DOHA, Qatar – In the three weeks leading up to the 2019 IAAF World Track and Field Championships, Rai Benjamin’s dad, Winston, repeatedly told his son he thought he would run 46.72 seconds. The 400-meter hurdles world record, set by… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar – As seven women crossed the finish line, English Gardner lay face-down in Lane Five. Halfway through the 100-meter semifinal, she had grabbed her right hamstring and fallen to the ground. The former University of Oregon sprinter had… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar – Clayton Murphy watched the last two heats of the 800-meter semifinals before leaving the track to see if he qualified for the finals. The top two runners in each heat qualified as well as the next two… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar – Day Two of the IAAF World Track and Field Championships had the first two finals on the track of Khalifa International Stadium: the women’s 10,000 meters and the men’s 100 meters. For the Oregonian, Alex Castle wrote… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — Cole Walsh’s chance to qualify for the pole vault final at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships rested on one jump. He had missed his first two attempts on 18 feet, 8 ¼ inches and needed… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar – As Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich approached the final stretch of the women’s marathon on Saturday morning, an ambulance transported another exhausted runner through the finish line to the medical center. Of the 68 athletes who started the race,… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — The 2019 IAAF World Track and Field Championships are just getting started, but the SOJC Track Bureau has been off and running for a week. We crossed state lines for the first time in June to cover… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — Emma Coburn once again spoke candidly about the issue of doping, this time on Wednesday at a Team USA press conference prior to the IAAF World Track and Field Championships. On Sunday, footage from German broadcaster ZDF… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — Nikki Hiltz began her 2019 season with an 800-meter race at the Bryan Clay Invitational in April and will end it running the 1,500 meters at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships. In her first professional… Continue Reading
By Nate Mann PALO ALTO, Calif.—Ajeé Wilson doesn’t think anyone’s unbeatable—not even Caster Semenya, who hasn’t lost an 800-meter race since September 2015. “That’s the mentality my coach and I go into training with, even if it is that one… Continue Reading