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World Championships Success Stories Could Take Track and Field to New Heights

With new young stars emerging and world records broken, the World Athletics Championships delivered excitement and action on American soil.

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A home run: US turns in record-setting medal day at worlds

The Americans had a spectacular day at the world championships by winning nine medals on home turf.

Who to Watch at the 2022 U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships

To make the World Athletics Championships team, American athletes must finish in the top three at one of the most competitive meets ever held

outsideonline.com

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.

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.

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.

Losses in track, wins on field: Another rocky day for USA

A five-minute burst of action near the backstretch of the Olympic track served up the perfect snapshot of what is going right and all that is going wrong for the U.S. track and field team in Tokyo.

USA's Ryan Crouser Sets Olympic Shot Put Record And Wins Gold Again

Crouser broke the Olympic record on three of his six throws along with winning the gold in the shot put. He also won gold during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. USA's Joe Kovacs took silver.

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Tokyo Olympics Day 13: Emphatic wins for Crouser, U.S. men

Tokyo Olympics, Day 13: Americans Ryan Crouser and Nevin Harrison took gold, and the U.S. men's basketball team used a third-quarter explosion to reach the final.

Ryan Crouser of Team USA wins gold in men's shot put at Summer Games, breaks his own record set at Olympic trials

On his last attempt, the 28-year-old went 23.30 meters to earn the first track and field gold for the American men. Crouser went 22.52 meters when he won at the 2016 Summer Games.

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Ryan Crouser defends Olympic gold in shot put podium repeat

With teammate Joe Kovacs and New Zealand's Tom Walsh taking silver and bronze, the medal-winning trio's Tokyo finish repeats the exact podium order from Rio, the first time in Olympic history that's happened in an individual event at consecutive Games.

World record may be broken in shot put on Day 12 of Olympics

The main action for Day 12 of the Tokyo Games is at Olympic Stadium with live track & field events anchoring Wednesday coverage.

Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple terms

A simple question of describing one's track and field event led to some creative comparisons that might help the casual track fan better understand precisely what they do at the Tokyo Games.

Top 15 moments from U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials

Bookended by and including two world records, these are the top moments from a phenomenal, historic U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in 2021.

Youth runs wild: Collegians, teens dot track team for Tokyo

Allyson Felix is headed to her fifth Olympics.

Eat, drink and be merry: Food pairs well with Olympic spot

Athletes spend months, sometimes years, obeying strict diets that are geared toward the goal of making the Olympics.

American Ryan Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put world record

Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

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The Latest: Richardson breezes to win in 100 meters

Sha’Carri Richardson breezed to a win in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to secure her spot at the Tokyo Games.

Ryan Crouser goes big, breaks 31-year-old shot put record

Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

Ryan Crouser breaks Barnes' 31-year-old shot put world record

One of the longest-standing track and field records has fallen. Ryan Crouser took down Randy Barnes' 23.12m mark at U.S. Trials with a gigantic, 23.37m heave.

The Latest: Crouser breaks 31-year-old shot put WR

Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

U.S. Track & Field Trials Day 1: Live updates, results, highlights

Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs battle it out in the men's shot put final, the men's 10K final and more from Day 1 of U.S. Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field.

Crouser confident he can top shot-put record again

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)The day after breaking a world indoor shot put record that was older than he is, 28-year-old Ryan Crouser celebrated by taking the boat out to catch some bass. How far are you throwing?’” recounted Crouser, a four-time NCAA indoor/outdoor shot-put champion at the University of Texas. Last Sunday, he eclipsed the world indoor mark of 22.66 meters (74-4¼) set by Randy Barnes on Jan. 20, 1989. Afterward, Crouser received congratulatory messages from friends, family and fellow shot-put standouts such as two-time Olympic medalist John Godina along with two-time indoor world champion Ryan Whiting. One of his shot-put pupils happened to be left-handed and to teach them, Crouser worked on attempts as a southpaw.

Back on track: Competing, not cash, lures big names to meet

When the American Track League opens its four-week-long series on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 de Grasse will be one of the athletes competing at the indoor setting at the University of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)The prospect of winning prize money isn’t what brings high jumper Vashti Cunningham, sprinter Andre De Grasse and other top names in track to an indoor meet in Arkansas this weekend. The American Track League begins a four-week indoor series Sunday at the University of Arkansas. Crouser's staring at a number: 22.66 meters (74 feet, 4¼ inches), which happens to be the longstanding world indoor shot put record. The 28-year-old threw 22.58 meters (74 feet, 1 inch) at a meet in Manhattan, Kansas, on Dec. 5.

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