals, it was fellow Ethiopian Meseret Defar that took the gold home.
Here are some of the athletes competing in the women's 1,500-meter finals on Aug. 10: Here are some of the athletes competing in the women's 1,500-meter finals on Aug.
Allyson Felix's boyfriend Kenneth Ferguson tweeted a message as she won the Gold medal for the 200M track final Wednesday. "Still speechless as I sit here in the stadium! So proud of you@allysonfelix God is good," he said on Twitter.
Athletes from the USA, the Czech Republic, Russia, Nigeria and Jamaica will compete in the finals for the women's 400-meter hurdles, airing on Aug. 8 at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time. TEAM USA - T'erea Brown, Lashinda Demus and Georganne Moline.
USA athlete Erik Kynard has made it into the 2012 London Olympic Games Men's High Jump Final on Tuesday. However, while many are impressed to see the Toledo native achieving success on his quest for the gold, he has been receiving plenty of buzz due to a pair of seemingly lucky yet infamous USA socks he's been sporting.
Kirani James has stormed to victory in the men's 400M track and field event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. James from Grenada won a fiercely tight 400 meter final in a sizzling 43.94 seconds.
Felix Sanchez has stormed to victory in the men's 400M track and field event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Sanchez, from the Dominican Republic, won a fiercely tight 400 meter final in 47.63 seconds.
With an astounding 3 competitors in the Men's 400m Hurdles Final today, Team USA has three individuals representing America: Angelo Taylor, Kerron Clement and Michael Tinsley.
Usain Bolt has set a new Olympic record Sunday at London 2012 as he claimed gold in the 100M dash. Bolt completed the sprint in 9.63 seconds - the second fastest time ever ran in the 100 meters. It is thought up to 2 billion people tuned in across the globe to watch the race live - although none in the United States due to NBC's delayed coverage.
