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...

USA Track and Field will bring US Paralympics track and field program under its roof in January

USA Track and Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning Jan. 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof. The sport's national governing body announced Wednesday that it’s taking over the Para track program...

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half-marathon world record by one second

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday. Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the...

Leclerc wins US Grand Prix and late penalty gives Verstappen 3rd place over Norris in title chase

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its first United States Grand Prix victory since 2018 with a commanding drive Sunday, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen strengthened his lead in the F1 season championship with a podium finish awarded by a late penalty on McLaren's Lando Norris. ...

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes world record by nearly 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO (AP) — Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56. The 30-year-old Chepngetich broke the world record set by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia in 2:11:53 at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Sutume Asefa...

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 and breaks the world record by nearly two minutes

Feel-good parkruns have raced past their humble beginnings and now draw millions for fitness and fun

LONDON (AP) — On a weekend morning in the fall of 2004, 13 runners lined up in a London park for an informal race — unaware they were taking the first steps in what would become a global movement. Paul Sinton-Hewitt had simple ambitions: to provide a free, weekly 5-kilometer...

Women's only track meet in NYC features Olympic champs, musicians and lucrative prize money

A New York City track meet Thursday night will be unlike any other, featuring lucrative prize money, big-name entertainers, silver crowns for the winners instead of gold medals and an all-female field. Chalk up another win for women’s sports. Recently crowned Olympic...

St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her. On Tuesday, officials announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day, as the 23-year-old known as...