Athletics News

Top US wheelchair racer visits YMCA in Athlete Ambassador role

By Tom Degun

Anjali Forbes_Pratt_June_7June 7 - American Paralympic wheelchair racer Anjali Forber-Pratt (pictured left), a major medal contender for London 2012, has visited young children (pictured below) at the Stephens Family YMCA located in Champaign County, Illinois, in her role as an Athlete Ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Team for Tomorrow programme.

Exclusive: Pistorius' blades could allow him to outrun able-bodied sprinters, fears Merritt

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas

LaShawn Merritt_15_MayMay 15 - Reigning Olympic 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt admits that he has concerns about the prosthetic legs used by four-times Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius – and has urged the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to keep a close eye on the situation to ensure the South African doesn't enjoy an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes.

Singleton unconcerned with Pistorius hype heading into London 2012 clash

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas

Jerome SingletonMay 15 - United States Paralympic sprint star Jerome Singleton, the T44 100 metres world champion, has claimed that he is unconcerned with the media hype surrounding his great rival Oscar Pistorius of South Africa and said that the winner of their much anticipated clash at the London 2012 Paralympics will simply come down who has trained the hardest.