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US women DQ'd from 4x400 relay at worlds due to faulty baton exchange
Read full article: US women DQ'd from 4x400 relay at worlds due to faulty baton exchangeThe American womenโs 4x400 relay team was disqualified from the preliminary round at world championships after their third and fourth runners in the four-lap race bungled the baton exchange.
Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
Read full article: Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletesRecent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant have shined a renewed spotlight on one of the biggest challenges that female professional athletes face.
Felix gets a bronze on her farewell at world championships
Read full article: Felix gets a bronze on her farewell at world championshipsAllyson Felix won her 19th and final medal in the world championships Friday night โ a bronze she took after running the second leg of Americaโs 4x400-meters in the mixed relay thatโs been touted as the last major race of the 36-year-oldโs career.
Allyson Felix says she's retiring after 2022 track season
Read full article: Allyson Felix says she's retiring after 2022 track seasonAllyson Felix, who closed the Tokyo Games last year with more Olympic medals than any U.S. track and field athlete in history, says she will retire after the 2022 season.
Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return
Read full article: Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in returnJamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and ShaโCarri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.
Track and field in review: Felix wins medal No. 11, 400m hurdles records obliterated
Read full article: Track and field in review: Felix wins medal No. 11, 400m hurdles records obliteratedThe Tokyo Olympic Games saw five-time Olympian Allyson Felix win two medals to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history; two extraordinary 400m hurdles world record-breaking finals; a women's sprint triple, completing the first double-double; and much, much more.
'I feel at peace': Felix exits stage with record 11th medal
Read full article: 'I feel at peace': Felix exits stage with record 11th medalAllyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.
Felix steers star-studded relay to gold, surpassing Lewis with 11th medal
Read full article: Felix steers star-studded relay to gold, surpassing Lewis with 11th medalRunning the second leg of a stacked team that included Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu, Allyson Felix won gold for an 11th Olympic medal. She's now the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete of all time.
Abrahamson: Felix: an appreciation for a champion with grit, character and so much more
Read full article: Abrahamson: Felix: an appreciation for a champion with grit, character and so much moreAllyson Felix is an accomplished track and field star who just added another medal to her incredible Olympic resume.
Allyson Felix finds historic 10th Olympic medal in Tokyo with 400m bronze
Read full article: Allyson Felix finds historic 10th Olympic medal in Tokyo with 400m bronzeThe 35-year-old mother breaks a tie for most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history, and matches Carl Lewis for most all-time among U.S. track and field athletes.
Changing the Games: These stories of Olympic moms transcend sports; will make you feel things
Read full article: Changing the Games: These stories of Olympic moms transcend sports; will make you feel thingsItโs one thing to be a new mom: Unpredictable, frazzled, busy; youโre trying to get to know your baby, heal your body and maybe even breastfeed, which can be unfamiliar and challenging, especially at first.
Video: Allyson Felix clocks season best in 400m semi, makes final
Read full article: Video: Allyson Felix clocks season best in 400m semi, makes finalJamaica's Stephenie Ann McPherson ran a personal-best 49.34 to win the third semi of the women's 400m, finishing as the round's top qualifier into the final; Allyson Felix took second in a season-best 49.89, advancing.
Video: The moms of Team USA on how their kids make them stronger
Read full article: Video: The moms of Team USA on how their kids make them strongerThe moms of Team USA are building a legacy beyond their athletic accomplishments. Two-time Olympic medalist and mother of two, Jessica Mendoza, shares the stories of the Olympic moms who balance their family and career.
Inkster sprinter aims to realize Olympic dreams in Tokyo
Read full article: Inkster sprinter aims to realize Olympic dreams in TokyoโMy grandma always told me, โIf youโre going to do something, make sure youโre the best at it and do your best,โโ Battle recalled. โIโve just been keeping her word.โ
The Latest: Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put WR
Read full article: The Latest: Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put WRRyan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.
Athlete power: Shut up and play' is tossed from the game
Read full article: Athlete power: Shut up and play' is tossed from the gameAnd to some, the odds seem greater, this time, that what the athletes are calling for might actually come to pass. We get paid to go out there and play and do our job. All this stands in stark contrast from the predominant attitude of athletes during Jordan's prime an attitude Jordan himself embodied. Among the more than four dozen Black athletes who are part of the cause are Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix. Black athletes and celebrities have not been fully welding their power.
Track group calls for change of Olympic protest rule
Read full article: Track group calls for change of Olympic protest ruleThe IOC earlier this year reiterated its support of the rule that restricts protests inside the lines at the games. But in the aftermath of protests that stemmed from George Floyd's killing in May, the committee said it would consider measures that would allow athletes to make stronger protests. Among the board members signing off on the statement are Allyson Felix, Christian Taylor, Emma Coburn, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Berry was an outspoken critic of the USOPC earlier this year when it made public shows of solidarity with Black athletes, suggesting the USOPC never reached out to her on the issue. The USOPC has formed an athletes' group to look into ways to combat racism, which could include calling for changes in the rule known as Rule 50.
Track and field adapts for storied meet held in 7 venues
Read full article: Track and field adapts for storied meet held in 7 venues(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)GENEVA In a track and field season almost entirely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and organizers are setting new marks in creativity. On Thursday, the storied Weltklasse meet will broadcast near-live from Zurich in an ambitious mix of social distancing and technological innovation. If this is what the new normal is for this period then lets attack it full on, the reigning Olympic and world champion said. Simply running on an actual track surface Felix in California, Taylor in Florida will be different with training facilities closed during the pandemic. Four months in the planning, the most complete track meet of the outdoor season is not expected to be a template for the near future.