STATUS QUO — September
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Sweden’s Andreas Almgren, who just missed a 10K medal at the… Read More
September 2024
FROM THE EDITOR — Pro Tip: Catch An Olympics Live
DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU but I’ve been home 2 weeks and I’m still glowing like that flame-free Paris torch balloon… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — September
New records reported since the August issue: W = World; A = American; AmC = American Collegiate; C = Collegiate; J… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — September
IT’S TRACK, KIND OF: A post-Olympic NASCAR event in Daytona featured Parker Valby as an honorary event official… Nia Akins… Read More
LAST LAP — September
HERE’S THIS MONTH’S collection of short takes on generally off-track activities that have gone/will go a long way towards shaping… Read More
LANDMARKS — September
Elected: Allyson Felix, 38 The 11-time Olympic medalist has been elected to the IOC Athletes Commission. Died: Andrea Fischer, 60… Read More
Paris 2024 — Jubilant Crowds, Astounding Competition
ST.-DENIS, FRANCE, August 01–11 — Best track & field Games yet? Some said so, though, answering the question would be… Read More
Chorzów DL Women — Nugent Makes Up For Paris Crash
CHORZÓW, POLAND, August 25 — After blazing her 12.28 at the Jamaican Championships (a world leader for not quite 3… Read More
Chorzów DL Men — Mondo & Ingebrigtsen Slay Records
CHORZÓW, POLAND, August 25 — Daniel Komen’s 3000 World Record of 7:20.67 had stood for 28 years, rightfully considered the… Read More
Lausanne DL Women — Jackson Rebounds From Paris
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, August 22 — For 2-time world shot champion Chase Jackson, the first post-Olympic DL meet was an opportunity… Read More
Lausanne DL Men — Wanyonyi Kicks Closer To Rudisha
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, August 22 — A dazzling pair of middle distance races highlighted the men’s side of the Athletissima Diamond… Read More
Kenneth Rooks Talks Paris Silver-Medal Race
GOING FOR THE gold is a careworn though irresistible meme wafting so ever-present in the atmosphere around an Olympic Games… Read More
Cole Hocker — Fleet Of Feet And Confident
WHEN HE WAS a boy, Cole Hocker, the Olympic 1500 gold medalist, was fast. As in sprinter fast. His father… Read More
Holloway & Roberts Restored U.S. Hurdles Pride In Paris
THEY DID IT. In securing gold and silver in the Paris 110H final, Grant Holloway and Daniel Roberts, erstwhile college… Read More
Allman Spun Balance & Consistency Into Repeat Gold
SHE MIGHT BE as dominant as any active American athlete in any women’s sport. Valarie Allman is the Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone… Read More
2024 Olympic Medalists Chart With Links To Event Reports
WHO WON Paris track & field medals? Links to reports on each event in left column (event name). MEN GOLD… Read More
Olympic Women’s Marathon — Third Event The Charm For Hassan
OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD competition came to a climatic conclusion as Tigst Assefa and Sifan Hassan, history’s two fastest marathoners,… Read More
Olympic Men’s Marathon — Late Entry Tola Tames Hills
THE 10K BRONZE medalist 8 years ago in Rio, Tamirat Tola broke away from the pack at the base of… Read More