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#trackandfield

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brad m

#running #athletics #trackandfield

#DiamondLeague ready for 2025 lift-off
"It is 15 years since the Wanda #DiamondLeague was created and 2025 will see a number of changes” athleticsweekly.com/athletics-

The league’s debut season begins with the inaugural Slam in Kingston, Jamaica, April 4–6
"#GrandSlamTrack, the newly launched track competition created by four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson, has unveiled an extensive series of global broadcast partnerships” athleticsweekly.com/featured/g

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brad m

#running #athletics
“Schools could theoretically offer as many scholarships as they have roster spots, but few track programs are expected to do so due to budgetary constraints”
"could cause budgets of #Olympic #sports to shrink—or be cut altogether”

A Historic Change Could Bring New Money to #College #Athletes—but It’s Already Crushing Some #Runners’ Dreams
#NCAA #trackandfield and #crosscountry #athletes are being cut because of a transformative legal settlement runnersworld.com/news/a6427676

Runner's World · A Historic Change Could Bring New Money to College Athletes—but It’s Already Crushing Some Runners’ DreamsBy Theo Kahler
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brad m

#running
#WorldAthletics to require chromosome testing of #athletes in #women’s #trackandfield
“in February proposed recommendations that would apply strict transgender rules to #athletes who were born #female but had what the organization describes as naturally occurring testosterone levels in the typical male range … came only days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring transgender #athletes from competing in #girls #sports in the U.S.” apnews.com/article/coe-cheek-s

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#athletics #running
“#GrantHolloway has been nothing but unbeatable over the 60m #hurdles … have to turn the clock back to March 16, 2014, when he was just 16 and competing at the New York New Balance Nationals to unearth the last time the now 27-year-old didn’t finish first”
“#Trackandfield is a weird sport … we can do a better job of marketing certain #athletes that have certain skills, or are going for history more so than marketing just this regular shoe brand”
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brad m

#athletics #trackandfield
“saying it as a fan. Our top people winning is wonderful but are the fans seeing anything to get them off their feet?”
"Lewis believes that the jumps and throws will end up moving away from stadia and arenas in future … Imagine a street meet”

Nine-time #Olympic champion #CarlLewis on why he’s so troubled by #WorldAthletics’ long jump proposals, why the #sport needs an overhaul in its outlook and why the way it’s governed should be reconsidered athleticsweekly.com/interviews

AW · Carl Lewis: “World Athletics are trying to erase Mike Powell’s world record”By Tim Adams
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brad m

#athletics #trackandfield
“It has not been a normal start to the year. In the space of nine February days, no fewer than nine #worldrecords were shattered – only one of those coming outdoors in the form of #JacobKilpimo’s astonishing #halfmarathon exploits”

#GrantFisher: “The sport is moving forward”
America’s distance star talks about the art of record-breaking, raising standards and #running towards the unknown with Grand Slam Track athleticsweekly.com/interviews

AW · Grant Fisher: “The sport is moving forward”By Euan Crumley
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brad m

#athletics #trackandfield
“#women have edged steadily closer to Bannister’s mark. The current world record, set by Kenya’s three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion #FaithKipyegon in 2023, is 4:07.64. Her corresponding 1,500-meter world record of 3:49.04 is equivalent to a #mile in roughly 4:06.5”
"calculations suggests that #Kipyegon could dip under four only under the most perfect conditions. But how close to perfection can we get in the real world?” run.outsideonline.com/general/

RUN | Powered by Outside · The Quest for a Women’s Sub-Four-Minute Mile BeginsBy Alex Hutchinson
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