More than 100 of Great Britain's track and field stars of past and present have appealed to the prime minister for government to fund a bid for London to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. In a open letter posted on Tuesday, standout athletes like Mo Farah, Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina …
USA Track and Field confirmed on Friday that the New York Grand Prix is canceled and takes a popular meet off of the schedule of a busy outdoor season. The event was originally planned for June 21 and would have been held at Icahn Stadium. In a statement, USATF did not provide a reason for …
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 …
The mixed 4x100m relay will be part of six new mixed gender events that will debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Wednesday. The move comes as a larger plan to broaden the Olympics program and the mixed 4x100m relay now joins the mixed 4x400m relay, which was …
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 …