A runner died while on the course of the Brooklyn Half on Saturday morning, New York Police Department and race officials confirmed. Charles Rogers, 31, was part of the first wave of runners on the course when he "experienced a medical incident" just past the mile 8 mark on Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue where …
Grand Slam Track organizers announced on Thursday that the league's upcoming meet in Philadelphia slated to kick off on May 30 would be cut to two days from the originally planned three. The new two day format — revealed just two weeks before the next meet — is a departure from the three days of …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen will likely delay the start of his outdoor campaign after reports from Norwegian media revealed on Monday that he suffered an Achilles injury. Ingebrigtsen, 24, was scheduled to head to training camp at altitude when he apparently suffered a slight Achilles tendon strain, halting plans to jump into an outdoor season that has …
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium were selected as the venues of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, organizers announced on Thursday. "The venues selected for the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles’s rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that LA has …
Daniel do Nascimento was handed a five-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Wednesday after an out-of-competition sample from 2024 revealed the presence of three banned substances. do Nascimento, 26, missed the 2024 Paris Olympic men's marathon following the positive test that was taken on July 4, 2024 during a training session in Kenya. …
The world of fashion, entertainment and sports collided in style on Monday as the 2025 Met Gala in New York brought luminaries to Metropolitan Museum of Art in the name of fashion while three of track's top talents took a victory lap on the grand staircase. Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson all took …
Fred Kerley released a statement on Sunday, addressing his arrest on alleged battery charges stemming from an incident at a Ft. Lauderdale-area hotel where Grand Slam Track athletes were assembled. A police report says Kerley, 29, allegedly struck a woman, identified as ex-girlfriend Alaysha Johnson, also a Grand Slam Track participant, once in the face …
The London Marathon has received a record 1.1 million applications for the 2026 event, far more than 840,318 from last year's ballot, race organizers announced on Saturday. The news comes less than a week after Tigst Assefa broke the women’s-only world record at last Sunday's London Marathon in 2:15:50, while Sabastian Sawe dominated the men's …
Fred Kerley was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend, according to a police report, and will not compete at Grand Slam Track's meet in the Miami area this weekend. Police say that Kerley, 29, struck Alaysha Johnson in the face and caused her nose to bleed following a confrontation at the Le …
Tigst Assefa broke the women’s-only world record in the London Marathon on Sunday as Sabastian Sawe used a dominant performance to reach the top of the podium in a stacked men's race. Assefa, 28, crushed the record by 26 seconds by clocking a 2:15:50 that passed Peres Jepchirchir’s 2:16:16 mark that was set last year …