Articles filed under Track and Field
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The stories that stick with us: How a last-place runner inspired inspired a passion for track and fieldOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - I had not been long on the track and field beat. The sport - really, the character of track athletes, coaches, parents - had not yet fully revealed itself to me. That ch...
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'Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at OlympicsAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - There are some things track fans are used to: Nobody stops the Jamaican women at these Olympics and the tireless Sifan Hassan is a contender for a medal in ...
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2 coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus caseAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to ...
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Felix sets a record, wins bronze for 10th Olympic medalAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Allyson Felix finished third in the 400 meters Friday to win her 10th career medal and become the most-decorated woman in the history of Olympic track. The ...
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Felix runs for history, Americans seek more basketball goldAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Set the alarm for Day 14 of the Tokyo Games and watch Allyson Felix attempt to win a 10th track and field Olympic medal over breakfast. Then stay up late to...
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Belarus runner showed Japanese police plea for help on phoneAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who criticized her coaches at the Tokyo Games said Thursday that she showed police at the airport a translated plea f...
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Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent homeAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick thinking to get h...
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McLaughlin edges Muhammad in battle of world-record hurdlersAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world's best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal - and McLau...
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Cherry and Norman face off in 400-meter final at Tokyo GamesAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The action on Day 13 of the Tokyo Games will feature track and field, with medals in the men's 400-meter final, the men's and women's 4x100 relays and the w...
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Belarus Olympic sprinter arrives in Vienna amid safety fearsAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A plane carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is seeking refuge from authorities in her home country, has landed in Austria. Vi...