DOHA, Qatar – The city of Eugene and Hayward Field have hosted many of the world’s top track and field events, including the U.S. Olympic trials (six times, with a seventh coming in 2020), the NCAA championships (15 times, and… Continue Reading
The IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships ended with a jam-packed day that highlighted each of the major themes that kept coming up during the 10-day event: Mothers: This time, it was Nia Ali, who has a 4-year-old son… Continue Reading
At most world championship track meets, having a runner complete a historic double in the 10,000 meters and 1,500 meters, breaking the championship record in the latter event by nearly seven seconds would be the day’s highlight. Not at the… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — Ethiopian fans dressed in yellow Ethiopia shirts and orange pants raced down the side of the road near the Corniche, cheering and chanting following the conclusion of the men’s marathon Sunday morning at the 2019 IAAF World… Continue Reading
Just about every track nerd I know had “Day Eight” of the IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships marked on their calendars, and the performances lived up to the hype. Dalilah Muhammad set a world record in the 400-meter… Continue Reading
On Thursday, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain led a blazing 400 meters, running the third fastest time ever at 48.14 seconds. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas won the silver in 48.37, setting a new area record and moving her up… Continue Reading
Just five months ago, Grant Holloway was a student at the University of Florida getting ready to defend his NCAA title in the 110-meter hurdles. On Wednesday, he became a world champion, winning the event with a time of 13.10… Continue Reading
Another day, another spotlight on the 800 meters. Donavan Brazier broke one of the oldest U.S. records on the book, winning the 800 in 1 minute, 42.34 seconds, breaking the record Johnny Gray set in 1985. And not only did… Continue Reading
A lot happened at the fourth day of the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but admittedly, you might not realize it from looking at our coverage. Most of what we did — three of our four written stories, and… Continue Reading
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