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Laurie Foster

Laurie is a senior editor with Trackalerts.com since 2009. He was a nominee for the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) 2014 World Athletics Journalist of the Year Award. He has covered track and field at the highest level for both the electronic media and the written press.
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Sprint relay glory beckons

Running in the order, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade and the phenomenal, Usain, going for his ninth gold medal…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

“Dip and fall forward”: Shaunae adjusts old folk song title

Shaunae, who had taken the fight and her scintillating 200m speed to the field from the opening salvo, led all…

By Laurie Foster 4 Min Read

“Dip and fall forward”: Shaunae adjusts old folk song title

Shaunae, who had taken the fight and her scintillating 200m speed to the field from the opening salvo, led all…

By Laurie Foster 4 Min Read

Fraser-Pryce, Thompson lead the way to 100m final

They were both timed at 10.88 to win their respective heats. In heat 2, Fraser-Pryce had dismissed a stern challenge…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

Can Kim answer the medal call?

After the Saturday morning preliminary round outing, the former Vere Technical High athlete, is eyeing a breakthrough in Sunday’s afternoon…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

Big man Bolt tops the Caribbean in 100m heats, Gatlin leads the world

It was the one, around which so much attention is surrounded at the Rio Olympics and it saw the live…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

Rio forecasts continue to astound

With the Rio Olympics zeroing down to the track and field sector, the popular pastime of predictions is alive and…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

Bolt sounds optimistic at Rio Press Conference

The big man said, seemingly in reference to the enhanced testing for potential drug cheats,

By Laurie Foster 1 Min Read

Russell in Rio Rigmarole

Russell, who boasts a 3rd world ranked, season best of 53.96 seconds from the Rome DL in early June (behind…

By Laurie Foster 3 Min Read

1980 Olympics 100m champion expresses doubts about a Bolt win

The Scotsman is quoted as saying, “It’s probably 50-50 in my mind at the moment. I think Bolt thinks, in…

By Laurie Foster 2 Min Read

Asafa talking about sprint relay world record

According to a story carried by the Gleaner, Powell, absent from the flat event for the first time in his…

By Laurie Foster 1 Min Read

Johnson says Bolt, Gatlin clash is no rivalry #Rio2016

Quoting the man, who ran 43.18 at the 1995 Gothenburg World Champs, the Czech news organ reported, “This year Gatlin…

By Laurie Foster 1 Min Read