The track and field events of the XXIX Olympiad concluded on Saturday. Here are the results:

The American women took the Gold Medal in the women’s 4×400m relay, with anchor Sanya Richards passing Russian, Anastasia Kapachinskaya in the final meters. The Russian women took the Silver Medal and the Jamaican team earned the Bronze. In addition to Richards, the US team included Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, and Mary Weinberg.

Nancy Langat of Kenya took the Gold Medal in the women’s 1500m event, followed by Iryna Lishchynskia and Nataliya Tobias of Ukraine for the Silver and Bronze Medals, respectively. American Shannon Rowbury finished …read more

Australian runner, Jana Pittman sent a letter of apology to England for what had transpired during the Games and offered them her Gold. It may not fully resolve the issue but it can be considered an admirable gesture. Some locals have already expressed positive feedback, should this offer be real, over the whole incident since it is quite a shame to ruin the spirit of the Games and all it stood for.
Team England got disqualified after Australia’s Athletics Team Managers went to the Commonwealth Games officials to complain about a technicality during the 4 x 400 meter relay race. This …read more