Sprinter Merlene Ottey, aged 48, failed by .028 of a second in her final attempt to achieve the 100 metres qualifying time that would have enabled her to become the first athlete to compete in eight ...

BARCELONA, SpainBARCELONA, Spain — Fifty-year-old Merlene Ottey is the oldest athlete to compete at the European Championships after anchoring Slovenia’s 400 women’s relay team. Ottey, a naturalized ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah wanted to be like legendary sprinter Merlene Ottey when she was growing up in Jamaica -- she achieved that and more by being crowned Olympic 100 metres champion for a second time ...

The veteran sprinter, 51, has failed in a bid for her ninth world championships, after her team missed qualifying for the 4x100m relay with her adopted country Slovenia. She and her teammates missed ...

Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey’s two-year ban for steroid use was lifted Monday after the IAAF, track’s governing body, said a lab had improperly tested her urine sample. The decision means the ...

ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- It's not just that Merlene Ottey is old at 44; it's that she's 44 and an Olympic sprinter. It's not just she's 44 and sprinting; she ran the second-fastest time Friday in the first ...

The former Jamaican sprinter became the oldest athlete in the history of the competition after surpassing the record held by 47-year-old French marathon runner Nicole Brakebusch-Leveque. And despite ...

Gothenburg: Merlene Ottey made her European Championship debut on Tuesday at the age of 46. The Jamaica-born sprinter, who now lives in Slovenia and competes for her adopted country, advanced from the ...

The ovation began as Merlene Ottey of Jamaica stepped up to the second level of the awards podium Tuesday. And then it continued for more than a minute, with many in the crowd of 46,200 at Gottfried ...

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