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Tuesday, August 07, 2012  South Carolina affiliated athletes have won 11 total medals at the Olympic Games since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Early start, easy finish for Usain Bolt in Olympic 200-meter qualifying at London Games

Sunday, July 01, 2012  Many athletes dream about making it to the Olympics.  Seymour Walter hopes that he can make that dream a reality.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  World champ Jesse Williams takes 4th in high jump at trials, still makes team for London

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Basden is one of more than 60 student-athletes set to graduate this weekend.

Monday, August 29, 2011  South Carolina said Monday that ex-Tigers head coach Ron Garner will join the track and field staff. Garner was Clemson's head track coach from 1998-99, winning an Atlantic Coast Conference title and earning the league's coach of the year.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Manager Ricky Simms says in an e-mail Tuesday that Bolt has been examined by a doctor in Germany and the back problem "restricts his ability to generate power in his stride."

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  Usain Bolt says he may give up sprinting to try other disciplines after 2012 London Olympics

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Gender case of South African Caster Semenya remains unresolved after 7 months

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  South Africa Olympic body to investigate finances, governing of national athletics association

Monday, August 17, 2009  Groin injury knocks US sprinter Tyson Gay out of rematch with Usain Bolt in 200