Monthly Archives: August 2009

Usain Bolt Wins 100m in World Record

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Usain Bolt crossed the finish line breaking world record in 100 m run, he managed to shave 0.11 seconds off his achievement at the Beijing Olympics last year, setting 9.58 seconds as the new world record.

Track and Field: 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics

Tyson Gay, the American runner arived second with 9.71 seconds

12th IAAF World Athletics Championships - Day Two

2009 Teen Choice Awards

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The awards ceremony, which honours celebrities in TV, film, music, sports and fashion, was held at Universal Studios’ Gibson Amphitheatre in California.
Twilight won 11 awards with Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson both won for best actors in a drama. Pattinson also won best male hottie award which is in the form of a surfboard. Co-stars Ashley Greene and Taylor Lautner won for fresh face female and male.

2009 Teen Choice Awards

Miley Cyrus, sang her newest single Party in the U.S.A. Cyrus took home six awards including best comedy TV actress and best comedy TV show for her series Hannah Montana.

Miley Cyrus  presented the ultimate choice award to pop star Britney Spears.
Britney Spears attends the Teen Choice 2009 Awards in Los Angeles

American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling released from N. Korea

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Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee arrive home to their families at Hangar 25 on August 5, 2009 in Burbank, California after being released by North Korean authorities yesterday.
American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greeted by family in Burbank
Ling and Lee, of San Francisco based Current TV, were both arrested by North Korea in March for illegally entering the country on the Chinese border.
Yesterday they were pardoned by President Kim Jong-Il after a meeting with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Ling and Lee had been sentenced to 12 years in prison in June.
Laura Ling And Euna Lee Arrive Home At Hangar 25