3 US 1500m Top Guns to Battle at adidas Grand Prix

A two-time Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion, and the most dynamic young American track star in a generation are among the latest athletes added to the roster for the adidas Grand Prix on June 14, organizers have announced. Mary Cain, who earlier this month turned 18, rewrote the record books last year by…

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Rudisha, Fraser-Pryce Set to Strike Again in New York

In addition to the previously announced Jenn Suhr, Sally Pearson and Yohan Blake, three of the world’s most dominant athletes in the sport are the latest to have join the line-up for the adidas Grand Prix, which this year marks its 10th anniversary. David Rudisha, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Valerie Adams—who among them own five Olympic…

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Penn Relays Blog

The United States and Jamaica renewed their heated rivalry on the track at the 2014 Penn Relays. See highlights from TrackLife International’s blog coverage: 2:57 p.m. — Men’s 4×400 USA vs. The World Results: 1. Bahamas (3:00.78) 2. United States (3:03.31) 3. Brazil (3:03.32) 4. Jamaica (3:04.99) 5. Nigeria (3:05.05) 2:53 p.m. — Men’s 4×400 USA…

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How LSU’s Relay Drought Ended

Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers turned the tables on Southeastern Conference (SEC) rivals in the March 15 finale of the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as they stormed to victory in the men’s 4x400m relay final at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Tigers snapped an eight-year drought, being crowned the NCAA…

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Exciting 4 Confirmed for New York Grand Prix

High jumper Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine will make his U.S. debut when he competes at the adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York on June 6. He is the reigning World high jump champion, who was honored as 2013 Male Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News magazine. Last season, the…

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USA Men Erase 15-year-old Relay World Record

The USA men’s 4x400m relay team brought the curtain down on the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland Sunday with a new world record that erase the old mark of 3:02.83, established by the Americans in 1999. The quartet of Kyle Clemons, David Verburg, Kind Butler, and Calvin Smith, in that order posted 3mins,…

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The Challenge of Team Selection for the World Relays

Although the addition of the IAAF World Relays Championships has caused challenges for the selection of national teams, numerous federations have resorted to various options for solution. Most national championships occur either at the end of June or during July after the World Relays Championships. Only federations in the southern hemisphere like Australia and South…

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Texas A&M Dominates Triangular Meet

Hosts Texas A&M (Aggies) dominated the A&M-LSU-Texas Tech University Triangular at College Station Saturday, January 25, completing a sweep of the team titles in front of 1,288 fans inside Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The Aggies opened the meet by sweeping the mile as Hillary Montgomery ran 4mins, 53.81secs for the women’s title and A&M frosh…

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LSU Men’s Jumps: Fitzroy Dunkley Leads the Way

While the 2013 track and field season closed the book on the four-year storied career of Jamaica’s Louisiana State University (LSU) Tiger Damar Forbes, after he took the South-East Conference (SEC) Outdoor and NCAA Outdoor championships in the long jump for 2013, the 2014 season has returned talented NCAA qualifiers jumper Fitzroy Dunkley and pole…

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Trinidad’s Jehue Gordon Adjusting to Life as a Pro

In only Jehue Gordon’s second year of running with the big boys, fans tend to forget that even though he has accomplished so much in his young track career, the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) 400m hurdler is just 19 years old. Ever since his fourth-place finish at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, the Caribbean…

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