Articles filed under Track and Field
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Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the trackAug 02, 2024 8:50 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — The earsplitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once....
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US-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri at the Paris Games: ‘We’re diplomats as well as athletes’Aug 02, 2024 6:39 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — American-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri realizes the weight of responsibility that she and her team carry at the Paris Olympics. It's about f...
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Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in ParisAug 01, 2024 11:26 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn't spent much time at home the last few years. Home for Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Dnipro, a c...
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Sha’Carri Richardson out to prove she is not just back, but better after drug suspensionJul 17, 2024 1:05 pm - Sha'Carri Richardson set the tone for her own comeback story a year ago when she won the 100-meter U.S. title, then the world championship, and brashly proclaimed, “I'm n...
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Paris is the point: For Prospect graduate Reese, extra effort paid off in pivotal text messageJul 13, 2024 4:46 pm - Prospect graduate Erin Reese, third in the women’s hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, went down a long, hard road to earn her qualification onto Team USA.
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McLaughlin-Levrone runs 50.65 to break world record, qualify to defend Olympic titleJun 30, 2024 8:25 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds Sunday to win the U.S. Olympic trials. In onl...
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Sha’Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won't have spot in 200 meters at OlympicsJun 29, 2024 10:18 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Sha'Carri Richardson got passed on the outside down the stretch and finished fourth in the 200-meter final at U.S. track trials Saturday, meaning she'll on...
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Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha’Carri and Lyles keep blazingJun 28, 2024 10:30 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — Grant Holloway won U.S. track trials in the 110-meter hurdles Friday, finishing in 12.86 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in history, to earn a chance to c...
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Lake Park grad qualifies for a third Olympics decathlon competitionJun 27, 2024 6:00 am - Lake Park graduate Zach Ziemek readies for his third straight Olympic decathlon competition.
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Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changedJun 24, 2024 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156 million in combined savings and reven...