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August 11, 2024

Sifan Hassan Completes Olympic Triple by Outsprinting Tigst Assefa for Marathon Gold

Hassan set an Olympic record of 2:22:55 just 37 hours after earning bronze in the 10,000. Hellen Obiri took bronze as Dakotah Lindwurm was top American in 12th (2:26:44).
August 10, 2024

Training Partners Conner Mantz & Clayton Young Finish Top 10 in 2024 Olympic Marathon

Mantz (8th, 2:08:14) and Young (9th, 2:08:44) ran strong and surprisingly fast on a very tough Paris Olympic course.
August 08, 2024

Paris Thursday Recap: WR for Sydney, Gold for Holloway & Tebogo, Lyles Gets Bronze with COVID

SML did it again with WR #6, running 50.37 to win the 400 hurdles as Femke Bol got bronze. Letsile Tebogo ripped a 19.46 for 200m gold as a COVID-stricken Noah Lyles was 3rd.
August 05, 2024

Men’s Steeple: Kenneth Rooks said he is "Going for Gold", El Bakkali & Girma Cruise, Serem Has to Re-Hurdle Water Jump

The men's steeple prelims had some drama as the #3 seed Amos Serem missed a water jump and had to turn around and go back and Geordie Beamish was eliminated. Kenneth Rooks was the only American to move on and he wants to run to win.
August 04, 2024

Noah Lyles Edges Kishane Thompson to Win 2024 Olympic 100m Title by Thousandths

After thinking he lost, Lyles ended a 20-year American drought in the event in the closest men's 100 final since 1980 and the deepest 100 ever as all 8 man broke 10.00. Fred Kerley took bronze, medalling for the second Olympics in a row.
August 03, 2024

Julien Alfred Takes Down Sha'Carri Richardson to Win 2024 Olympic 100m Title

Alfred (10.72) buried the field with a great start and drive phase, while Richardson, who started poorly, took the silver in 10.87 with the US's Melissa Jefferson 3rd in 10.92.
August 03, 2024

Video: Men's 100 Clash of Titans Underway & Noah Lyles Gets Beat in Round 1

Noah Lyles was upset in round 1 of the men's 100 as Americans Fred Kerley and Kenny Bednarek had the fastest times of the day with 9.97.
August 02, 2024

2024 Olympic 10K: Joshua Cheptegei Wins a Classic as Grant Fisher Secures Bronze Medal

Cheptegei set an Olympic record of 26:43.14 as the top six all finished within a second and the top 13 all broke 27:00 -- easily the most ever in one race.
July 20, 2024

9 Takeaways From 2024 London DL Where Hodgkinson (1:54.61), Hudson-Smith (43.74) Set British Records as Lyles Ran 9.81 PB to Win 100

Do we have new Olympic favorites in the men's and women's 400? Is Grant Fisher in trouble after getting outkicked by Dominic Lobalu? Plus Hiels Laros wins despite losing to Olli Hoare and more.
July 12, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen blasts 3:26.73 pb and world lead in Monaco

After struggling over the winter with injury, Ingebrigtsen appears to be in the best shape of his life entering the Olympics.
July 12, 2024

Jessica Hull shatters 2000m WR at Monaco Diamond League

5 days after running 3:50.83 for 1500, Hull backed that performance up with a 5:19.70 world record in the 2000 that is equivalent to a 3:51.12 in the 1500.
July 07, 2024

Faith Kipyegon (3:49.04) Breaks 1500m World Record as Jess Hull Runs Stunning 3:50.83 for 2nd

Kipyegon took .07 off her own mark from last year in Florence and showed that she is better than ever despite missing time in 2024 due to injury.