The sport of running lost another legend. Henry Rono, a legendary runner from Kenya passed away on Wednesday, Athletics Kenya announced. He was 72. “Athletics
Men’s world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum passed away on Sunday in a deadly car accident, per reports. The news was confirmed by Kiptum’s family,
The sport of track and field lost an icon earlier this week. Olympic gold medalist and sprint coach Harvey Glance passed away on Monday. He
Three-time Olympic medalist and 100m world champion Tori Bowie has passed away at the age of 32. “USATF is deeply saddened to hear of the
Dick Fosbury, who was one of the most iconic and revolutionary track and field athletes, has passed away. He was 76. “It is with a
The Columbia Shuttle broke up “16 minutes from home” as it was finishing up its mission. Pilot Willie McCool, the former captain of the Naval Academy’s x-country team, was one of the seven crew members who perished on this day.
Bob Hersh, who worked tirelessly for the betterment of the sport for decades, passed away this morning (January 18) at the age of 82 after a long bout with cancer.
Tony Waldrop died yesterday at age 70.
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