Diamond League Track and Field in Paris
Jamaican Usain Bolt gives an interview after winning the men's 100m final competition at the Paris IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Stade de France near Paris on July 16, 2010. UPI/David Silpa
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Sally Pearson of Australia fought off a trio of Americans Tuesday and won the Olympic 100-meter hurdles and give her country its second gold medal of the day.
World-record Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said he will miss the rest of the 2010 track season because of a lower back injury.
Angelo Taylor led an American sweep of the Olympic 400 hurdles medals Monday, giving some life to the struggling United States track and field effort.
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