“For me, this is the be-all-and-end-all. You saw about 16 years of emotion at the end there. You just watched a kid achieve a dream that he has been having for a very long time."
By Simon Turnbull for World Athletics
When the television cameraman came to Jakob Ingebrigtsen as the 12...
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She had covered the final 800m in 1:59.83 – a time that has won World 800m titles in the past
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
Just moments after U.S. discus thrower Laulaga Tausaga-Collins produced the biggest shock of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 so far, Faith Kipyegon...
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“Even when I was coming down the home straight I felt strong, but Jakob is a beast and I never knew if he was going to come past.”
By Jess Whittington for World Athletics
Great Britain’s Jake Wightman stunned the Olympic champion, the defending world champion and himself at the World...
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Fourth global crown in epic, jaw-dropping race puts Kenyan star in rare air as greatest of all-time
By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics
In the women’s 1500m at Hayward Field, where Faith Kipyegon cemented her place as the greatest 1500 meter runner of all-time – winning her fourth global...
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Sinclaire Johnson and two 2020 Olympians Cory McGee and Elle St. Pierre have medal hopes in Eugene
By Malissa Rodenburg, Women's Running
In the United States and beyond, the 1500 meter distance is a notoriously competitive event. And among the U.S. women, the depth of talent meant that the...
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Kipsang, Tefera, Wightman, Kerr and defending champion Cheruiyot look to challenge the talented, young Norwegian
By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics
At the age of 21, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has very nearly done it all. He’s won European titles, an Olympic gold medal and, earlier this year, he...
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Hopes will be high among the home fans that a U.S. athlete can reach the podium, and Team USA has a strong contingent in Sinclaire Johnson, Elle St Pierre and Cory McGee.
By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics
As it stands, few could argue with Faith Kipyegon’s claims to being the greatest...
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UC Riverside star was the first American woman to win 800 meter medal at the outdoor World Championships
By Kevin Contreras, The Highlander
Brenda Martinez was one of UC Riverside’s most prominent and outstanding athletes in its track & field history. Martinez graduated from UCR with a...
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Landing on her chest and knees [Zaytseva] and sliding across the finish with her knees over the rail, as Decker (4:00.90) had captured her second gold in dramatic fashion.
From Track & Field News
HELSINKI, Finland—Mary Decker surprised the experts at the IAAF’s first-ever World Championships....
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"When you get to that level, equipment and a salary is always nice, to free up money for things like massage. (But) the upside of not having a shoe contract is that it gives her the freedom to do things the way she sees fit."
By Mike Sandrock, Daily Camera
Darkness is descending and a chill...
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