Multi-Events

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Over the last few weeks a video of Joe Kovacs back squatting 770 pounds has gone viral. My first thoughts were, “How mad is (Kovacs’ coach] Art [Venegas] going to be that this was posted on the internet?” and “That’s normal for a world class shot putter at that size.”

See discussion of Vern Gambetta's post here.

Then a firestorm of opinions about the squat were posted, many in a slightly negative manner–questioning if moving 770 lbs was useful. In some ways that really surprised me, in…

My post meet reflection on the 2015 Beijing World Championships.

My first World Championships went as follows.

I had a decent hurdle race to start off the heptathlon, running a 13.59, a tenth off what I ran at USA Nationals. I was really hoping for a [personal best] since I felt great in practice and was running fast. However I knew there were six more events I had left where I could improve and put together a big score...

00028383_medium.jpegUnfortunately this is all a tall tale. I would…

Barbara Udoezi Nwaba (18 January 18 1989) is an American who represents the Santa Barbara Track Club. Nwaba is known for the multi events, pentathlon and heptathlon. She is the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Champion in the heptathlon.

How has your training been going recently?

Training has been going great! It took me a week or two to recover from [USA] Nationals but now I'm back on a regular routine. Most importantly I'm healthy.

What is the focus of your training schedule?

The focus of…

Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius was seen enjoying a few drinks on a night out at Kitchen Bar in Fourways, it has been reported.



Pistorius was seen arriving at the restaurant in the Fourways Design Quarter in Johannesburg last Saturday, according to the report by the Sunday Times.

This was the first time Pistorius, who has been charged with murder after his girlfriend law graduate Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead in his Pretoria home on February 14, was seen out in public.

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Decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton nearly had his season, if not his career, ended by a run-in with a javelin while training on Westmont College’s oceanside campus. The London Olympic champion was in California for some warm weather training and to compete in select events during April 6's Sam Adams Multi-Events meet.

While retrieving his javelins Eaton, like many of us have done, allowed his mind to wander. Meanwhile, Canadian Olympian, and soon to be Mrs. Eaton (July 13), Brianne…

When the Patriots drafted Sebastian Vollmer in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, the big knock on him was that he was just too big –  and look how that worked out. Now, the same thing is being said about SMU’s monstrous defensive tackle Margus Hunt.

Much like Vollmer, Hunt grew up abroad and is a late convert to the game of football. The 25-year-old mammoth grew up in Estonia and spent much of his early life competing as a junior world champion discus and shot put thrower. After winning…

Ashton Eaton broke another of his single event records yesterday. This time it was a shot put which he improved by 62cm - 15.40.

Two weeks ago he set a new record in javelin, 66.64. It was almost 5 meters better than his previous best.