Thompson Wins Silver Medal in Olympics 100 Meters
August 16, 2008
BEIJING — LSU's Richard Thompson ran a personal best 9.89 in the Olympics 100 meter dash final on Saturday, becoming the second-fastest man on Earth and winning the silver medal for Trinidad and Tobago. The NCAA champion finished behind a world-record perforance by Jamaica's Usain Bolt (9.69).
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Thompson Wins Silver Medal in Olympics 100 Meters
August 16, 2008
BEIJING — LSU's Richard Thompson ran a personal best 9.89 in the Olympics 100 meter dash final on Saturday, becoming the second-fastest man on Earth and winning the silver medal for Trinidad & Tobago. The NCAA champion finished behind a world-record perforance by Jamaica's Usain Bolt (9.69).
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Lee Advances in Olympics 100; Thompson in Final
August 16, 2008
BEIJING — Former Lady Tiger star Muna Lee advanced through the first two rounds of the women's 100 meters in Beijing on Saturday, while Richard Thompson qualified for the fastest race on Earth by finishing second in his semifinal heat in 9.93 seconds. The men's final will be contested at 9:30 a.m. today.
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Thompson Beats Gay in 100m, Advances to Semifinals
August 15, 2008
BEIJING — No one would have ever guessed that LSU senior Richard Thompson was making his Olympic debut during Friday's 100-meter qualifying at the National Stadium as the Trinidad and Tobago star cruised to victories in both his opening round and quarterfinal heats.
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Thompson Beats Gay in 100m, Advances to Semifinals
August 15, 2008
BEIJING — On the first day of Olympic track and field, LSU's Richard Thompson won his first-round heat in 10.24 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash before besting American Tyson Gay in the second round in 9.99 seconds. Thompson races again at 7:13 a.m. CT on Saturday in the semifinals.
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Thompson Wins 100m Heat, Advances to Round 2
August 14, 2008
BEIJING — On the first day of Olympic track and field, LSU's Richard Thompson won the third of 10 first-round heats of the men's 100 meter dash in 10.24 seconds to advance to the second round. Thompson races again at 6:45 a.m. CT on Friday in the second round.
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Track & Field Athletes Set to Begin Olympics Competition
August 14, 2008
BATON ROUGEÂ – The wait is finally over for the world's greatest track and field athletes as competitors will gather at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, on Thursday night for the long awaited start of the athletics competition at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
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Life’s Hurdles No Match for Olympic Hopeful Lolo Jones
August 13, 2008
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Lolo Jones, her journey included a few hurdles too, but it has been more than the hurdles on the track that Jones has had to overcome.
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Thompson’s Olympic Dream is Four Years in the Making
August 10, 2008
Four years of dedication, four years of preparation and four years of training all boiled down to a single moment in time for LSU's Richard Thompson.The only thing standing in his way of immortality was 100 meters of track and perhaps the finest collegiate field ever assembled in the history of the NCAA Championships. The stage was set.
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A Path of Success: Nickiesha Wilson’s Road to the Olympics
August 1, 2008
It was another "sports day" for many youngsters in Kingston, Jamaica, and 5-year-old Nickiesha Wilson was just beginning to show off her running ability.
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