2018 Women’s Marathon World Rankings
THE DEEPEST YEAR EVER found no fewer than 11 women breaking the 2:20 barrier in 6 different races. And 6… Read More
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2018 Women’s 20K Walk World Rankings
AFTER 2 STRAIGHT YEARS as the runner-up, Lupita González ascended to the No. 1 position. The Mexican star had a… Read More
2018 Women’s 50K Walk World Rankings
LONDON ’17 SAW the debut of the women’s 50 at a very late date, and there were so few competitors… Read More
2018 Women’s High Jump World Rankings
AFTER FINISHING UP the ’16 season with 3 straight wins, Mariya Lasitskene added 24 more last year, then tacked on… Read More
2018 Women’s Pole Vault World Rankings
WITH A WINNING RECORD against all other vaulters, the most DL wins (3) and the best sequence of marks, Sandi… Read More
2018 Women’s Long Jump World Rankings
WITH THE LONG JUMP being one of those DL events which now has only 4 meets before the final instead… Read More
2018 Women’s Triple Jump World Rankings
AFTER A RECORD 4 straight No. 1s, 2013–16, Caterine Ibargüen had an off-year in ’17, slipping to No. 2. She… Read More
2018 Women’s Shot World Rankings
REIGNING NO. 1 GONG got off to a losing start, capturing “only” bronze at the World Indoor. That was the… Read More
2018 Women’s Discus World Rankings
IS SHE HARD TO BEAT OR WHAT? Sandra Perković has now been No. 1 for a record-tieing 7 years in… Read More
2018 Women’s Hammer World Rankings
ALTHOUGH NOT AN AOY-CALIBER season like those she had in ’14, ’16 & ’17, Anita Włodarczyk’s latest campaign was chock-full… Read More
2018 Women’s Javelin World Rankings
THIS WAS A DANDY, featuring all kinds of circular data from multiple candidates for the top spot. The best 2… Read More
2018 Women’s Heptathlon World Rankings
HER FIRST TITLE of 3 in a row was close, but last year’s wasn’t, and neither was this one. Nafi… Read More
Women’s Performance Of The Year
OUR 24-MEMBER international voting panel had no trouble in finding its 2018 winner as Women’s Performance Of The Year. Beatrice… Read More
U.S. Women’s Athlete Of The Year — Shelby Houlihan
Track & Field News has been choosing a U.S. Women’s Athlete Of The Year since 1976. This year our international… Read More
USATF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2018
At the Night Of Legends celebration staged as part of the national governing body’s Annual Meeting, the 3 members of… Read More
Meet Willie Banks, IAAF Candidate
When triple jump legend Willie Banks topped the election to be the USATF rep to the IAAF, he wasn’t surprised… Read More
Book Review — Ralph Doubell: Do Not Worry, It Is Only Pain
The 50th anniversary of the ’68 Olympics in Mexico City has been a springboard for a number of books focusing… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — December
Gatlin’s Plan For 2019 We might be seeing more of Justin Gatlin in the 200 next season, according to his… Read More
Course Records In Both NXN Races
Portland, Oregon, December 01—The weather may have been damp and cool, and the ground a little muddy, but that didn’t… Read More
Foot Locker’s Pair Of Unassuming Champions
San Diego, California, December 08—Literally, the script ran true to form at edition No. 40 of the Foot Locker Cross… Read More
