Athletics


Bringing big events to US will reverse decline in athletics popularity, believes sprint star

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas

Allyson Felix_14_MayMay 15 - Allyson Felix, America's Olympic sprint triple medallist, has admitted that track and field is suffering a major decline in popularity in the United States – but claimed she hopes the country is able to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games or the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in order to boost the sport's exposure.



"I am back" declares American drugs cheat Gatlin

By Mike Rowbottom in Doha

Justin Gatlin_wins_100m_in_Doha_May_11_2012May 11 - Unexpected 100 metres victories by Justin Gatlin and Allyson Felix in the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting of the season here offered early evidence that Walter Dix, also a winner in the 200m in 20.02sec, may have been right to warn before this event that United States sprinters, who have spent four years trailing their Jamaican rivals, are due for a "breakout" year.