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Wythe County crash on I-81N leaves one dead

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Julien Alfred cruises in 1st round of Olympic 200 morning after 100 win, McLaughlin-Levrone advances

Read full article: Julien Alfred cruises in 1st round of Olympic 200 morning after 100 win, McLaughlin-Levrone advances

Julien Alfred cruised in her opening-round heat of the 200 meters the morning after the sprinter from St. Lucia won the Olympic 100.

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Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at Olympics

Read full article: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Injured Olympic champ Thompson-Herah of Jamaica will miss chance at 3rd straight title in 100, 200

Read full article: Injured Olympic champ Thompson-Herah of Jamaica will miss chance at 3rd straight title in 100, 200

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time reigning Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, will miss the Paris Games because of what she said is a small tear in her Achilles tendon.

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Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah appears to hurt Achilles in 100 at Grand Prix event

Read full article: Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah appears to hurt Achilles in 100 at Grand Prix event

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time defending Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, had to be helped from the track after appearing to hurt her Achilles tendon in a race at the USATF New York City Grand Prix.

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Track and field 101: What's happened since the Tokyo Olympics?

Read full article: Track and field 101: What's happened since the Tokyo Olympics?

Here's what's happened in the track and field world since the Tokyo Olympics.

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Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics

Read full article: Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics

In some ways, track and field served up a tantalizing preview of what’s to come next year at the Paris Olympics.

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Jackson celebrates 200 win at worlds after Tokyo heartache

Read full article: Jackson celebrates 200 win at worlds after Tokyo heartache

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson is now a world champion after a mistake led to an early exit at the Tokyo Games.

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Wightman wins 1500 on night filled with surprises at worlds

Read full article: Wightman wins 1500 on night filled with surprises at worlds

British 1,500-meter champion Jake Wightman was in disbelief after he crossed the finish line.

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Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying

Read full article: Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying

Noah Lyles celebrated his 25th birthday by running the fastest time in 200-meter qualifying at world championships, a 19.98-second romp that he punctuated by playfully wagging his finger at the six other sprinters straggling behind.

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Fraser-Pryce back on top, leads Jamaican sweep in 100 meters

Read full article: Fraser-Pryce back on top, leads Jamaican sweep in 100 meters

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sped her way back to the top of the sprint game, winning her fifth world title at 100 meters by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off the reigning Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah.

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Allyson Felix has 'no regrets' after placing 7th in Rome

Read full article: Allyson Felix has 'no regrets' after placing 7th in Rome

Allyson Felix has “no regrets” after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet.

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Thompson-Herah edges Richardson in the Prefontaine 100

Read full article: Thompson-Herah edges Richardson in the Prefontaine 100

Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

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Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return

Read full article: Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.

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Sha’Carri Richardson returns to competition at Prefontaine

Read full article: Sha’Carri Richardson returns to competition at Prefontaine

Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test.

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Track and field in review: Felix wins medal No. 11, 400m hurdles records obliterated

Read full article: Track and field in review: Felix wins medal No. 11, 400m hurdles records obliterated

The Tokyo Olympic Games saw five-time Olympian Allyson Felix win two medals to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history; two extraordinary 400m hurdles world record-breaking finals; a women's sprint triple, completing the first double-double; and much, much more.

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Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

Read full article: Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

Over nine days at the near-empty Olympic Stadium, the women of track and field delivered a memorable show.

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'Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics

Read full article: 'Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics

Marcell Jacobs backed up his shocking 100-meter victory with another totally unexpected gold for Italy in the 4x100-meter relay at the Olympics.

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Elaine Thompson-Herah completes sprint triple in Jamaican 4x100m win; USA second

Read full article: Elaine Thompson-Herah completes sprint triple in Jamaican 4x100m win; USA second

Elaine Thompson-Herah completed Bolt-esque sprint triple at the Tokyo Olympics, winning gold with Jamaica on the women's 4x100m relay team.

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Facebook says it mistakenly blocked sprint queen Thompson-Herah from Instagram

Read full article: Facebook says it mistakenly blocked sprint queen Thompson-Herah from Instagram

Facebook Inc mistakenly blocked gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, from her Instagram account, the company said on Wednesday.

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You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd Olympic sprint sweep

Read full article: You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd Olympic sprint sweep

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica won the 200-meter gold medal to complete her second straight Olympic sprint sweep.

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Thompson-Herah attains double-double, Thomas bronze in 200m

Read full article: Thompson-Herah attains double-double, Thomas bronze in 200m

Elaine Thompson-Herah is the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic sprint double.

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Olympics Latest: Women's semifinals set in beach volleyball

Read full article: Olympics Latest: Women's semifinals set in beach volleyball

The women’s semifinals are set in beach volleyball after a pair of upsets.

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Jamaican sprint duo look strong in 200m semifinals

Read full article: Jamaican sprint duo look strong in 200m semifinals

Thompson-Herah, seeking a second successive Olympics sprint double after bagging the 100m gold, matched her personal best from 2015 of 21.66 seconds.

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Abrahamson: Night magic — 10.61, and FloJo's Olympic mark from the 1980s is no more

Read full article: Abrahamson: Night magic — 10.61, and FloJo's Olympic mark from the 1980s is no more

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the Rio 2016 champ, ran 10.61, the second-fastest time ever, an Olympic record, one-hundredth of a second faster than the famed Florence Griffith-Joyner, who had run 10.62 at the 1988 Games in Seoul. FloJo still holds the world record, 10.49, also set in 1988.

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Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in 10.61, Jamaican sweep

Read full article: Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in 10.61, Jamaican sweep

Jamaican women have now won the last four Olympic golds in the 100m.

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Ledecky, Dressel star for US; Thompson-Herah wins 100 meters

Read full article: Ledecky, Dressel star for US; Thompson-Herah wins 100 meters

Katie Ledecky made more history for the U.S. in the pool.

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Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100

Read full article: Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100

Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters.

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