Sprint start coverage
The New York Times - July 8, 2008
| Patterns: The Sound of Victory?See article. |
U.S.News & World Report - June 26, 2008
| Sprinters Closest to Starter's Pistol Have Edge See article. |
ABC News - June 24, 2008
| Olympic Start Gun Gives Inside Runners an Edge. See article. |
Macleans.com - June 24, 2008
| Starting gun gives some runners a head start: study See article. |
Newsweek.com - June 24, 2008
| On Your Mark, Get Set . . . See article. |
Yahoo! India - June 22, 2008
| 'Lane 1 advantage' for sprinters closest to starter's pistol. See article. |
Russia Today - June 19, 2008
| Revealed: the best and worst lanes for Olympic sprinters. See article. |
newslocale.org - June 19, 2008
| Racers closest to starter pistol likely to be ahead of competitors further away See article. |
National Post - June 19, 2008
| Proximity to pistol helps sprinters be first off the blocks, new study suggests See article. |
The Guardian - June 18, 2008
| Start pistol gives some racers unfair advantage. See article with video. |
Nature - June 18, 2008
| Olympic starter's gun 'unfair' See article. |
Canada.com - June 18, 2008
| The louder the starting gun, the quicker the start, say scientists. See article. |
The Canadian Press - June 18, 2008
| Researchers at U of A say start pistol gives some racers an unfair advantage. See article. |
CBC - June 18, 2008
| New study reveals start pistols give some racers advantage. See article. |
Science Daily - June 18, 2008
| Sprinters Closest To Starter Pistol Have Advantage Over Those Farther Away, Says Study. See article. |
