Track and Field – Page 2

Yared Nuguse, World Championship 1,500-Meter Contender, Runs for Fun

Yared Nuguse, a podium contender at the world championships in Budapest, will only run as long as it’s fun, but he also wouldn’t mind a trip to the Paris Olympics.

By Talya Minsberg

Courtney, Tom (1933-2023) Deaths (Obituaries) Fordham University Harbig, Rudolf Melbourne (Australia) Olympic Games (1956) Running Sowell, Arnie Track and Field

Tom Courtney, Sprinter Who Lunged to Grab Olympic Gold, Dies at 90

In 1956 in Melbourne, he was dueling with another American when an English runner burst toward the finish line. But Courtney had one last surge in him.

By Frank Litsky

Budapest (Hungary) Content Type: Personal Profile Olympic Games (2020) Richardson, Sha'Carri Running Track and Field

Sha’Carri Richardson Wins World Championship

Richardson outran Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to take home her first major world championship title.

By Talya Minsberg

Boxing Exercise Paul, Jake (1997- ) Porter, Shawn (1987- ) Running Track and Field Wade, Larry (1974- )

A Track Mentality in the Boxing Ring

Some of boxing’s most well-known fighters have been helped by Larry Wade, a strength and conditioning coach who was an elite hurdler.

By Morgan Campbell