For the first time, USA Track and Field's Outdoor Championships and the Para National Championships will be hosted at a combined meet on July 31 to August 3. U.S. Paralympics announced the move on Tuesday, and affirming USATF's pledge to unite Para athletes under the same body as its own athletes. The joint meet will …
Yared Nuguse set a world record in the last race of the day at the Millrose Games on Saturday at The Armory in New York, winning his third straight title in 3:46.63. The third time was the charm for Nuguse, who claimed yet another Wanamaker Mile title in what was one of the most anticipated …
Grant Fisher electrified the crowd at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday, pulling off stunning indoor world record performance in the men's 3,000m in an epic battle against Cole Hocker. Fisher saved his best kick for the final two turns of the men's 3,000 during a showdown with Olympic 1,500m champion Hocker. He …
League organizers of Grand Slam Track announced on Monday they have broadcast deals in place with NBC Sports, Peacock and The CW. The new league, with track legend Michael Johnson serving as commissioner, kicks off on April 4 in Kingston, Jamaica but when the signings of athletes began last summer, there was no mention of …
Quincy Wilson continued to pick off targets in the national record books with a commanding 45.66 in the 400m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Sunday. Wilson, 17, is a junior phenom from Bullis School in Maryland and notched a personal best in the 400m, while breaking the previous high school record — …
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 …
Parker Valby and Leo Neugebauer capped their stellar collegiate careers with some of the most coveted hardware for college athletes as both won The Bowerman on Thursday. For Valby, the win was a cornerstone during a year when she set her fourth NCAA record of 2024, and part of an overall run that saw her …
Olympic champions Noah Lyles, Grant Holloway and Julien Alfred have all been announced as part of a stacked field that will appear at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on February 2. The partial lineup was announced on Monday and will also include Jake Wightman and Parker Valby's professional debut. Meanwhile, Lyles kicked …
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 …
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 …