green and yellow flag have welcomed back a young athlete who won the tiny Caribbean island's first Olympic medal. Kirani James arrived at the country's airport Thursday evening on a jet chartered by the government. Crews rolled out a red carpet
got to bring this home." Dawn Harper earned another United States victory in the 100 hurdles, and Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada confirmed his superiority in the men's 400, clocking 44.37 in a comfortable victory. One gold medalist
t matter. He’s human just like the rest of us.’’ When Pistorius lost in the semifinal, Grenada’s Kirani James , the eventual gold medal winner, took off his nameplate and offered it to Pistorius, who took off his own and gave
are in the business of manufacturing special moments, and there were too many to list. Men's 400-meter champion Kirani James asking double-amputee Oscar Pistorius for his name bib to keep as a souvenir reminded us that sportsmanship and winning
finished the race on his fiber carbon blades in 46.54 seconds, .95 of a second behind winner Kirani James of Grenada. Still, world champion Kirani James immediately walked over to Pistorius after the race and asked to trade name bibs, to keep
night in Monaco, Merritt has been taking it easy on the leg. The biggest challenge to his crown may come from teenager Kirani James of Grenada. It's already the start of a robust rivalry. Upon his return last August, Merritt was promptly beaten
Spearmon, United States 400 Gold: LaShawn Merritt, United States Silver: Luguelin Santos, Dominican Republic Bronze: Kirani James , Grenadines 800 Gold: David Rudisha, Kenya Silver: Abubaker Kaki, Sudan Bronze: Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia 1
Spearmon, United States 400 Gold: LaShawn Merritt, United States Silver: Luguelin Santos, Dominican Republic Bronze: Kirani James , Grenadines 800 Gold: David Rudisha , Kenya Silver: Abubaker Kaki, Sudan Bronze: Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia 1
day -- the men's 400 -- ended with a bang. As in, a second bang to stop the race for a false start. Teenager Kirani James of Grenada left the blocks a split second too early and was disqualified. But he protested and was allowed to run while
be plenty in reserve. Also through to Tuesday's final were Belgian twins Jonathan and Kevin Borlee, Grenadan pair Kirani James and Rondell Bartholomew, Tabarie Henry of the US Virgin Islands, Jamaica's Jermaine Gonzales and Nigeria-born