Track & Field
Haiti: Pro-am Race Overcoming the Caribbean's Highest Mountains
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- Created on Friday, February 01, 2013 7:00 AM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Starting from the site of the National Palace, internationally acclaimed racers and dozens of others will climb 8,000 feet of terrain in the first pro-am mountain bike race in Haiti. Presented by Pepsi Max and other sponsors, a televised one-hour sports special of the 65 mile race will be nationally televised in the U.S.
Haiti: Olympian Samyr Laine considering retirement
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- Created on Monday, November 12, 2012 6:24 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Top 10 in the world, olympic triple-jumper, Samyr Laine, is considering retirement from athletics and foregoing the opportunity to compete for a gold medal for Haiti in the 2016 Olympic Games. Laine says that the Haitian government's inability to support the nation's athletic programs weigh the balance of his decision.
Haiti Sends Two to 2012 Paralympics in London
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- Created on Monday, August 20, 2012 12:09 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (defend.ht) - Two athletes from Haiti and their coaches arrived in Bounds Green, a northern suburb of London, England, on Friday for the 2012 Paralympics Games.
Haiti's Samyr Laine Advances to Final Round of Olympic Triple-Jump
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- Created on Tuesday, August 07, 2012 7:06 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (defend.ht) - Samyr Laine advanced to the Final Round in Men's Triple Jump at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with an incredible 16.81 meter performance.
Haiti's Marlena Wesh Advances to Semi-Finals in Olympic 400m Competition
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- Created on Friday, August 03, 2012 11:02 AM
LONDON, England (defend.ht) - Marlena Wesh advanced to the second round of the women's 400 meters competition at the 2012 Olympic Games coming in 3rd place in Friday morning's heat.
Haiti Native Sets High School Sprint Record as 8th Grader
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- Created on Thursday, July 05, 2012 10:02 AM
ALEXANDRIA, MN, USA (defend.ht) - Before ever attending a day of high school Wensia Johnson set a new Minnesota High School Athletic Association Class 2A meet record in the 100-meter dash.
Scouting for a Professional Mountain Bike Race in Haiti
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- Created on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:50 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Haiti may be extending its media coverage to ESPN as a team of Americans and a trail specialist from the International Mountain Biking Association are scouting out the mountains of Furcy to host a professional mountain bike race in February 2013.
Carl Lewis Meets Martelly, Denounces I.C. for Pledges Not Honored
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- Created on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:06 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - 9-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Carl Lewis, in Haiti met with President Michel Martelly than denounced the international community for pledges not honored.
9-time U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis to Travel to Haiti
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- Created on Friday, June 10, 2011 6:31 PM
UNITED NATIONS, USA - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist and candidate for a New Jersey State Senate Seat, Carl Lewis, is planning a trip to the island of Quisqueya where he will meet Dominican and Haitian leaders and visit forestry and agricultural projects.
Law Student Wins Bronze Medal at World Championships
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- Created on Sunday, May 29, 2011 3:23 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - At a preliminary tournament ahead of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics competition Harvard graduate, Samyr Laine brought home a 3rd place, Bronze medal for the nation of Haiti.
Track Star Keith Mesidor Selects the University of Notre Dame
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- Created on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:26 PM
As May 1st passed, high school seniors across the country anxiously prepared to make their final college decisions before National Decision Day. One New York City student-athlete managed to keep his cool throughout the entire college admissions process.
