The Diamond League shifted to Monaco on Friday, with a loaded lineup that delivered equal parts of start power and world-leading times in another preview of what to expect at World Championships in September. Emmanuel Wanyonyi carved out a world lead in the men's 800m, while Femke Bol grabbed her own leading time in the …
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya secured a partial victory in the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday as the 17-jugde tribunal ruled 15-2 that some of her rights were violated in a Switzerland’s Supreme Court hearing. The ruling is the latest in a seven-year legal battle Semenya has waged in her fight against eligibility …
Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet pulled off a Kenyan world record double at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, shattering the marks in the women’s 1,500m and 5,000m world records, respectively. Their electrifying performances stole the show during a stacked meet that served as a preview of September's world championships in Tokyo, but …
The 50th Prefontaine Classic on Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon marks one of the most important — and stacked — track and field events of the Diamond League schedule this year as all roads continue to lead to World Championships in September. Nearly 100 Olympic and Paralympic medalists will take the stage in one of …
Rai Benjamin, Marileidy Paulino and Faith Cherotich were among the notables who put on electric performances on Friday at Diamond League's Paris stop at the Meeting de Paris at Stade Charlety — the eighth event of the season. Benjamin surges in the men's 400m hurdles Rai Benjamin set the meet record in the men's 400m …
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 …
Athlos announced on Thursday that it would expand to a team-based league in 2026 and Olympic champion Sha'Carri Richardson would join as a founding owner-advisor. The team format of the women-only league is an expansion of the existing single meet showcase that debuted last September in New York. According to organizers, the revamped Athlos will …
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 …
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 …
The final day of events at the 129th Penn Relays on April 26 was marked by driving rain, but the remainder of the schedule defied the forecast. In the second part of his series from Franklin Field, Justin Sorensen trained his lens on the obvious action on the track but also how the crowd, race …