Thursday, August 15, 2013

World Championships Moscow (Days 4,5, and 6)

Over the past few days in Russia we have seen a few stand out stars on the U.S  Track and Field team. On day four of the Championships, 800m specialist for the United States Nick Symmonds finished second over all in the Men's 800m final, with a time of 1:43 (Which hadn't been done since 1997) adding another silver medal to the U.S. medal count. The next race that the U.S dominated was the men's 400m. Last summer the U.S struggled to claim the gold medal in the men's 400m, but on Tuesday the U.S would bounce back, getting the gold and the silver at the world championships LaShawn Merrit would claim the Gold and Tony McQuay would claim the silver. These two men would run a world Championship record 43.74 and 44.40. Also on Tuesday we saw Olympic Gold medalist Jenn Suhr, show why she was the Olympic champion in the women's Pole Vault. Since the Olympics last summer Jenn Suhr has set a indoor world record at the indoor world championships, on Tuesday she proved her self again, winning the silver at the World Championships in Moscow Russia, adding another silver medal to the United States medal count. On Wednesday the United States added a few more medals to the medal count, with Jenny Simpson winning the silver medal behind Abebe Aregawi of Swedan in the women's 1500m run. Also on Wednesday we saw Michael Tinsley of the United States win the World Silver, behind Trinidad and Tobago's Jehue Gordon, adding another World Silver to the U.S. medal count. Another result that was determined Wednesday were the results of the women's 400m hurdle final. Dalilah Muhammad of the United States would win World silver, adding another medal to the U.S. medal count, behind Zuzana Hejnova of Czech Republic. On Thursday the opening heats of the women's 200m began. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica won her opening heat in the women's 200m and following her heat Olympics 200m Gold medals American Allyson Felix would win her heat as well on Thursday, making the  semi final Friday ones to watch.

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