Tag: Track and field
Sha’Carri Richardson notches colorful win at Olympic trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Whether watching from Jamaica, Japan or the U.S, it was hard to miss that shock of flowing, orange hair that came...
World champs prize pool goes up $1 million for ’22, ’23
EUGENE, Ore. — World Athletics will use $2 million in doping fines it has received from Russia to increase the prize pool at the...
Doping’s puzzling rules: McNeal’s case poses another hurdle
EUGENE, Ore. — Were it not for Shelby Houlihan and her head-scratching case involving a pork burrito, the talk of doping — and,...
Denied by Swiss court, Houlihan not in lineup at trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Shelby Houlihan's quest to overturn her doping suspension in time to run at this year's Olympic trials is over.
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Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year old shot put record
EUGENE, Ore. — Ryan Crouser screamed the moment the shot put left his hand. Before he even saw it land, he raised his arms...
Kipruto, Cheruiyots left out of Kenya Olympic team
NAIROBI, Kenya — Olympic steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto and world 1,500-meter titleholder Timothy Cheruiyot missed out on Kenya's provisional team for the Tokyo Games...
Track trials could bring demonstrations on the medals stand
EUGENE, Ore. — If American athletes plan to use their Olympic stage to take a knee or raise a fist, U.S. track and field...
Olympic silver medalist Luvo Manyonga banned for 4 years
MONACO — Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga was banned for four years on Friday over missed doping tests and will miss the...
Bromell hitting stride again after years lost to heel injury
EUGENE, Ore. — This was shaping up to be a classic what-could-have-been sort of career for sprinter Trayvon Bromell.
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Banned runner allowed to race at US trials pending appeals
EUGENE, Ore. — Banned runner Shelby Houlihan is in the lineup and will be allowed to run at U.S. Olympic track and field trials...
