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#running #trackandfield #athletics
“This could be the race of the summer for distance fans”
“Don’t be surprised if this year’s race is brought out at world record pace. The depth of the field should only help”
“With the meet still two months away, we could see some last-minute scratches or additions. But there’s also opportunities for new plotlines to develop”

All the big names—well, almost all of them—are entered in the race at the Prefontaine Classic runnersworld.com/news/a6470241

Runner's World · The Bowerman Mile Will Be the Race of the Summer. Could It Be the Greatest Mile Ever?By Theo Kahler

#athletics #trackandfield #sprinting
“Increasing track compliance, track energy return and altering the direction of energy return are three ways to improve the speed of a track”

100 metres in 9 seconds? Usain Bolt’s record may fall thanks to Hongkonger’s innovation
Times could soon be 20 per cent quicker, according to entrepreneur Alvina Chen, whose company has made ‘world’s fastest #running surface’ scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/artic

South China Morning Post · 100 metres in 9 seconds? Usain Bolt’s record may be beaten thanks to HongkongerTimes could soon be 20 per cent quicker, according to entrepreneur Alvina Chen, whose company has made ‘world’s fastest running surface’.

#running #athletics #trackandfield #fourminutemile
“Seventy-one years after Roger Bannister ran the world’s first sub-four-minute #mile and Diane Leather became the first woman to break five minutes for the distance, #FaithKipyegon will attack the four-minute barrier in Paris in June”
“It is not clear yet whether the attempt will be eligible for a bona fide record … The women’s #worldrecord currently stands at 4:07.64, which was set by #Kipyegon in Monaco in 2023” athleticsweekly.com/athletics-

AW · Faith Kipyegon to make audacious sub-four-minute mile attemptBy Jason Henderson

I'm sure we must have some of the left #athletics / #trackandfield watchers here, but thinking about the new Olympic events, what happened with the mixed 2x2x400m relay?

When I saw it in 2019, I thought it was very well received, and it offered 800/1500m runners a relay of their own.

Instead we now have another 4x100m added.

And having looked at the World Relays event, what is even the point of it still existing now it only includes the Olympic events, and no 'oddball' ones, like 4x200, medley and shuttle hurdles?

#running #arhletics #trackandfield #sports #longreads
“This is the grim and persistent pattern that so many #women can now face. While their male counterparts are often praised for their strength, power and performance, #female #athletes are routinely reduced to their physical appearance. The focus shifts from their achievements to their shape and size, creating a dangerous environment that fosters harmful stereotypes”

The Dark Forces of #Female #Athlete Body Shaming
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AW · The dark forces of female athlete body shamingBy Jasmine Collett

alojapan.com/1242738/javelin-p Javelin prospect Sachin Yadav seeking Tokyo World Championships berth | More sports News #athletics #IndianOpenAthletics #JavelinThrow #news #SachinYadav #Tokyo #TokyoNews #TrackAndField #東京 #東京都 RANCHI: All eyes will be on Sachin Yadav, Indian javelin’s next big thing, as the third leg of the Indian Open Athletics gets underway here on Thursday. Despite suffering an ankle injury, the six-feet-five, 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh set a new me…