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☆ U.S. marathon runners to meet with USATF over start time of Olympic trials
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Silhouettes of runners are seen during the New York City Marathon in New York November 4, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - Some of the United States' top marathon runners are meeting with USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel on Thursday in hopes of changing the noon start time of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials over concerns about the heat in host Orlando. The athletes want more favourable conditions in order to run faster Olympic qualifying times. "This past February, there was not a single day with a recorded high temperature lower than 70 degrees, and all had high humidity," the marathon runners wrote. "In 2023, the average daily high temperature was 78 degrees with many days in reaching the high 80s.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Max Siegel, Max, Jared Ward, Lori Ewing, Christian Radnedge Organizations: New York City Marathon, REUTERS, USA, Olympic, USATF, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Orlando

☆ U.S. sending 139 athletes to world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The team will include 82 members from last year's world championships squad in Oregon where the U.S. dominated by winning 33 medals, including 13 gold. "Coming off of such an incredible showing at Oregon22, Team USATF is primed for success in Budapest,” said USATF CEO Max Siegel in a statement. "We’re thrilled to see each and every athlete on this team put the pieces together as we head to Budapest to defend our Team Trophy." The 100m will feature Lyles, Doha winner Christian Coleman and Oregon winner and Olympic silver medallist Fred Kerley. Sha'Carri Richardson will run the women's 100 and 200 double as the U.S. tries to end Jamaica's domination of sprints.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Peter Cziborra, Christian Coleman, ”, Max Siegel, We’ve, We’re, Usain Bolt, Fred Kerley, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ryan Crouser, Katie Moon, Sandi Morris, Hana Moll, Grant Holloway, Michael Norman, Steve Keating, Ken Ferris Organizations: Diamond League, London, USA, USATF, Doha, U.S, Olympic, U.S ., Thomson Locations: London, Britain, United States, Budapest, Oregon, Oregon22, Tucson, Bermuda , Los Angeles, New York, Doha, Jamaica, The U.S, Eugene, Toronto

☆ Jim Hines: Sprinter, once the world's fastest human, dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines, who was the first man to run 100m in under 10 seconds, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76, according to World Athletics. Hines’ world record earned him his first individual Olympic gold medal. Hines also won the 4x100m in a world record time at the same Olympics, anchoring the US team to victory in a time of 38.24 seconds. The sprinter grew up in Oakland, California, though he was born in Arkansas, according to USATF. He attended Texas Southern University, where he competed in track, and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1986.

Persons: Jim Hines, Hines, Calvin Smith Organizations: CNN, Athletics, USA, Field, USATF, Olympic, World Athletics, USATF Hall of Fame, Texas Southern University, of Fame, National Football League, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Sacramento, Mexico City, Oakland , California, Arkansas

☆ CeCé Telfer: After a regulation change for transgender athletes, CeCé Telfer is determined to 'keep pursuing her dreams'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Interview Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in female world rankings competitions. That includes Telfer, an American 400-meter hurdler who became the first out, transgender athlete to win an NCAA title in 2019. “The overriding feeling was definitely devastation for myself and for many around the world,” Telfer, speaking about her initial reaction to the announcement, tells CNN Sport in an exclusive interview. “I’m still going to keep pursuing my dreams and keep competing and keep running as much as I can, wherever I can, however I can,” Telfer adds.

☆ High jump pioneer and icon Fosbury dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

March 13 (Reuters) - Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76, his agent Ray Schulte said on Monday. The straddle or scissor jump were common techniques in the high jump. "With his groundbreaking "Fosbury Flop" technique, Dick Fosbury not only won Olympic gold at Mexico City 1968 but also revolutionized the high jump. "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Dick Fosbury, a true legend and pioneer in the world of track and field. Dick's innovative technique of the 'Fosbury Flop' revolutionized the high jump event and forever changed the sport," said Max Siegel, CEO of USA Track & Field.

☆ Camille Herron put her ‘heart and soul’ into breaking the 100-mile world record. But officials now say the course was too short
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I definitely want it to count [as a record] because I put my heart and soul into that performance,” she tells CNN Sport. “It was such an historical moment for the sport.”More than nine months on from the race, Herron remains adamant that she ran at least 100 miles that day. Herron currently holds the women's 100-mile world record, set in 2017. Kevin YoungbloodEight months later, without Rubeli present, the course was remeasured once more by USATF officials and yielded the distance shy of 100 miles. Running a record time in Phoenix might allow Herron to put some of the pain from the fallout of February’s race behind her.

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