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Athletes to watch in the World Para Track and Field Championships – OlympicTalk
World championships and Paralympic berths will be at stake Nov. 7-15 at the World Para Track and Field Championships in Dubai. The top four athletes in each event will win Paralympic qualification berths for their countries, with the exception that no athlete may earn a spot in more than one event. Athletes are split into …
Mikaela Shiffrin, after a wave of retirements, ponders her future as World Cup starts – OlympicTalk
For so long, Mikaela Shiffrin, a ski racer who makes preparation paramount, has readied for World Cup slaloms and giant slaloms by grabbing a spot in front of a TV in the lodge or team hospitality. She would watch the broadcast of a men’s World Cup race happening the same day at a different resort. …
Eliud Kipchoge runs 1:59 marathon, first to break 2 hours – OlympicTalk
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds, becoming the first person to break two hours for 26.2 miles in a special event in Vienna on Saturday morning. “It has taken 65 years for a human being to make history in sport after Roger Bannister,” Kipchoge said, noting the Brit who became …
2019 World Gymnastics Championships men’s finals qualifiers – OlympicTalk
Seven weeks after losing the 400m freestyle while feeling the effects of an ill-timed illness at the swimming world championships, Katie Ledecky took a measure of revenge Sunday in the debut meet of the International Swimming League, finishing in a U.S. record 3:54.06, 3.55 seconds ahead of world champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia. The ISL, unlike the world …
Noah Lyles, after hardest moments, wins world 200m on triple gold medal day for U.S. – OlympicTalk
Noah Lyles made it look so easy the last two seasons, his victories so predictable that pre-race fodder focused not on his competition, but on his socks, his hair and which dance he would perform in celebration afterward. When Lyles spoke after winning the world 200m title in his global championships debut on Tuesday night, …
World No. 3 400m runner forced to 200m at worlds due to testosterone rule – OlympicTalk
The time has finally come for Noah Lyles to seize his gold medal. The American is the overwhelming favorite in the world championships 200m final on Tuesday (NBCSN, 3:40 p.m. ET) after posting the fastest time in Monday’s semifinals. “Trying to make a point,” Lyles told Lewis Johnson on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA after clocking …
2019 World Track and Field Championships results – OlympicTalk
Immediately after Christian Coleman sped through the finish line with the fastest 100m of his life, in the biggest race of his life, he let out a roar of at least three seconds. He slapped his chest, again and again, as is required of sprint kings. He came to a stop and yelled at the cameras, …
J’den Cox repeats as world wrestling champion; Kyle Snyder stunned – OlympicTalk
If he wasn’t crowned already, it’s clear U.S. wrestling has a new king. On a day when Rio Olympic champion Kyle Snyder was upset and London Olympic champ Jordan Burroughs rallied for another bronze medal, J’den Cox repeated as world champion in Kazakhstan. Cox, the Rio Olympic 86kg bronze medalist, completed a perfect run through the 92kg division …
Jacarra Winchester, after foe bites her, wins first wrestling world title – OlympicTalk
Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the most decorated Olympic figure skaters in history, announced their retirement late Tuesday. They’re done competing in ice dance, and their upcoming Canadian tour will be their last together. “After 22 years, it feels like the right time to step away from the sport,” Virtue said in a video. “This …