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• With 400 Gold, Merritt Eases Disappointment Over Relay Failures

  LaShawn Merritt stormed through the 400 meters and grabbed a commanding victory, but the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay teams both dropped the baton and failed to advance. Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Wariner, Jeremy, Merritt, LaShawn

• Gay Takes Philosophical View of Defeat, but It Still Hurts

  A year ago, Tyson Gay was on top of the sprinting world, but a lot changes in a year, including the hamstring injury that struck while Gay was trying to qualify for the Olympics in July. Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 1:27 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson

• Sports Of the Times: In the 100, a Show of Flash After a Burst of Speed

  On Saturday night at the Bird’s Nest an island best known for beaches and reggae suddenly had the Olympic spotlight all to itself. Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 4:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Swimming, Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Jamaica, Bolt, Usain, Phelps, Michael, Powell, Asafa

• Gay Fails to Make Highly Anticipated 100-Meters Final

  Tyson Gay, the defending world champion in both the 100 and 200 meters, did not advance out of the semifinals of the 100 in the Olympics on Saturday night, finishing fifth in his heat. Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 10:10 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson

• A Place to Turn for a Champion Runner

  At 26, even with all his accomplishments, runner Tyson Gay still turns to his mother in the big moments of his life. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 1:57 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson

• Sprinters Are Setting Records (for Civility)

  Sportsmanship has broken out among a group of athletes who historically act like porcupines or peacocks before races, and most of the time in general. Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 5:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Bolt, Usain, Boldon, Ato

• Shattering Limits on the Track, and in the Pool

  Tyson Gay won the finals of the 100 meters at the United States Olympic track and field trials, though the wind disqualified his time of 9.68 from being a world record. Posted Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Bolt, Usain

• Gay Runs Wind-Aided 9.68 Seconds to Make Olympics

  Tyson Gay has run the fastest 100 meters in any conditions, but the time doesn’t count as a world record because the wind was too strong. Posted Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Dix, Walter

• After Blunder, Gay Sets U.S. Record in 100 Meters

  Tyson Gay, the 2007 world champion in the 100 meters, set a United States record of 9.77 seconds in winning his quarterfinal heat in that event. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson

• For Gay, a Defeat Is Followed by a Tuneup

  Tyson Gay has taken his 100-meter technique apart, putting it on the grease rack and giving it an overhaul since coming in a distant second to Usain Bolt in a race on May 31. Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 9:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Gay, Tyson, Bolt, Usain