Articles filed under Track and Field
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American Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men's 1,500, leaving Kerr and Ingebrigtsen behindAug 06, 2024 5:51 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — The race was billed as a bar brawl between the two baddest 1,500-meter runners in the world. Nobody figured the little-known American guy would snea...
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Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at OlympicsAug 06, 2024 6:53 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. With the rest of the action at the Olympic track wrapped up for the evening and the cro...
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Discus thrower Allman and pole vaulter Kendricks win Olympic medals moments apart for the U.S.Aug 06, 2024 6:49 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — Sam Kendricks appreciates the Olympics again. Valarie Allman never stopped. It's just the healing power that medals have to mend and reinforce feeli...
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After winning Olympic thriller by a whisker, Noah Lyles looks for an encore in his favorite eventAug 05, 2024 4:46 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — All the overhead shots and race replays tell the same story. Noah Lyles only led one time during his Olympic 100-meter sprint for the ages: at the f...
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. LuciaAug 03, 2024 5:40 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — There were small signs for anyone willing to look at the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is, not the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The lit...
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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.