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Track coach Trevor Graham Banned For Life

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July 16th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Olympics, Track

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Track coach Trevor Graham is done helping his athletes obtain steroids after receiving a lifetime ban from any event sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee, the IAAF, USA Track and Field or any other organization that participates in the World Anti-Doping Agency program. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tyson Gay Runs a 9.68-Second, 100 Meters

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June 30th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Olympics, Track

Tyson Gay won the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic trials with the time of 9.68 seconds. Even though his time was wind aided it’s still the fastest any human has ever ran.

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Javelin Pierces Photographer’s Leg

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May 19th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Javelin, Track

During the Utah state track championships an unlucky photographer had a javelin pierce through his leg but even though he was in pain, he still managed to take this picture.

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Luckily for the photographer the javelin just went through the skin and didn’t hit any blood vessels, nerves, ligaments or tendons.

Hopefully next time this guy covers a track meet he’ll be smart enough to pay attention and stay out of the danger zones.

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