Three-time World 1500m champion and world record holder also sets Olympic record in "amazing" run
By Michelle Katami for World Athletics
Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as the queen of the 1500 meters, bagging her third successive Olympic title at the distance at the Paris 2024 Games on...
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"I think most people in the race knew I was a competitor, same with Yared, but it was another thing to not have all that noise. I feel like I took advantage of it.”
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
It’s the kind of race that will be spoken about by enthusiasts of men’s middle-distance...
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I just want to keep getting better year-by-year. Train the best that I can, as smart as I can, consistent as I can. Hopefully that will allow me to be world class over the next decade or so.
From USATF
Coming off a difficult double at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, where he...
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The top six athletes bettered the old Trials record!
At the Olympic Trials in Eugene, the U.S. women produced an historic 1500 meters. Elle St. Pierre, who earlier won the 5000m, took the pace out from the gun, hitting the first 400 in 61 seconds. In the final thrilling home stretch, Nikki...
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Top eight surpassed old Trials record in exciting race
In the greatest U.S. 1500 meter race, Cole Hocker impressively defended his Olympic Trials title, crushing the meet record in 3:30.59, also a PR. Yared Nuguse followed closely on Hocker’s heels in 3:30.86, and 21-year-old Hobbs Kessler took...
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“I still love (running). It’s a really cool job, Obviously one day I’ll be done running. But not yet.”
From Winston-Salem Journal
For Craig Engels, 2021 was a year filled with miles and milestones.
The Pfafftown runner recently signed a new long-term contract with Nike, competed in the U.S....
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