Athletics

- USOC, GE research partnership to measure benefits of advanced ultrasound technology on U.S. Olympic athletes and hopefuls for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- Partnership continues from Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games; Massachusetts General Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital Using GE Ultrasound Technology to Study Top U.S. athletes in Rowing, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boxing and Women’s Soccer

CHICAGO, MARCH 31, 2008 - In preparation for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced today two research programs aimed at demonstrating that health monitoring and early intervention leads to injury prevention and enhanced health and sports performances for athletes.    » read more »

06 November 2007 -- The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has narrowed the field to three finalists for the men's and women's 2007 World Athlete of the Year awards.

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, and world sprint champion Tyson Gay of the United States are in the running for the men's award.

The women's nominees include Swedish heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft, Ethiopian distance runner Meseret Defar and Croatian high-jumper Blanka Vlasic.    » read more »