Archive for April 3, 2012
Tommie Smith gets treat — posing with sprint great Stan Whitley
M65 sprint star Stan Whitley of SoCal had a cool experience Sunday — meeting some legends of our sport at the California Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Besides Tommie Smith, his generation’s top long sprinter, he had photos taken with the likes of Wyomia Tyus, John Carlos and Ron Freeman. He also met NBA […]
April 3, 2012
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Phil Raschker elevates her game (again): WR in W65 pentathlon
On Day 1 of worlds, Phil Raschker added to her legend by setting another world record in the pentathlon — her second of the season. At Bloomington nationals, she scored 4,670 points. Today in Jyväskylä, she raised the bar to 4,713. Her marks and points: 10.62 / 1123 (60 hurdles), 4.18 / 1007 (long jump), […]
April 3, 2012
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WMA: World championships? What world championships?
Below is a screen shot of the WMA website on Day 1 of indoor worlds. It barely hints that the meet is under way in Finland. In what other sport would a world championship not be trumpeted by its governing body? No photos? No highlights of the day? Go figure. In any case, results are […]
April 3, 2012
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