My <3 , Track and Field
Caster Semenya, from South Africa, competes in the women’s 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. , Saturday, June, 4, 2011. Semenya finished in second place. (via Photo from AP Photo)
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The shoe that started it all….
In 1972 Bill Bowerman used his wife’s waffle iron to mold the sole of a shoe that has better traction, creating a shoe called the ‘Moon Shoe’ and distributed it to four track & field athletes at the 1972 Olympic Trials.That same year the first line of Nike footwear hit the stores.
In 1978 Blue Ribbon Sports is renamed Nike Inc.
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Carmelita Jeter , Focused before her 100 meter quarter final at London 2012 Olympics.
Sarah Attar of Saudi Arabia walks off the track after competing in the Women’s 800m Round 1 Heats.
(Source: NPR)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica on her way to winning gold in the Women’s 100-metre final on Saturday.
(Source: theprovince.com)
Carmelita Jeter reacts after winning her semifinal heat of the women’s 100 meters.
(Source: Washington Post)
Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce from Jamaica reacts after winning the women’s 100m final.
(Source: olympics.runnersworld.com)
