This is an old video clip, but well worth a revisit. Maurice green recorded a wind-aided 9.86 seconds, winning the 100-meter event at the 2004 Home Depot Invitational in California.
You can't call him humble, but he did win. A lot. This is the same man who had "GOAT" tattooed on his arm - an acronym for "Greatest Of All Time". Greene announced in February that he was retiring at age 33 and not competing at Beijing. His indoor 60m world record (6.39 s) still stands.
T-shirt seen recently at a running store:
Last week at the US Olympic Trials three runners from Oregon seemingly came out of nowhere to sweep the 800m finals. Nick Symmonds wove through an amazingly small gap and won the race with an impressive kick in the final 150 meters. He was followed by 6'5" Andrew Wheating and Christian Smith, who literally dove to the finish line to inch out Khadevis Robinson and Lopez Lomong. Video (race starts at 2:30) and results below.
| 1 | Nicholas Symmonds | OTC/Nike | 1:44.10 |
| 2 | Andrew Wheating | Oregon | 1:45.03 |
| 3 | Christian Smith | OTC/Nike | 1:45.47 |
| 4 | Khadevis Robinson | Nike | 1:45.53 |
| 5 | Lopez Lomong | Nike | 1:45.58 |
| 6 | Duane Solomon | USC | 1:45.78 |
| 7 | Jebreh Harris | Reebok | 1:46.21 |
| 8 | Jonathan Johnson | Reebok | 1:48.11 |
Due a very disappointing sprain and fall at the U.S Olympic Trials (video below), Tyson Gay did not qualify for the 200 meters in Beijing. Gay is the defending world champion in the 200 and would have been the favorite in Beijing. An MRI has revealed a mild strain in Tyson Gay's left hamstring, and he has been advised to restrict his training for the next two weeks.
Before this incident Tyson Gay qualified for the Olympics by winning the 100-meter finals. He is also expected to participate in the 4x100m relay if he is healthy. At this point, Gay insists that he will be ready in August, saying that he'll "be 100 percent for the 100 and 400 relay".
A high-school student from California made waves at the U.S. Olympic Trials by placing 10th in the women's 1500-meter finals. In the semifinals, 16-year-old Jordan Hasay set the national high school record for the 1500m: 4:14.50. Although she won't proceed to Beijing, Hasay will have several more Olympic opportunities. Video and results from the women's 1500 are below.
| 1 | Shannon Rowbury | Nike | 4:05.48 |
| 2 | Erin Donohue | Nike | 4:08.20 |
| 3 | Christin Wurth | Nike | 4:08.48 |
| 4 | Morgan Uceny | Reebok | 4:10.85 |
| 5 | Amy Mortimer | Reebok | 4:14.98 |
| 6 | Lindsey Gallo | Reebok | 4:15.96 |
| 7 | Tiffany McWilliams | Adidas | 4:16.28 |
| 8 | Sarah Bowman | Tennessee | 4:16.54 |
| 9 | Sara Hall | Asics | 4:16.79 |
| 10 | Jordan Hasay | unattached | 4:17.36 |
| 11 | Jenelle Deatherage | Reebok | 4:22.45 |
| 12 | Treniere Clement | Nike | 4:24.62 |