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Grateful Usain Bolt given 3-ton piece of Berlin Wall

Aug. 23, 2009
Usain Bolt was honored by the city of Berlin by receiving an original segment of the Berlin Wall -- nearly three tons of it.
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Bolt shatters his own world 100-meter mark

Bolt shatters his own world 100-meter mark

BERLIN, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds at the World Track Championships in Berlin Sunday, breaking his own world record.

Bolt, Gay head for 100-meter showdown

BERLIN, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay coasted into the 100-meter semifinals Saturday and Christian Cantwell won the first American gold at the World Track Championships.

World track championships open Saturday

BERLIN, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The 12th World Track and Field Championships begin Saturday and the stars of the show will make an immediate appearance in Berlin.

Olympic Medal: M 400 Relay

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal Friday in the men's 400-meter relay, producing a world record time in the process.
Bolt completes Olympic double

Bolt completes Olympic double

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt completed the Olympic sprint double Wednesday by winning the 200-meter dash in world record time.
Olympic Medal: M 200

Olympic Medal: M 200

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal Wednesday in the 200-meter dash.
Olympic Medal: M 100

Olympic Medal: M 100

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the men's 100-meter dash, lowering the world record in the process.
Sprinter Tyson Gay says he is healthy

Sprinter Tyson Gay says he is healthy

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- American Tyson Gay, who suffered a hamstring injury during the U.S. Olympic trials, said Monday he is fully recovered.

Bolt fired into soccer game in England

STOCKPORT, England, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A soccer game in Greater Manchester, England, was called off after a steel crossbow bolt was fired onto the site of the match.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler