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Bolt completes World Championships sprint double with 19.66secs performance

Usain Bolt Jamaica world record holder

MOSCOW (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt was back on top of the world again after completing another World Championships sprint double, following his gold medal performance in Moscow on Saturday night. The Jamaican World record holder, who won the double at the 2009 championships in Berlin, Germany, clocked a world-leading 19.66 seconds to win the …

Jessica Ennis-Hill withdraws from World Championships

LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has withdrawn from the Great Britain team for next IAAF World Athletics Championships because of an injury. Ennis-Hill, who only recently recovered from Achilles injury which affected her preparation for the championships, competed in the 100m hurdles and long jump at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games last …

Bolt, Fraser-Pryce head Jamaica Worlds team

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce lead the Jamaican contingent for the IAAF World Championships , which runs from 10-18 August in Moscow, Russia. Bolt and Fraser-Pryce, who won gold medals at the London Olympic Games last summer, head the 45-member squad, which will be without several big names, including …