Topic: Shawn Crawford

Galen Rupp, Amy Begley win 10,000-meter titles at USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.Galen Rupp and Amy Begley each repeated as national champions at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.The majority of Thursday's events were for the ...

US relay team disqualified, Jamaica splutter

Reigning champions the United States were disqualified for an incorrect handover during Friday's 4x100m relay heats at the World Athletics Championships.The US were thrown out because of problems with the final baton change from Shawn Crawford to Darvis Patton when ...

Bolt needs short burst to make 200 final

BERLIN (Reuters) - Triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt breezed into the world championship 200 meters final on Wednesday, needing only an opening 30-meter burst to establish his dominance in the semi-final.The Jamaican was in no mood for pre-race ...

'Cheetah Man' Crawford looking to give Bolt a shock

Shawn Crawford is one of the more colourful characters on the athletics circuit, but the man who glories in the nickname 'Cheetah Man' is hoping that he can upset the odds here and take the 200 metres title.If that sounds an ...

Crawford returns to Athens for 12th IAAF GP

When American sprinter Shawn Crawford and his opponents lined up at the 200 metre dash during the Athens 2004 Olympics, they received a harsh round of boos from the mostly Greek fans in the packed Athens Olympic Stadium.On Monday Crawford returns ...

Crawford looks for a different Athens greeting

When American sprinter Shawn Crawford and his opponents lined up at the 200 metre dash during the Athens 2004 Olympics, they received a harsh round of boos from the mostly Greek fans in the packed Athens Olympic Stadium.On Monday Crawford returns ...
Shawn Crawford blew away the competition to win the 200m title at the US athletics championships on Sunday, punching his World Championships ticket with a wind-assisted 19.73sec. "That's the fastest my body has ever moved in its lifetime, so I ...

U.S. sprinters to shine in Berlin: coaches

EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - The U.S. team at August's world athletics championships are expected to take the fast track to success, with coaches tipping sprinters and hurdlers to lead the way in Berlin. "We have put together a great team," women ...
Crawford, Felix sprint to 200-meter titles at US track and field championshipsSome have been faster than him, others more flamboyant.No American, though, has put together quite the resume that Shawn Crawford has assembled since the start of this decade.Crawford routed ...
Crawford, Felix sprint to 200-meter titles at US track and field championshipsShawn Crawford doesn't have to feel bad about this medal.The sprinter who was awarded an Olympic medal he felt he didn't deserve last year won a national title ...