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Lyles, Sha'Carri, Hassan take Olympic track on a wild ride. A look at winners and losers in Paris
Read full article: Lyles, Sha'Carri, Hassan take Olympic track on a wild ride. A look at winners and losers in ParisBetween Noah Lyles drama in the sprints and distance demon Sifan Hassan’s 62-kilometer odyssey that closed things out with a gold medal, track and field took the Olympics on a wild ride over 10 days of close calls, upsets and drama.
Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst Assefa
Read full article: Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst AssefaSifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games.
Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the track
Read full article: Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the trackJoshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to finish in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds in front of a roaring crowd on an electric opening night at the track.
Kerley leads red, white & blue sweep of 100 at worlds
Read full article: Kerley leads red, white & blue sweep of 100 at worldsFred Kerley led the first American sweep of the 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years, barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell to stamp a red-white-and-blue exclamation point on the first championships ever held in the United States.
Dutchwoman Hassan wins 10,000m gold, completes double
Read full article: Dutchwoman Hassan wins 10,000m gold, completes doubleDespite running three races in the last few days, Hassan found a higher gear before the final turn to surge past world-record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia and cross the line in 29:55.32.
Kipyegon defends 1500m gold, ending Hassan's triple attempt
Read full article: Kipyegon defends 1500m gold, ending Hassan's triple attemptFaith Kipyegon of Kenya repeated as Olympic 1500m champion while Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan's bid to triple in the 5000m, 1500m and 10,000m came to an end at its penultimate stage.
Track & Field Day 4: Harrison, Camacho-Quinn battle for 100mH gold
Read full article: Track & Field Day 4: Harrison, Camacho-Quinn battle for 100mH goldTrack and field Day 4 events include finals in the women's 100m hurdles, women's discus, women's 5000m, men's long jump and men's steeplechase; and more.
Dutch runner breaks 23-year-old record for the women's mile
Read full article: Dutch runner breaks 23-year-old record for the women's mileMONACO - The women's world record in the mile run, which has stood for 23 years, finally fell on Friday. The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan broke the record Friday night at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 4:12.33. Russia's Svetlana Masterkova set the world record in 1996 with 4:12.56. "After you run a last 400 like that, and set a world record, it gives me so much confidence over 5000m." The 26-year-old Dutch runner's previous best time was 4:14.71, set last year at the London Diamond League meet.