Track & Field

Olympic gold: Colleges, Team USA search for new ways to win

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INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a point of pride that stretches across dozens of universities, many of them rivals, and all the college sports leagues, many...

World champion Naser gets court date for doping rules case

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — World champion sprinter Salwa Eid Naser will have a two-day appeal hearing next month that could lead to a ban from...

Track leaders seek global input for future of the sport

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The international federation for track and field sent out a first-of-its-kind global survey Monday that it will use to help chart the course for...

Olympic hammer champion Nazarov banned for doping

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MONACO — Olympic hammer throw champion Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan has been banned for two years in a doping case and will not be...

Russians to compete as neutral athletes again in track

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MONACO — Russian athletes in track and field will be allowed to compete internationally again under a neutral flag as their national federation edges...

Dick Hoyt, who pushed son in multiple Boston Marathons, dies

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BOSTON — Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers and disabled athletes by pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair in dozens of...

Pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon field set for 20,000

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BOSTON — The pandemic-delayed 2021 Boston Marathon will have space for 20,000 entrants, race organizers announced Monday. ...

With sports paused, life altered, athletes make do, make new

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Parker Tuomie and his Minnesota State hockey team were thriving last season, pursuing the program's first NCAA Tournament victory with a fervor that suggested...

Kenyan runner convicted of doping offense in criminal court

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NAIROBI, Kenya — A female runner became the first athlete in Kenya to be convicted of a doping offense in a criminal court on...

Bahrain runner Jepkosgei banned for faking car crash

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MONACO — Nelly Jepkosgei, a leading runner in the 800 meters, has been banned for three years for faking a car accident to give...