http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/431 Category: Olympics en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:45 -0500 SUFFOLK LaShawn Merritt, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, will be honored Saturday when he and his mother, Brenda Merritt Stukes, participate in the Peanut Festival Parade. The parade, which begins at 10 a.m., will travel from South Broad Street to West Washington Street to North Main Street and end on Finney Avenue, according to a news release from the city of Suffolk. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/suffolk-honor-lashawn-merritt-peanut-festival-parade Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:29:34 -0400  PORTSMOUTH The city plans to honor Olympic gold medalist and Portsmouth native LaShawn Merritt with a parade and celebration Sept. 19. The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and proceed down Crawford Parkway to the nTelos Pavilion at Harbor Center, according to a city news release. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/parade-honoring-lashawn-merritt-planned-sept-19 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:11:26 -0400 PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth native LaShawn Merritt has been a little busy since winning gold medals in the 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay events during the Beijing Olympics. He's flown from races in Switzerland and Miami to New York, where he was inducted into the Friar's Club and appeared on BET's music video show "106 & Park." http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/olympic-medalist-lashawn-merritt-returns-portsmouth Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:54:26 -0400 PORTSMOUTH The parade scheduled for Olympic gold medalist and Portsmouth native LaShawn Merritt has been canceled. Merritt will not be able to make the Sept. 5 celebration, according to a city news release. Portsmouth officials are still determining whether to reschedule the event. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/portsmouth-parade-olympic-medalist-merritt-canceled Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:20:00 -0400 Portsmouth's LaShawn Merritt won another gold medal at the Beijing Games, this time as part of the 1,600-meter relay team Saturday. Merritt, the 400-meter Olympic champion, teamed with Angelo Taylor, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner to set an Olympic record in a time of 2 minutes, 55.39 seconds. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/portsmouths-lashawn-merritt-wins-gold-1600-meter-relay Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:32:21 -0400 Portsmouth Mayor James W. Holley was at home Thursday morning when he learned that LaShawn Merritt had won Olympic gold in the 400 meters in Beijing. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/olympic-gold-lashawn-fulfills-his-promise Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:42:10 -0400 PORTSMOUTH Owen Merritt had a dream Wednesday night. In the dream, his son, former Wilson High grad LaShawn Merritt, sprinted to gold in the 400 meters. Then he woke up. When Owen Merritt arrived at work Thursday morning, he was greeted by many eager co-workers who wanted to know how his son had fared. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/merritts-gold-dream-come-true-father-literally Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:44:48 -0400 LaShawn Merritt’s life is about to change. Until Thursday, Merritt had been the overlooked champion – winner of the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in July, but not even the favored American in Beijing. That role went to rival and defending Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/he-wasnt-favorite-lashawn-merritt-struck-gold Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:35:01 -0400 By NANCY ARMOUR BEIJING They came to the Beijing Olympics as a team trying to find its way, still adjusting to a new coach and each other, still smarting from a loss that brought humiliation on and off the field. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/us-beats-brazil-10-womens-soccer-gold-medal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:33:45 -0400 Field hockey Kate Barber, (Va. Beach) Angie Loy (ODU), Caroline Nichols (ODU/Salem), Dana Sensenig (ODU) Tiffany Snow (ODU): Loy and Sensenig scored goals in United States' 3-2 loss to Spain in seventh-place game.   Track David Payne (Hampton), 110-meter hurdles: Posted a time of 13.21 in semifinals to advance to final.   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/keep-local-and-state-athletes-olympics-1 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:44:52 -0400