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Forgan and Kirkby win a World Cup women's doubles luge gold for the US
LILLEHAMMER, Norway (AP) — Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby became the first Americans to win a World Cup luge gold medal on foreign soil in nearly seven years, prevailing Saturday in the season-opening women's doubles race. It was part of a two-medal day for USA Luge. Emily...
US runner Shannon Rowbury on course for 2012 Olympic medal after Russian disqualified
The results of the London Olympics are still changing more than 12 years later. Shannon Rowbury of the United States took another step toward a long-delayed bronze medal on Tuesday when Russian runner Tatyana Tomashova was officially disqualified from the women's 1,500 meters final...
US track wants to shorten Olympic trials and put them at LA Coliseum
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The leader of USA Track and Field cut through confusion surrounding the 2028 Olympic trials, saying the preference is to hold them in the LA Coliseum several weeks before the actual Olympic track meet takes place there. Max Siegel told The Associated...
Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84. He died of natural causes Sunday in Whitefish, Montana, USC said Tuesday after being informed by a family member. No further details were...
Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon
NEW YORK (AP) — Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and both win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday. Nageeye, who became the first runner from the Netherlands to win the men's race, was...
Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins the women's race at the New York City Marathon
Romanchuk wins men's wheelchair race at NYC Marathon, Scaroni wins women's event
NEW YORK (AP) — Marcel Hug's three-year streak as New York Marathon men's wheelchair champion is over after Daniel Romanchuk won the race on Sunday. The Swiss star, nicknamed the Silver Bullet, had won 16 straight marathons, including a gold medal at this year's Paris Paralympics....
The NYC Marathon is here. Your guide to following along with 50,000 runners from home
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon is Sunday, with more than 50,000 runners from over 150 countries expected to start the race. The winner of the men's and women's division will each earn $100,000. Here's a guide for the NYC Marathon, which starts in Staten Island and ends...
Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation
MONACO (AP) — Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Ikeda was second in the 20-kilometer event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and placed seventh...
Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri look to defend their NYC marathon titles against strong fields
NEW YORK (AP) — Defending New York City Marathon champions Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri are looking to be the first repeat winners in nearly a decade. “It was not easy to win New York; I know every athlete who is coming here is confident,” said Tola, who set the course record...