Official SKN Olympic Tracker

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<span style="font-weight: bold">Kim Collins predicts magic mark in final</span>



Former 100m world champion Kim Collins believes all eight men could dip below the 10 second magical mark in the Olympic final in London. Collins was talking in Cardiff at the Wales Athletics International earlier this week where he was forced to pull out the event with a minor groin injury. While Christian Malcolm will compete at a fourth Olympics, the 36-year-old St Kitts veteran is preparing for a remarkable fifth Games.

Collins is still in fine form after running under the magical mark at a meeting in France for the first time in nine years earlier this summer, although his 9.98s effort was wind assisted. Asked about whether all 10 Olympic finalists could break the 10-second barrier, the 2003 world champion replied; “If we have good weather it could happen.
Read More: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/spor.../#ixzz21AiJxqBB

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Team SKN Gear Up For London 2012

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Tameka dismissed from SKN Olympic Team

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Tameka Williams allegedly dismissed from SKN Olympic Team</span>

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – AFTER taking part in the prestigious Olympic Games 2012 opening ceremony yesterday, (July 27), and marching with pride with her fellow athletes for the historic event, Tameka Williams’ dreams have been shattered.

Williams a.k.a. ‘Madam Speedy’ a 22-year-old Kittitian athlete whose athletic campaign has been outstanding so far, has been allegedly dismissed from the team and will no longer participate in the Olympic Games.

On her Facebook page posted sometime around 3:00 a.m. EST Williams in her status wrote:

“Although results from a drug test in early June came back clean I was sent home due to false accusations. It's sad to see a 22-year-olds dreams washed away by people who don't believe in me. W/ no chance of a second drug test to prove my innocence I was dismissed. SKN I am not sorry for working hard all year and I have never taken illegal substances to enhance my performance or any thereof.”

Just for 2012 alone, Williams has been setting the national records and contending with the world’s greatest athletes while registering world leading times in her respective events. She had her eyes set on the prize for the 100 and 200 metre races and was quite confident in her abilities to excel.</div></div>

http://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/61168

NO!!

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Kim Collins dismissed from SKN Olympic Team



Perdita Felicien: &quot;St. Kitts doesn't allow Kim Collins to start in the men's 100m ?! Your flag bearer?! A trail blazer &amp; your natl icon...Ludicrous!&quot;

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K. Collins Expelled From SKN Olympic Team

<span style="font-weight: bold">Kim Collins Expelled From St. Kitts And Nevis Olympic Team, Claims It Was For Visiting Wife In London</span>



LONDON -- Former 100-meter world champion Kim Collins was expelled by his team from the London Olympics on Saturday for missing training sess
ions. He said he was being punished for spending time with his wife.

The St. Kitts and Nevis team described him as a &quot;national hero&quot; in announcing the penalty. Collins, the 2003 world champion, told The Associated Press that he showed up at the athletes village Saturday morning and found that his accreditation had been canceled, locking him out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/04/kim-collins-olympics-wife-st-kitts-nevis_n_1741081.html

NOOOOOOO!!!





I'M VEX TOO..

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Re: K. Collins Expelled From SKN Olympic Team

if she was his coach why she wasnt in the village with him? something not right about the story

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Re: K. Collins Expelled From SKN Olympic Team

My thoughts exactly... There's smth very fishy about this.. Very wrong..
In other news, St. Kitts &amp; Nevis national 100m champ Antoine Adams made it to the Olympic 100m Semi-Finals!!!



^ I hope he avenges for Kim.. with a bronze..

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K. Collins Expelled From SKN Olympic Team

<span style="font-weight: bold">BARBADOS SPRINT LEGEND OBADELE THOMPSON SPEAKS OUT ON KIM COLLINS DEBACLE</span>



<span style="font-weight: bold">FORMER OLYMPIC MEDALLIST OBA THOMPSON SPEAKS OUT</span>
<span style="font-style: italic"> Upset but not surprised by the treatment of Kim Collins (former 100m World Champion from St. Kitts)!</span>

My hat has long been tipped to Sir Kim Collins. He was not the fastest guy in the world
in terms of raw speed, but he was one of our generations best Championship sprinters and a true warrior. Regardless of the details, it is a SHAME how officials who are NOT the ones training and facing immense internal and external pressures to compete well, can make certain decisions.

How is barring Kim from competing in his 5th and final Olympic Games (OG) in the BEST interest of a small country like St. Kitts on the BIGGEST sporting stage in the world in the MARQUEE event (the 100m)? It is NOT!!! The government of St. Kitts NEEDS to investigate this matter, because the absence of Kim is a big blow for the promotion of the country internationally, it reeks of banana-republic-powerplay-foolery, and it cannot be good for the national pride of its citizens.

Kim has done far past enough to deserve a &quot;free pass&quot; to do WHATEVER he wants. And here's the thing... you don't have to worry about what he will do with that &quot;free pass&quot; because he's a serious competitor who has a real chance to make the OG Finals!!! You don't become World and Commonwealth Games Champion in a cutthroat event like the 100m without being absolutely serious and committed.

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don't usually comment. But let's me state my deep belief. If I represented Jamaica during my career, I have NO DOUBT that I would have been the World and Olympic Champion! Let me repeat that - I have ZERO DOUBT that if I represented Jamaica, let alone one of the biggest countries, I would have been the World and Olympic Champion!

If only people knew how &quot;easy&quot; the Jamaican, US, British, Canadian, etc. athletes have it. Let Bolt or Gay run for one of our truly small [minded] countries and you would probably not know much about them. Why? I'll get to that in a few moments.

Sure, guys Bolt, Blake, Gay and Powell are phenomenal talents, but they are living the good life because others paved their paths. Bolt is BOLT because of the revolutionary and awesome Jamaican tradition which began 60 years BEFORE he emerged! He comes from country which produced the likes of Arthur Winter, George Rhoden, Herb McKinley, Lennox Miller, Don Quarrie, Bert Cameron, Ray Stewart, Merlene Ottey, etc., etc. He is a product of a system that allows his talents to be FULLY harness with minimal hiccups. He has NEVER had to go to Championships with inadequate gear or without medical staff. Or stand on a podium after winning and see the wrong color flag and not hear the Jamaican anthem! I can tell you all stories...believe me!

Surveying my career - what and who I had to fight from my own country, the poor equipment that I had for early in my career, walking into big stadiums of 100k people and seeing NO Barbados flag or colors except the lone official flag hanging high up in the stadium, having no teammates to talk to in my event as I was processed through the call rooms, etc. before I ran, and several (not all, but many) incompetent or unprepared or petty power-hungry officials.

Doubt me? Consider this: I had the same time as Ato Boldon in the 200m Finals at the Sydney Games in 2000, but the Barbados athletic officials DID NOT even file a protest within the 30 minute window after the event (athletes cannot file protests on their own behalf)!!!! Result: Boldon 3rd and I came 4th. Reason given: It would have cost $100 USD to do it! Wow, so all my hard work for years, all the national pride that we could have amassed if it was deemed that I was ahead of or tied with Boldon thereby giving our country it's second Olympic medal as an independent nation, was not even worth a walk to the official protest room and $100 USD. After the Allyson Felix/Jeneba Tarmoh situation this year at the US Olympic Trials, who know...and trust me, I've had photo finish results re-read on the circuit and been bumped up.

Ironically, days later when I was asked by top Jamaican officials at those Games about my protest and I told them that none was made, they were completely dumbfounded and angry. They told me that that would never happen if I ran for them (re: their protest for Merlene Ottey v. Gail Devers in the 100m at the 1996 OG in Atlanta). Where were MY NATIONAL TEAM OFFICIALS when I needed them most??! You tell me Bolt or Gay will ever face this in their career? You know how difficult it is to find the emotional energy to fight your own people then go out and line up and take on the world in events measured in thousandths?