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US Grant Fisher (L) competes and wins the 3000m men event and breaking the World Record (us cole hocker finishes second) at the 117th Millrose Games at « The Armory » track and field center in New York City on February 8, 2025.
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US distance running is ‘at an all-time high,’ and Grant Fisher, who broke two world records in six days, leads the charge
The American athlete Michael Johnson during the presentation of the 12th Inclusive Sports Week of the Sanitas Foundation at the Vallehermoso stadium in Madrid, October 25, 2023, Spain (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/Sipa USA)
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With some athletes ‘suffering financially,’ Michael Johnson hopes his new league can bring value to track and field
Cole Hocker celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's 1,500 meters final in Paris, France on August 6.
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USA’s Cole Hocker produces one of the upsets of the Paris Olympics to win 1,500-meter gold
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 19: New Zealand middle distance runner Sam Ruthe poses with his time of 3:58.35 in the mile distance at Mt Smart Stadium on March 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. Ruthe broke the four minute mile barrier, placing him as the youngest person in history and first under 15 years old to break the record. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
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Aged 15, New Zealander Sam Ruthe has already run a four-minute mile. He would ‘love to try and qualify’ for the 2028 Olympics
Olympic skier Berkin Usta has died in a hotel fire, the Turkish sports minister announced.
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Olympic skier Berkin Usta, 24, and his father die in hotel fire in Turkey
Australia's Gout Gout competes in the men's 200m heats during the Queensland State Championships in Brisbane on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP /AFP via Getty Images)
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The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.
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BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)
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‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh
India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
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‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
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Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games
Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times

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Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk falls to the ground after getting his nose pinched by Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho on Wednesday in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid plays during an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia, on February 22, 2025.
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NICE, FRANCE - JULY 28: Barbra Banda of Team Zambia #11 during the Women's group B match between Australia and Zambia during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de Nice on July 28, 2024 in Nice, France. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
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Zambia removes US-based players from women’s squad due to ‘additional travel measures’ under Trump administration
Max Verstappen is second in the drivers' championship standings through two races of the 2025 F1 season.
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Max Verstappen says it ‘was not a mistake’ that he liked Instagram post criticizing Liam Lawson-Yuki Tsunoda swap