Olin Hacker Visits Young Runners at Run With US! Healthy Kids Running Series
FLAGSTAFF, AZ – The Healthy Kids Running Series Flagstaff Club had a special visit from professional distance runner Olin Hacker. Hacker shared his journey into the world of running, providing invaluable insights and encouragement to the young athletes. “I had a great time at the Healthy Kids Running Series Run With US!. The kids were […]
World Athletics Announces Ultimate Championship with $10M Prize Pool
World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced a new global competition with a large prize pot: The Ultimate Championship. This new event is scheduled to hold its inaugural event in 2026 at the end of the outdoor season, “designed as the ultimate season finale,” per a World Athletics press release. The […]
Lashinda Demus to be Awarded London Gold Medal in Special Ceremony in Front of Eiffel Tower at Paris Olympics
4,384 Days. It’s been a long wait. A long fight to right a wrong. When the gold medal is placed around her neck in Champions Park at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 beneath the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower on August 9th – U.S. Olympian Lashinda Demus will finally kiss her medal as the champion […]
Joe Klecker Out for Olympic Trials
Joe Klecker of the On Athletics Club announced today on Instagram that he will miss the upcoming Olympic Trials. Klecker, who was on Team USA at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, said, “After tearing my adductor earlier this year we did everything we could to get the ranking necessary, and get healthy for the trials. […]
Pre Classic: Preview and How to Watch
The Prefontaine Classic, the premiere USA-based meet on the Diamond League Schedule, is coming back to Eugene on May 25. HOW TO WATCH: Beginning at 1:40pm ET on USATF.tv (pre-NBC coverage) | Live coverage on NBC begins at 4pm ET The action kicks off at Hayward Field with a men’s and women’s para wheelchair 400 […]
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Scheduled to Run 400m Hurdles at Edwin Moses Meet on May 31
In a much anticipated return to the 400 meter hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is scheduled to run the event at the Edwin Moses Legends Meet on May 31, her first time since 2022. McLaughlin-Levrone last contested the 400mH in August of 2022 in Hungary, two weeks after setting the world record at the World Championships in […]
Hillary Bor Earns Olympic Qualifier at Rabat Diamond League
In his first steeplechase in nearly a year, Hillary Bor returned to Rabat, the site of his season ending injury last year, and earned an Olympic Qualifying mark. Bor finished the race in 8:13.30, a second and a half faster than the necessary time to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris (8:15.00). He finished […]
Courtney Frerichs Tears ACL, Out for Olympic Hopeful Season
Steeplechase American Record Holder Courtney Frerichs announced that she recently underwent surgery to reconstruct her ACL. In a post to Instagram, she wrote, “I had surgery to reconstruct my ACL and repair a torn meniscus in my right knee.” As to the reason for the operation, she shared, “Last month, two days before what was […]
Trayvon Bromell Injured at Savona Meet in Italy
In his second competition of the outdoor season, Trayvon Bromell pulled up approximately 30 meters ahead of the finish line of the 100 meter final at the Savona International Meeting in Italy. He ran 10.34 in the heats earlier in the day to advance to the final. In that final race, he was in contention […]
adidas Atlanta City Games: Preview and How to Watch
The adidas Atlanta City Games take place on May 18 and are going to be a showcase of speed on the streets of ATL. The event is North America’s only “street meet,” taking world-class track and field out of the traditional stadium and onto a temporary straightaway and into Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, and promises a […]