Three years ago, the high-end sports apparel company On made a pandemic-era gamble by launching a track and field team that will be one of the most visible starting Saturday in Budapest.
Category: Track and Field
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Joshua Cheptegei Leads Uganda to the World Championships
Led by a duo of world record holders, athletes from Uganda’s Mount Elgon are challenging decades of Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance.
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She’s One of the Fastest Women Ever. All She’s Missing Is a Gold Medal.
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast has been milliseconds away from the top of Olympic and World Championship podium stands. She has a chance at redemption this month in Budapest.
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She’s One of the Fastest Women Ever. All She’s Missing Is a Gold Medal.
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast has been milliseconds away from the top of Olympic and World Championship podium stands. She has a chance at redemption this month in Budapest.
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The Real Power of Super Shoes Could Be Supercharged Training
Super shoes are ubiquitous for both track and road races. But does the real benefit come from training in them?
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Belgium Was Out of Hurdlers. So Shot-Putter Jolien Boumkwo Agreed to Run.
Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a joke or a stunt. Her team needed the points in a European meet.
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Wavelight Technology Sets Runners on a World-Record Pace
Wavelights have helped runners stay on a pace to break multiple world records. They were developed by a former pacer.
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Track Star Tori Bowie Died in Childbirth
An autopsy report listed respiratory distress and eclampsia as possible complications. Bowie was 32.
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Two N.C.A.A. Titles in 25 Minutes? Britton Wilson Is Up for It.
Britton Wilson of Arkansas is a favorite to win the N.C.A.A. titles in both the 400 meters and the 400-meter hurdles. She’ll need to recover quickly between the two.
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Carl Lewis Hopes to Lead ‘Speed City’ to a National Title
Lewis, the American track and field legend, is now head coach of the sport at the University of Houston. He expects excellence, and an N.C.A.A. Division I team title.
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Jim Hines, First to Sprint 100 Meters in Under 10 Seconds, Dies at 76
He ran a gold-medal-winning time of 9.95 seconds at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, setting an official world record that held for 15 years.