http://universalsports.com 30 sports, 25 world championships, your destination for Olympic sports and athletes – world class events in cycling, swimming, track & field, gymnastics, skiing, figure skating, triathlon, rugby & more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/3729db9ad5d405e0ea9c098bd62f5b66?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://universalsports.com http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-liu-xiang-beats-oliver/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-liu-xiang-beats-oliver/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:32:41 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-liu-xiang-beats-oliver/ ]]> To the cheers of the home crowd, Xiang (CHN) sets a meet record with the win at 12.97, beating former record holder David Oliver (USA) by .16 seconds.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-gebrhiwet-wins-5000m/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-gebrhiwet-wins-5000m/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:12:30 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-gebrhiwet-wins-5000m/ ]]> In a race with Choge, bekele and Longosiwa, Gebrhiwet (ETH) gets the win at 13:11.00 to get the first Diamond League points.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-reese-hoffa-wins-shot-put/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-reese-hoffa-wins-shot-put/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:52:59 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-reese-hoffa-wins-shot-put/ ]]> With a final throw of 20.98 meters, Hoffa (USA) takes the first Diamond lead win from Dylan Armstrong (CAN) by .05 meters.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-lowe-reigns/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-lowe-reigns/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:36:31 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-lowe-reigns/ ]]> After Chaunte Lowe (USA) and Xingjuan Zheng (CHN) both cleared 1.92, they had a jump off, in which the bar had to dropped down to 1.87 for Lowe to win.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-campbell-brown-beats-jeter-in-200m/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-campbell-brown-beats-jeter-in-200m/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:46:14 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-campbell-brown-beats-jeter-in-200m/ ]]> Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) just holds off Carmelita Jeter (USA), who may have had trouble, to win at 22.50 seconds.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-dibaba-wins-1500m/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-dibaba-wins-1500m/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 13:29:18 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-dibaba-wins-1500m/ ]]> In the first 1500m of the Diamond League season, Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), Indoor champ, posts a time of 3:57.77, winning by 1.46 seconds.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-asafa-powell-wins-100m/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-asafa-powell-wins-100m/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 12:54:23 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-asafa-powell-wins-100m/ ]]> After a last second defeat in Doha, Asafa Powell (JAM) gets the win at 10.02 seconds.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-taylor-wins-400m-hurdles/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-taylor-wins-400m-hurdles/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 12:26:07 +0000 cbolter http://universalsports.com/video/2012-diamond-league-shanghai-taylor-wins-400m-hurdles/ ]]> The first four points go to Angelo Taylor (USA) at 48.98 seconds, ahead of fellow American Justin Gaymon by .09.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/bolt-cruises-to-200m-win-at-diamond-league-shanghai/ http://universalsports.com/video/bolt-cruises-to-200m-win-at-diamond-league-shanghai/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:14:02 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/bolt-cruises-to-200m-win-at-diamond-league-shanghai/ ]]> May 23, 2010: In his first trip to China since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt cruised to victory in the 200m in 19.76 seconds at the Diamond League Shanghai meet.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2011-diamond-league-shanghai-blanka-vlasic-wins-high-jump/ http://universalsports.com/video/2011-diamond-league-shanghai-blanka-vlasic-wins-high-jump/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:09:33 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2011-diamond-league-shanghai-blanka-vlasic-wins-high-jump/ ]]> May 15, 2011: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia struggles but is good enough to win the high jump at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai.

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