Weekend Sports: Records and Firsts in Track and Golf
In the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin yesterday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt left American Tyson Gay in his dust as Bolt broke his own world record, running the 100m in 9.58 seconds. And in golf, South Korean Y. E. Yang won the PGA championship, besting Tiger Woods by three strokes and becoming the first Asian-born player to win a major in golf. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recounts the weekend’s sports dramas.
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