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☆ Athlos: Lucrative prizes won by world’s top athletes at inaugural women-only event
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Some of the world’s best track and field athletes competed for lucrative prizes on Thursday, as the inaugural women-only Athlos event got underway in New York. The prize money is twice what athletes currently win at the Diamond League finale, according to Reuters. And I said, ‘Great, I’m going to double it for one single race,’” Ohanian previously told Reuters. Earlier this month, the Diamond League announced it would increase its prize money for the 2025 season. The total prize money per discipline will now be between $30,000 and $50,000 at regular meetings and between $60,000 and $100,000 for the season-finale.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, “, ” Ohanian, Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown, Patrick Smith, ” Brown, Faith Kipyegon, Marileidy Paulino, Ohanian, Athlos, Michael Johnson Organizations: CNN, Diamond League, Reuters, Triple, National Women’s Soccer League, Angel City FC, – Locations: New York

☆ Noah Lyles wins men’s 100m Olympic gold in photo finish, cashes in on his own hype
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

In a most epic final, certainly, among the deepest in Olympic history, Lyles won in a photo finish. His time of 9.784 seconds in the men’s 100-meter dash was his personal best and gave the United States its first gold in 20 years. Phase 1 of Lyles’ grand plan to win Olympic gold in the 100 and 200 is complete. He’s the best in the world at it and has been for this entire Olympic cycle. Lyles finished seventh in the 100-meter final at the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials, failing to qualify for the Tokyo Games in the discipline.

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☆ Olympics 100-meter final: Welcome to the the most intimidating start line in sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“I think it was the worst pressure you could ever be put under,” British former sprinter Allan Wells, who won 100m gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, told CNN Sport. “You run through it in your head thousands of times – the start, the gun going off,” Wells added. “It was the worst feeling you could ever have but still be in control of what you were hoping to achieve,” said Wells, one of only three British sprinters to win 100m gold at the Olympics. The legendary Bolt, winner of three consecutive 100m gold medal between 2008 and 2016, said that he would try not to overthink things. Bolt was famously relaxed on the start line, fist-bumping race officials and playing up to the crowd with gestures and poses.

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☆ Léon Marchand is carrying on a long tradition of athletes from host nations becoming Olympic greats
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo Olympics – skateboarders shineJapanese athletes claimed 27 gold medals in Tokyo three years ago, the third-most of any nation behind the USA and China. Neymar celebrates Brazil's Olympic gold in 2016. Still the Olympic record holder following his gold medal in Rio, Braz went on to win bronze at the Tokyo Games. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty ImagesGymnast Yang Wei won gold in the all-around and team events as China almost completed a clean sweep in the men’s events. Atlanta Olympics – Michael Johnson dominatesThe USA won 44 gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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☆ Noah Lyles is talking the talk ahead of the Olympics, now it’s time to do the rest
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

But Lyles is aiming to do the opposite of cramming his listed 5-foot-10 frame and 6-foot-9 personality into a traditional box. You have all these other athletes as stars, rock stars, popular wherever they go. Still, Noahstradamus predicted he’d win gold in both the 100 and the 200 in Paris. Certainly, when you think of the track stars whose fame extended beyond the ceiling of their sport, it came with heroic feats. He’d not only cement himself an Olympic champion, he’d be primed to fully take advantage of it with the 2028 Olympics coming to America.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Gucci, Yu, Snoop, It’s, ” Lyles, ” Noah Lyles, he’ll, Christian Petersen, What’s, that’s, He’s, Lyles, Usain Bolt, Lyles ’, Noahstradamus, Carl Lewis, Bolt, he’s, hasn’t, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Lewis, Michael Johnson, Florence Griffith, Joyner, Wilma Rudolph, Jesse Owens, He’d, he’d, “, Michael Jordan, it’s, Nia Akins, Dan Goldfarb, Tim Clayton, Corbis Organizations: Adidas, Netflix, Lyles, Eiffel, Getty, NBA, Tokyo Games, Atlanta Games, Stade de France, Apple Locations: PARIS, Paris, Alexandria, Va, Tokyo, America, Los Angeles, U.S

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson, chasing an Olympic legacy, has already made one back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

On this same track, at this same school, in this same heat, Sha’Carri Richardson put in the same work. “And it’s Sha’Carri Richardson. Students practice at Carter High’s John E. Kincaide Stadium in Dallas, Texas, where Sha’Carri Richardson once plied her trade. They all know the name Sha’Carri Richardson. It’s community.”GO DEEPER Sha'Carri Richardson, with emphatic win at trials, closing in on Olympic glory(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

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☆ Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson on the launch of Grand Slam Track league
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOlympic gold medalist Michael Johnson on the launch of Grand Slam Track leagueMichael Johnson, 4-time Olympic gold medalist and Grand Slam Track CEO and commissioner, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the launch of Grand Slam Track, a new global track league that aims to elevate the sport, future of track races, his thoughts on the Paris Olympics and life after the Olympics, and more.

Persons: Michael Johnson Organizations: Slam, Paris Olympics, Olympics

In 2011, Harris became the attorney general of California. Gary Reyes/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty ImagesHarris served as the attorney general of California for six years. The Washington Post's Matt Viser reported that President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump donated to two of Harris' bids for attorney general. In her first year as attorney general, Harris supported a law signed by Republican Gov. Jerry Brown as lawmakers who didn't allow "newly available DNA testing," and said new DNA evidence might vindicate Cooper.

Persons: Harris, Michael Johnson, Gary Reyes, Getty Images Harris, Matt Viser, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julianne Hing, Nicholas Kristof, Kevin Cooper, Kristof, Jerry Brown, Cooper Organizations: San Jose, MediaNews, Mercury, Getty Images, Republican Gov, Color, The New York Times, CBS News, San, San Bernardino County, Attorney's, Los Angeles Times Locations: California, Washington, San Bernardino

☆ Is women’s track the next sport ready to boom? Alexis Ohanian is betting on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Alexis Ohanian, at his first-ever track and field event, found himself transported. So he didn’t need to experience track to spark his motivation to invest in track. Gabby Thomas and Alexis Ohanian speak at the Athlos announcement in April. AdvertisementKipyegon is one of those gems of women’s track. Winning an Athlos event will pay $60,000.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Gabby Thomas, He’d, Thomas ’, Spencer McManes, ” Ohanian, Reddit, Ohanian, Athlos, Sha’Carri Richardson, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Athing Mu, Alica Schmidt, Elsa, Getty, Athlos ’, Thomas, “, Alexis Holmes, Kipyegon, Let’s, ”, Noah Lyles, Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Michael Johnson, it’s, “ I’ve, Andy Lyons Organizations: Paris Games, Wimbledon, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, U.S, Angel City Football Club, Angel City FC, —, Harvard, Olympics, Diamond League, sport’s, Athletics, Netflix, de France —, Getty Locations: New York City, Germany, New York, United States, America, Paris, Athlos, Norwegian

☆ Noah Lyles wins 200m at US Olympic trials in record time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time world champion Noah Lyles moved a step closer to achieving his ambitions of an Olympic sprint double by winning the men’s 200-meters in record time at the US Olympic track and field trials. Twenty-year-old world silver medalist Erriyon Knighton was third in 19.77, securing the final Olympic spot in the event. “You claim you’re gonna go out there and win four medals, so the goal had to be win the 100m and 200m. Elsewhere, Grant Holloway was 0.06 seconds off the world record in winning the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.86. Olympic champion Valarie Allman (70.73m) won the women’s discuss, while Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Eugene, Michael Johnson’s, Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, “, ” Lyles, I’ve, He’s, Lyles –, –, Gabby Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long, Sha’Carri Richardson, Grant Holloway, Valarie Allman, Tara Davis, Woodhall Organizations: CNN, Hayward Field, Olympic, Associated Press Locations: Bednarek, Tokyo, Paris

☆ This new photo of a supermassive black hole is unlike any before, showing powerful magnetic fields spiraling around it
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy has a side you've never seen before. A new image reveals powerful magnetic fields swirling around our hometown black hole, which is called Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star"). EHT had previously imaged its first black hole, Messier 87, in polarized light as well, though it doesn't look quite as striking:The Messier 87 supermassive black hole imaged in polarized light. EHT CollaborationSince both black holes have similar structures of magnetic fields, despite their immense difference in size, the EHT scientists now suspect that all supermassive black holes might have magnetic structures like this. Bigger black hole breakthroughs may be in storeFurther imaging with new innovative techniques and technologies could reveal even more secrets of supermassive black holes, both big and small.

Persons: —, EHT, Sara Issaoun, Issaoun, We've, NASA's, Michael Johnson, Johnson, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Messier, Harvard, Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, NASA's Goddard Space Flight, American Astronomical Society Locations: Greenland

☆ Cristóbal Del Sobar: Chilean golfer sets new PGA Tour record round
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Cristóbal del Solar wrote his name into the history books on Thursday, as the Chilean golfer shot a 13-under 57 at the Astara Golf Championship to set the new record for the lowest round ever shot at a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. Del Solar’s bogey-free feat bests the previous record set by Germany’s Stephan Jaeger and “Mr. “Incredible, man,” del Solar told reporters. “Hopefully, I’ll celebrate Sunday as well,” del Solar added. Last week, del Solar’s Chilean compatriot Joaquin Niemann shot a 12-under 59 at the LIV Golf season opener in Mayakoba, Mexico, carding an eagle and 10 birdies.

Persons: CNN —, Del Solar’s, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger, “ Mr, Jim Furyk, Ellie Mae Classic, ”, “, You’re, ’ “, Hector Vivas, Brian Campbell, Michael Johnson, Ireland’s David Carey, Joaquin Niemann Organizations: CNN, Florida State, Country Club de Bogotá, PGA, Paco, PGA Tour’s, Solar, LIV Locations: Chilean, Bogota, Colombia, Mayakoba, Mexico

☆ AI, autonomous systems, and digital connectivity could help ships cut emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Amanda Paule | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Autonomous and AI systems could help reduce ships' fuel use. "The only time the maritime industry is ever on the front page of a paper is when there's an accident. Sea Machines RoboticsJohnson said he saw that decarbonization was not only a bonus of Sea Machines' technology but its best value proposition. The Sea Machines Robotics team can monitor (and celebrate) autonomous vessel operations from a control room. Smart-Ship's "Throttle & Bow Buster" is one of three force-feedback levers they offer to help ships increase safety and fuel savings.

Persons: —, AP Moller, Michael Johnson, Johnson, who's, Sea Machines Robotics Johnson, decarbonization, they've, Jelle, Jelle Tiemensma, Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Stott, Mikael Lind, Lind Organizations: Service, International Maritime Organization, AP Moller, Maersk, AP, AP Moller Holding, Business, Companies, Crowley, Machines, Sea Machines Robotics, Machines Robotics, Smart, Sofia, Sustainable Shipping, Research Institutes of Sweden, International

Homeless people and their advocates say the sweeps are cruel and a waste of taxpayer money. The AP submitted data requests to 30 U.S. cities regarding encampment sweeps and received at least partial responses from about half. “Unfortunately, it’s becoming a way of life, and that is 100% incorrect.”For homeless people, sweeps can be traumatizing. But never an end solution.”There are many reasons why someone might reject shelter, say homeless people and their advocates. We’re walking around saying, ‘What do you need?’”In Portland, the encampment dismantled in July was cleared again, in September and November.

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People walk across the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022. The court takes up appeals when at least four of its nine justices agree to hear a case. Jackson described Johnson's solitary confinement as "unusually severe," noting that "prison officials completely deprived Johnson of exercise for nearly all of his incarceration" at Pontiac Correctional Center. Johnson has a history of mental illness, including depression and bipolar disorder, and suicide attempts, according to his lawyers. Johnson sought monetary damages, medical treatment and other relief in the lawsuit accusing prison officials of violating the Eighth Amendment by denying him exercise for a prolonged period.

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archived recording 1 House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson will never give up. May God bless our next speaker, Mike Johnson. And Mike Johnson is already talking about adding a whole bunch of other conditions to keeping the government open and preventing a shutdown. archived recording (mike johnson) We worked through the weekend on a stopgap measure. archived recording 4 That was Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaking with Fox News as the deadline for a government shutdown ticks closer yet again.

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☆ The World Athletics Championships needs to be revamped, says Michael Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe World Athletics Championships needs to be revamped, says Michael JohnsonFour-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson reveals to Tania Bryer his vision for an overhaul of the World Athletics Championships.

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☆ Sprinter Michael Johnson on what he’s most proud of in his career
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSprinter Michael Johnson on what he’s most proud of in his careerFour-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson reveals to Tania Bryer what he is most proud of from his record-breaking athletics career.

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☆ People have canceled me and I applaud them for doing so: Michael Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPeople have canceled me and I applaud them for doing so: Michael JohnsonFour-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson tells Tania Bryer that athletes have the right to use their voice and that non-supporters have the right to "hit that cancel button."

Persons: Michael Johnson, Tania Bryer Organizations: People

☆ How I recovered from having a stroke: Michael Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I recovered from having a stroke: Michael JohnsonFour-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson reveals to Tania Bryer how he used his athletics training to recover from having a stroke in 2010.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. “The law school deal was really an anomaly. As dean of the proposed law school, Johnson embarked on a major fundraising campaign and described a big-dollar event in Houston with former Arkansas Gov. Bobby Jindal and Pressler, according to an account Johnson wrote in a 2011 alumni magazine. Meanwhile, the historic former federal courthouse in Shreveport that was selected as the law school’s campus required at least $20 million in renovations.

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As they do every summer, publicly traded companies posted their second-quarter results while Americans were baring their bodies on the beach. But this year, the timing was apt. On several earnings calls in August, chief executives reassured investors that the Ozempic revolution had not left them in the dust, and that they could somehow share in the blazing success of new diabetes and weight loss drugs. “We will continue to study this,” Michael Johnson, the chief executive of the nutritional supplement maker Herbalife, told investors. “And when we see an opportunity to capitalize on it, we will.”In theory, that opportunity — both for making profits and for losing fortunes — could be vast not only for the companies behind these drugs but also for some in completely different industries.

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☆ Moon defends decision to share pole vault gold at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I would like to help enlighten those that are calling us 'cowards,' 'shameful,' 'pathetic,' etc.," Moon wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday. "The pole vault is not an endurance event," wrote Moon, a two-time world champion and the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist. Michael Johnson, an eight-times world champion sprinter, was among those who questioned the decision, posting on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter: "Fans, do you like the shared gold concept? The shared gold conjured memories of the men's high jump at the Tokyo Olympics, where Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi shared gold. "But in this instance, it was without a doubt the right decision, and one that I will never regret.

Persons: Australia's Nina Kennedy, Katie Moon, Finland's Wilma Murto, Alina Smutko, Nina Kennedy, Kennedy, we've, Michael Johnson, Mutaz, Gianmarco Tamberi, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Rights, Tokyo Olympic, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Australia

☆ Lyles races to third 200m world title after some serious self-reflection
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Aug 25, 2023; Budapest, Hungary; Noah Lyles (USA) poses for photographs after winning the mens 200m race during the 2023 World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre. Armed with a new mindset, the 26-year-old on Friday stormed to his third consecutive 200m title at the World Championships and, after his victory in the 100m five days earlier, became the first man since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the sprint double. "I remember when I won my first World Championships, and I ran 19.8, I couldn't watch that race for months because I felt so disappointed in myself. I did it young, it was a great field and it was a hard World Championships. Now I look back at World Championships not for the times, but for what I had to go through to get to the win."

Persons: Noah Lyles, Kirby Lee, Usain Bolt, Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Letsile, Michael Johnson's, I've, we've, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: National Athletics Centre, USA, Rights, Tokyo, London Diamond League, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Tokyo, Botswana, Eugene

☆ Noah Lyles: American sprinter Noah Lyles wins 100m at 2023 World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —American sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. The 26-year-old Lyles finished the event in 9.83 seconds to secure victory and record the joint fastest time of this year. Lyles said he “expected” to win the event despite no one else believing he could. Lyles, who is already a two-time 200m world champion, will go for a three-peat in the event later this week. At last year’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon, Lyles smashed the American 200m record previously set by Michael Johnson 26 years beforehand and became the third fastest man over the distance after clocking in at 19.31 seconds.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Lyles, ”, ” Lyles, “, Letsile Tebogo, Zharnel Hughes, Marcell Jacobs, Michael Johnson Organizations: CNN, NBC Sports, Briton Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Botswana, Eugene , Oregon

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