US out to reclaim its supremacy

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China Daily, August 25, 2011
Adjust font size:

A US team stung by two high-profile injury absences and a late doping case still sends a squad with eight reigning title holders to a 2011 World Championships seen as a springboard to 2012 Olympic success.

The loss of injured sprinter Tyson Gay and 400m star Jeremy Wariner were undoubtedly blows to an American squad trying to reassert its dominance over Jamaica in the sprints and match, if not improve on, its haul of 22 medals - 10 of them gold - at Berlin in 2009.

Gay's injury withdrawal from the US trials robbed the US of the American reckoned most likely to challenge Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt.

The Americans suffered another blow when Michael Rogers, who recorded the fourth-fastest 100m time of the season, tested positive for a banned stimulant and withdrew from the championships as he accepted a provisional ban until his case is concluded.

Walter Dix, who won the 100m and 200m at the US championships, now spearheads a group of US men sprinters that also includes Justin Gatlin, who has returned from a four-year doping ban to earn a 100m berth, veteran Darvis Patton and Rodgers' replacement, Trell Kimmons.

"I think we have a good combination, a good balance of veterans and youth," men's head coach Vin Lananna said at the conclusion of the US trials in June.

"I think the United States is in a great position for the championships in Daegu and also in setting the table for what's to happen in London a year from now."

Things look brighter for America's women sprinters, with Carmelita Jeter the top performer this year at 100m and hungry for a first major international gold. Jeter will also chase 200m gold, as will season-leader Shalonda Solomon and three-time defending champion Allyson Felix.

Felix, however, will enter uncharted territory in Daegu as she bids for a 200m-400m double. She has admitted she doesn't know how her pursuit of the 400m before the 200 will affect her in the event she has dominated for so long.

"I feel like mentally I am going to take one round at a time and physically I feel like I have done the work in practice and I just have to sustain my body the best I can throughout the competition," she said.

In the 400m, Felix will be up against reigning title holder Sanya Richards-Ross, runner of the second fastest time this year.

LaShawn Merritt, back from a doping ban of almost two years, will defend his 400m title.

"At the worlds, I will be a contender," Merritt vowed after finishing second to Jamaica's Jermaine Gonzalez in his return to the track in July in Stockholm, where he clocked 44.74sec. Tony McQuay is the top American in the 400m this season.

David Oliver boasts the top time in the 110m hurdles this season, but with a field expected to include 2008 Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba and former world record-holder Liu Xiang of China no one is a sure thing.

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 深爱五月激情网| 人人爽人人爽人人片av免费| 佐佐木明希哔哩哔哩| 亚洲aⅴ无码专区在线观看q | 欧美两性人xxxx高清免费| 无人高清视频免费观看在线动漫| 大学生久久香蕉国产线看观看| 国产婷婷色综合av蜜臀av| 人妻无码久久一区二区三区免费| 久热中文字幕在线精品首页| ~抓码王57777论坛| 成人污视频在线观看| 玖玖在线免费视频| 日本大片免a费观看视频| 国产麻豆成人传媒免费观看| 国产a级午夜毛片| 亚洲中久无码永久在线观看同 | 高清一区二区三区日本久| 波多野结衣之cesd819| 无码国产69精品久久久久孕妇| 国产精品无码久久久久久| 午夜影院小视频| 久久精品欧美日韩精品| 99久久免费国产精精品| 美女露胸视频网站| 日韩精品无码专区免费播放| 在线国产你懂的| 喝丰满女医生奶水电影| 亚洲AV无码成人精品区狼人影院| 99视频精品全国在线观看| 色噜噜狠狠成人中文综合| 校园放荡三个女同学| 国产黄视频网站| 免费看成人aa片无码视频吃奶| 久久精品一区二区三区资源网 | aaaa级毛片| 美女在线免费观看| 日韩黄在线观看免费视频| 国产精品白浆无码流出| 人妻少妇精品专区性色AV| 中文字幕一区二区三区日韩精品|