Queen Harrison's FIVE heroes - SPIKES Magazine

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Sisters in arms: Queen Harrison's FIVE heroes Why have one hero when you can have five? USA’s 400m hurdler Queen Harrison has a quintet of very special heroes. “Can I choose more than one? [SPIKES: Yes Ma’am]  “Then I’d have to chose all my five sisters: Graceful, Queen Zuequal, Muun, Princess and Empress. “They have been a huge foundation for my life and have always pushed me to be the best tha...

Adam Nelson on restructuring professional track & ...

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Athletics' big thinker looks to rugby and cricket for inspiration http://spikes-mag.tumblr.com/post/39933503782/athletics-big-thinker-looks-to-rugby-and-cricket-for US 2004 Olympic shot put champion Adam Nelson is one of the sport’s great thinkers, and the vice president of the Track & Field Athletes Association. He believes the sport needs major structural reform. “The problem with change is it usually means some...

One to watch in 2013: Mutaz Essa Barshim

Thursday, January 3, 2013 by Paul Doyle

One to watch in 2013: Mutaz Essa Barshim After leaping to Olympic bronze in London, Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim climbed to joint eighth on the all-time high jump list with a sensational leap of 2.39m. SPIKES caught up with the 21-year-old who’s now one of the world’s most exciting high jump talents. For the past decade and a half the Arab state of Qatar has carved out a reputation as a leading organiser of elite athletics e...

Asafa Powell has no intention of slowing down

Thursday, January 3, 2013 by Paul Doyle

Asafa Powell has no intention of slowing down yet Asafa Powell in Doha Diamond League ©piranoRobR By ANNIMARI KORTE Published: 31 December 2012 The former 100m world record holder endured an Olympics to forget this summer, finishing last in the 100m final after an untimely recurrence of an old groin injury. Despite being the fastest man never to have won an individual Olympic medal, along with old rival Tyson Gay, Powell won’t be...

SPIKES Magazine interview with Jamie Nieto

Monday, December 17, 2012 by Paul Doyle

Jamie Nieto's extreme athletics We’ve had some great ideas for the SPIKES manifesto #rulechange, and today we’ve found a US high jumper with a working knowledge of the silver screen. It’s TV's Jamie Nieto! And he wants track and field to get extreme. “I’m thinking outside the box here but what about extreme athletics, when you maybe have a trampoline to aid you doing the high jump or the long jump? What about a...

Nelson on the cusp of Olympic Gold in shot put

Thursday, December 6, 2012 by Paul Doyle

Posted: Wednesday December 5, 2012 10:32PM ; Updated: Wednesday December 5, 2012 10:32PM Tim Layden>INSIDE OLYMPIC SPORTS More ColumnsEmail Tim Layden Nelson on cusp of Olympic gold Story Highlights Adam Nelson was awarded the silver medal in shot put at the Athens Games Drug samples from 2004 gold medalist Yuriy Bilonog contained banned substances The IOC did't immediately say if the silver and bronze medalists would be elevated   0 inShar...

Adam Nelson Speaks

Thursday, November 29, 2012 by Paul Doyle

BY THE TRAILER IN UNCATEGORIZED · NOVEMBER 28, 2012 · NO COMMENTS Adam Nelson Speaks The 2004 Olympic silver medalist may get gold before Christmas. But is it too little, too late? by The Trailer LONDON – By now you’ve probably heard that Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist for shot put, has tested positive for a banned substance when the IOC took a second look at a small fraction of ...