Posted on 07/07/2010 8:36:47 AM PDT by downwdims
Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion's hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.
In the 110 meters hurdles, American David Oliver recorded the fourth fastest 110 meters hurdles of all time with a 12.90 second run.
Gay, who has been battling a nagging hamstring problem for seven weeks, ran his first 200 of the year in 19.76 seconds to finish just shy of Dix, who took control coming off the bend and stayed in front to win in 19.72.
"It wasn't bad, but I was a little fatigued toward the end," Gay said. "I tried to stay relaxed and bring it home, but it wasn't enough."
Dix, who won the 100 meters and placed second at the U.S. nationals last weekend, said his race experience had helped, "but I'm a little beat up, too."
"I was a little sloppy out of the blocks, but I was able to hold on," he added. "Tyson gave me great competition."
Oliver, the Olympic bronze medalist, equaled Dominique Arnold's national record with his second consecutive lifetime best. He ran 12.93 to win the U.S. championships last Sunday.
Only world record holder Dayron Robles (12.87) of Cuba and China's Liu Xiang have run faster.
"I didn't get a great start but I brought it home," Oliver said.
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Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
Nothing can top the NY Daily News’s “Ike Beats Tina To Death”.
Years ago there was a semi-satrical novel about the sensationalist tabloid biz. The protagonist was an editor who pursued ever more bizarre stories with ever more salacious headlines. Through his obesssion, he descended into madness.
The title of the novel was “Dwarf Rapes Nun, Escapes in Flying Saucer.”
You don’t really think this was posted for the track and field part, do you? Really? ;)
regards,
LOL!
oh the irony of the article title.....
Pinging some others...
Hilar: of, relating to, or located near a hilum.
"Hilarous", then, would be the condition of being located near a hilum.
And a hilum is, of course, a scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule.
I'm sure a bean joke can be wedged into this thread somewhere..... Just as a face-saving measure.
What are we made of?
Our fathers came across the prairies, fought Indians, fought drought, fought locusts, fought Dix!
Remember when Richard Dix came in here and tried to take over this town? Well, we didn't give up then... and by gum, we're not going to give up now!
"ORLY? You DON'T say!"
Why bother? It can’t be any better than the headline!
SOMETIMES THE JOKES JUST WRITE THEMSELVES...PING!!!
Dix slipped right in at the finish ?
Of course not but I refuse to let the frustrated queers say that everyone at FR is anti-pervert.
Dix also mentioned that he was quite fond of Gay as well.
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