Women's 100m heats at 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Lauryn Williams of the USA (R) finishes a heat of the Women's 100m just ahead of Lucimar de Moura of Brasil at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing on August 16, 2008. Williams ran 11:38 and Moura ran 11:60. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)
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BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Shelly-Ann Fraser and two teammates finished off an amazing weekend for Jamaica Sunday by sweeping the medals in the Olympic women's 100-meter dash.
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt of Jamaica confirmed Saturday he is the fastest man on the planet, winning the Olympic 100-meter dash in world record time.
HELSINKI, Finland, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. sprinter Lauryn Williams took gold at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, winning the women's 100-meter event in 10.93 seconds.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Olympics crashed to a conclusion for Marion Jones Friday with disappointments in both the long jump and 400-meter relay.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Saturday's highlights at the Olympics:
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus won an amazingly close race Saturday night to earn the title of world's fastest woman.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the women's 100:
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia set an Olympic record Friday night in winning the 10,000-meter run on the first night of track and field.
SACRAMENTO, July 15 (UPI) -- Newly qualified U.S. Olympic sprinter Lauryn Williams says money is the reason she's decided to turn pro right away, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said.
BATON ROUGE, La., June 1 (UPI) -- Results of Saturday night's finals on the concluding night of the NCAA Track and Field Championships:
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