Americans Win Two Medals in Men’s 1500 meters for the First Time Since 1912
In the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, U.S runners Abel Kiviat and Norman Taber won silver and bronze medals in the Men’s 1500 meters. Since then, while the U.S. has won the...
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Noah Lyles Wins 100 meters in Photo Finish at Paris Olympics
One of the premier events in the summer Olympics is the Men’s 100 meters in Track and Field. Besides Olympic medals, the unofficial title of “World’s Fastest Man” is at...
Americans Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson Win Gold in 100 meters at World Track and Field Championships
With the start of the 2024 Olympics just 11 months away, the prospects for the United States in the men’s and women’s 100 meters look encouraging. U.S. sprinters won gold...
R.I.P. Jim Hines, Olympic Gold Medalist
Jim Hines, a U.S. Olympic Gold Medal sprinter who was the first to run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds, died on June 3rd, 2023 at the age of...
Evans Chebet Repeats as Boston Marathon Men’s Champ, Hellen Obiri Wins the Women’s Title
Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won his second straight Boston Marathon on April 17th, finishing with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 54 seconds on a rainy,...
R.I.P. Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury, the 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist in the high jump whose innovative technique is now the standard in the sport, died March 12th, 2023 at the age of 76....
U.S. Wins Both Men’s and Women’s 4 X 400 Relays at World Track Championships
The U.S. closed out a highly productive World Athletics Championships by winning both the Men’s and Women’s 4 X 400 relays on July 24th in Eugene, Oregon. The men’s team...
Sydney McLaughlin Wins Women’s 400m Hurdles in World Record Time Again
Sydney McLaughlin, the 22 year old hurdler who won Gold at the Tokyo Olympics last year is on a tear. On July 22nd, she won the Gold in the 400...
American Men Sweep the 200 meters at World Track Championship
The ongoing World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon are going well for the U.S. team. Earlier this week, the U.S. men swept all three medals in the 100 meters, and...
U.S. Men, Jamaican Women Sweep 100 meters at World Track and Field Championships
It may seem hard to believe but the World Track and Field Championships (or more formally, the 2022 World Athletics Championships) are being held for the first time ever in...
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