Since I seldom post photos from athletic events these days, here are photos from today's Track & Field (Athletics) championships in Osaka, Japan. The biggest event was the showdown between American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell, who is the world record holder in the 100m. Gay's performance in the final was remarkable; he came from behind to win with a time of 9.85 seconds, which more than took care of Powell, who ended up finishing third at 9.96 seconds, after Bahamian Derrick Atkins (see below) came in at 9.91. He can now claim to be the fastest man in the world.
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Canada's Anson Henry
Defending 100m world champion Asafa Powell, in an interview
Britain's Mark Lewis-Francis in the 100m semifinal
Gay, before the 100m semifinal heat
Asafa Powell before the 100m semifinal
Powell in the lead before finishing 2nd in his semifinal heat
French star Christine Arron before her 100m quarterfinal heat
American sprinter Torri Edwards before her 100m quarterfinal heat
Edwards's heat before the race
Edwards blazing to a victory
Another women's 100m qf lineup, Lauryn Williams at center
Lauryn Williams just nosing (or kneeing) out first
Gay, before the final heat
Derrick Atkins, before the 100m final
Gay blowing past Powell (in yellow, 3rd) and Atkins (in blue, 2nd): his winning time was 9.95
100m champion Tyson Gay celebrates
Olympic champion Félix Sánchez before his 400m hurdle heat
A contemplative Sánchez before his heat
Sánchez, otra vez
Javier Culson before the 400m hurdle heat
Sánchez after winning his heat
James Carter, after his 400m hurdle heat
New Zealander Valerie Vili, putting the shot to win the women's championship in that event
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I really, really enjoyed the photos. Great post.
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