The U.S. Paralympic track and field program will become part of USA Track and Field on January 1, in a major initiative to unite the athletes in both organizations. The move, announced on Wednesday, will mean that USATF is now the 17th governing body in the United States to take on the integration of its …
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the world record in the half marathon on Sunday at the Valencia Half Marathon with a 57:30 performance that shaved a second off of the previous mark. In the close staged of the race, Kejelcha pulled away from Kenyans Daniel Mateiko and Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi to seal the win and take …
World Athletics named its finalists for Men’s and Women’s Track Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, a list that is packed with athletes who delivered dominant performances in 2024, especially in the Paris Olympics. Five of 12 nominees are Americans and all of the athletes in line for the prizes won individual gold medals at …
Grand Slam Track continues to build its ranks on a weekly basis and Tuesday announced the signings of 10 athletes who will join the league in 2025. Marileidy Paulino, Jess Hull, Daniel Roberts, Shamier Little, Marco Arop, Devon Allen, Jasmine Jones, Jereem Richards, Luis Grijalva and Rushell Clayton will also join the league as "Racers." …
Just two days after a trio of signings, Grand Slam Track announced on Thursday that Jamaican Olympians Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent will join the league. Clarke and Nugent's deals with the league come on the heels of Nikki Hiltz, Grant Fisher and Ronald Kwemoi being added to the roster on Tuesday. “Ackera and Roshawn …
Six-time NCAA champion Parker Valby has signed a professional contract with New Balance and will relocate to Boston, the brand announced on Thursday. Valby, 22, was a standout at the University of Florida and dominated in her final season with the Gators and is the current record holder for the 5,000m indoor, 5,000m outdoor and …
Ruth Chepngetich became the first woman to run sub-2:10 with a 2:09:56 performance at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. But some critics online and in the media quickly questioned the validity of her mark with possible references to doping. However, Athletics Kenya, the country's governing body, hurled a strong rebuttal in a lengthy statement on …
The Grand Slam Track talent pool continues to get deeper as Nikki Hiltz, Grant Fisher and Ronald Kwemoi have all agreed to to sign deals with Grand Slam Track. Organizers announced on Tuesday that the three Olympians will join the league as "Racers" and will appear at all four competitions in 2025. “We are continuing …
Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world record at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a dominating 2:09:56 that shaved nearly two minutes off of the previous mark. Chepngetich seemed locked in from the early stages of the race and by the halfway point she opened a sizable margin from the rest of the field. Sutume Kebede …
When more than 50,000 runners hit the streets for the New York City Marathon on November 3, Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will be there to serve as the grand marshal. New York Road Runners, the organizers of the event, announced on Friday that Thomas will welcome runners on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island at …