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Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer MONTE-CARLO: Two of the world's fastest men, world sprint double record holder Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell endorsed the move by the International Assiociation of Athletics Federations to reduce the number of rounds at major championships.

American Tyson Gay, right, beat Jamaica's Usain Bolt at the 2007 world championships, but the Jamaican has taken sprinting to an unprecedented level since.

Is Sanya Richards the Female Athlete of the Year? Yesterday we told you about the five male contenders for top year-end IAAF honors.

Zensational , the first horse to win three consecutive Grade I sprint events, was retired from racing and will stand at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after his 200 metre win at the World Athletics Final in Greece in September.

Now is the time of year when fans and writers vote on their athletes of the year and, looking back on the 2009 season, that is a pretty easy job.

Weird World of Sport: What would you rather see, amanthrowing a javelin 100 metres or half a mile? GETTY If I had to spend seven hours a day swimming up and down like Michael Phelps, I'd do so much more than a bong in my downtime enlarge It just goes to show that you should never judge a book by the cover.

By Emmanuel Pionnier Salonika, Greece - World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt brought the curtain down on another record-breaking season here on Sunday when he cruised to victory in the 200m at the World Athletics Final.

Jamaican Usain Bolt capped a remarkable year by storming to victory in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final on Sunday.

Athens, Sep 11 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, now triple World and Olympic Champion will take part in the finals of a world tournament at the Greek city of Salonica, in a competition staring Saturday until Sunday, organizers of the tournament stated here Friday.

Salonika, Greece - Jamaican sprint phenomenon Usain Bolt will line up in the 200m during the World Athletics Final here on Saturday and Sunday for what could be his last appearance of a memorable 2009.

Baseball has its A-Rod, golf its Tiger, tennis its Fed. And now, track and field has its Usain Bolt.

Croatia's Blanka Vlasic reproduced her world championships-winning form in front of her home crowd by dominating the women's high jump in the Zagreb Grand Prix meeting here on Monday.

ZAGREB, Croatia, -- Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday while Americans Darvis Patton and Mike Rodgers went 1-2 in the men's 100.

Croatia's high jumper Blanka Vlasic strikes gold in Berlin. In cultural news: Bulgarian icons are on exhibit in Paris, and the 48th edition of the Struga Poetry Festival ends.

Usain Bolt knew exactly how to celebrate shattering a second world record in four days.

ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Venue: Olympic Stadium, Berlin Date: 15-23 August Coverage: Watch the action live and highlights on BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website Full BBC coverage details Olympic champion Melaine Walker set the second fastest time in history to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the World ...

Berlino the Bear drops champion Walker Olympic champion Melaine Walker set the second fastest time in history to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the World Championships in Berlin.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt shattered his own 200 meters world record on Thursday to win gold at the world championships in a breathtaking 19.19 seconds and secure his place as the greatest sprinter ever seen.

Sprint king Usain Bolt will launch an assault on his own 200m world record on Thursday as he bids to write himself into the record books while high-jump queen Blanka Vlasic will lock horns with Ariane Friedrich.