World Jul 10 Human rights court rules Olympic champion Caster Semenya did not get fair hearing in sex eligibility case By Graham Dunbar, Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World Jun 26 Runner Faith Kipyegon will try to become first woman to break 4-minute mile She will need to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world record time of 4:07.64. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 31 Watch 6:25 Paralympian Tatyana McFadden on her quest for a track and field medal record The 2024 Paralympics for athletes with disabilities is underway in Paris. One of the more than 4,000 competitors is closing in on a remarkable achievement: winning the most track and field medals in either the Olympics or Paralympics, for either… By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Kaisha Young
World Aug 08 Lyles, battling COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic 200-meter final won by Botswana’s Tebogo Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair suffering with what The Associated Press learned was a case of COVID. By Eddie Pells, Pat Graham, Associated Press
World Aug 04 Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final by .005 seconds, among closest finishes in Olympic history Lyles became the first American to win the marquee event in Olympic track since Justin Gatlin in 2004. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Aug 04 Sydney McLaughlin breaks her previous world record to win Olympic gold in 400-meter hurdles By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The 21-year-old from New Jersey won the 400-meter hurdles title Wednesday, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another history-making day on the speedy Olympic oval. Continue reading
Jun 03 Track’s governing body ordered to suspend testosterone rules By Associated Press Caster Semenya's say Monday's ruling allows her to compete unrestricted in all female events. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:32 How Caster Semenya’s case could alter the landscape of women’s sport In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William… Continue watching
May 03 Semenya wins first race since losing case on testosterone levels By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The race came after a ruling that would require the South African star and other female athletes with high levels of natural testosterone to medically lower them to be eligible to compete in events ranging from 400 meters to the… Continue reading
Aug 04 The last race for Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive By Amber Partida Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man alive, will sprint for the last time at the Word Athletics Championships in London. Continue reading