2008, Stockholm, Sweden, IAAF Super Grand Prix, Mens 100m, former World Record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica, defeated the current World Record holder, and fellow countrymen, Usain Bolt by a hundredth of a second, to take the gold with a time of...
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2008, Barcelona, Spain, IAAF EAA Permit Meeting, Womens 100m hurdles, American Lolo Jones, currently on the US Olympic team, continues to get ready for Beijing, by winning here, with a time of 12.70 seconds. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Barcelona, Spain, IAAF EAA Permit Meeting, Womens 200m, Veronica Campbell, of Jamaica, posted a new Meet Record as she took home the gold, with a time of 21.99 seconds. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Liege, Belgium, IAAF, EAA Permit Meeting, Mens 300 meter, American runner Calvin Smith set a new meet record as took the gold with a time of 32.54 seconds. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Liege, Belgium, IAAF, EAA Permit Meeting, Womens 100m hurdles, Nevin Yanit of Turkey and Priscilla Lopes of Canada both crossed the finish line at 12.77 second to share the win. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Thessaloniki, Greece, IAAF Olympic Meeting, Womens Triple Jump, Crhysopigi Deveti of Greece, wowed the home crowd by beating the World Champion Yargelis Savigne by .07 meters, with a distance of 15.22m. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Thessaloniki, Greece, IAAF Olympic Meeting, Womens 100 meter, Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, matched her personal best, 10.85, and beat American Angela Williams for the win. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Madrid, Spain, IAAF Track and Field Grand Prix, Martina Churandy of Netherlands Antilles, broke the track record for the 100m with a time of 10.04 seconds, in a tight race. (Universal Sports, UniversalSports.com)
2008, Ostrava, the Golden Spike Grand Prix, IAAF World Athletics Tour, Dire Tune, from Ethiopia, and Boston Marathon winner, covered 18,517 meters in one hour, 177 meter more than the previous record set in the 80s. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
2008, Ostrava, the Golden Spike Grand Prix, IAAF World Athletics Tour, the young runner from Sudan continues to impress on the 800m track. Abubaker Kai Khamis pulls away at the end with a time of one minute 43.81 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)