In a week of indoor world records seemingly falling by the day, Grant Fisher has joined the party again, shattering the indoor 5,000m record at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston in 12:44.09 on Friday. The latest feat comes barely a day after Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the mile world record in 3:45.14 in Lievin, …
Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Katarina Johnson-Thompson were awarded with Member of the Order of the British Empire honors on Monday for their for contributions to athletics. All three athletes are among the group of people who were named as part of King Charles' New Year’s Honours list. More than 1,200 people in fields ranging …
World Athletics announced the structure of its Ultimate Championship on Friday, with the new mixed 4x100m relay joining three packed sessions of events. There will be 28 events split between action on the track and in the field, with the inaugural meet set to take place on September 11, 12 and 13, 2026 in Budapest. …
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 …
Quincy Hall and Matthew Hudson-Smith are the latest additions to Grand Slam Track, with the league announcing on Thursday that the entire men's 400m podium from the Paris Olympics is signed to run in 2025. Hall grabbed the gold in 43.40, while Hudson-Smith took silver (43.44) and Muzala Samukonga taking bronze (43.74) in August at …
Many of sport's top talents shined Thursday night at the inaugural Athlos NYC at New York City’s Icahn Stadium, an event focused on transforming women's track and field. And the one night only showcase delivered, with favorites Faith Kipyegon and Marileidy Paulino rising to the occasion, while Brittany Brown cashed in heavily to close a …
The entire podium of the women's 100m hurdles from the Paris Olympics — Masai Russell, Cyréna Samba-Mayela and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn have all signed to Grand Slam Track. In an Olympics that featured several down to the wire track events decided by the slightest of margins, Russell (12.33), Samba-Mayela (12.34) and Camacho-Quinn (12.36) ran a 100m …
The Wanda Diamond League announced on Wednesday that it will increase prize money for athletes for the 2025 season to the largest in the series’ history. Organizers made the decision following Sunday's Diamond League General Assembly, and agreed to boost the prize payout to $9,240,000 during the 15 events to be held next year. “The …
Otis Davis, who won two gold medals for the United States at the Rome Olympics in 1960, including a world record performance in the 400m, died on Saturday in a hospice facility in North Bergen, N.J. He was 92. Davis' alma mater, the University of Oregon, announced his death and a cause was not revealed. …
