Ruky Abdulai News

Canada's Gary Reed finished fourth in the semifinal heat of the men's 800-metre event Friday and will not advance to Saturdays final.

Canadian Ruky Abdulai was well short of her personal best on Friday at the world championships in Berlin.

Canadian Ruby Abdulai was well short of her personal best on Friday at the world championships in Berlin.

There was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow Wednesday for Coquitlam's Ruky Abdulai.

The legend of Jim Steacy keeps on growing. The hammer thrower from Lethbridge, Alta., became the first Canadian to win an athletics medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade, winning a silver on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.

Olympian Keith Beavers of Orangeville, Ont., gave Canada its second medal of the World University Games on Tuesday, claiming silver in the men's 200-metre individual medley.

Simon Fraser University grad Ruky Abdulai set a new meet record in the long jump at the Harry Jerome international track and field classic at Swangard Stadium June 14.

Coquitlam's Ruky Abdulai was among 29 athletes chosen this week to represent Canada at the 25th Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.

The big-name stars didn't shine their brightest during the Lafarge Abbotsford International Track Classic on Tuesday evening.

MEET YOU AT THE BAR: American James Nieto sails clear in the men's high jump at the 2009 Harry Jerome International Classic at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Sunday.

BURNABY, B.C. _ Finishing just off the podium in the Olympic shot put in Beijing has given Dylan Armstrong plenty of determination.

She jumps. And she sings. And Sunday at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Canadian Olympian Ruky Abdulai excelled at both.

An impressive cast of international track and field athletes will strut their stuff in Abbotsford next Tuesday at the Lafarge/Tyam Group International Track Classic.

A number of high profile Canadian track and field meets will take place in the coming weeks as athletes gear up for a chance to done the maple leaf at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics taking place in Berlin, Germany August 15 to 23.

Reigning world champion Tyson Gay of America ran the third-fastest time ever in the 200 metres in winning in 19.58 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday.