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He Sold Undetectable Steroids to Athletes Like Bonds, Giambi

Victor Conte, who hawked performance-enhancing drugs to athletes in baseball and track, dies at 75

(Newser) - Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme decades ago to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes—including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi, as well as Olympic track champion Marion Jones—has died. He was 75. Conte died Monday, SNAC System, a sports nutrition company he founded, said...

Champion Runner Caster Semenya Gives Up Her Fight

She abandons her 7-year legal fight against sex eligibility rules in track and field

(Newser) - Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in July. Patrick Bracher, a lawyer for Semenya, said in an email to the AP that...

America's McLaughlin-Levrone Just Did Something Incredible

American hurdles phenom runs the 400m in less than 48 seconds

(Newser) - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has notched the fastest time in one women's track event in four decades, managing to finish the 400-meter race in a sub-48-second time. McLaughlin-Levrone blazed through a rainy women's 400m world championship final in Tokyo on Thursday in 47.78 seconds—the swiftest time recorded...

Track Star Has a Mea Culpa for Her Beau

Sha'Carri Richardson 'can't apologize enough' after allegedly assaulting Christian Coleman

(Newser) - Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has addressed her recent domestic violence arrest and apologized to boyfriend Christian Coleman, per the AP . Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account on Monday night in which she said she put herself in a "compromised situation." She issued a written apology to...

He Worked in a Warehouse Before National Championship

Jacory Patterson's story illustrates difficulty of making a living in track and field

(Newser) - Jacory Patterson became a national champion last weekend when he won the 400-meter race at the US track and field championships in Oregon. It won't be surprising to learn that the 25-year-old spent the months before the race in training. It may come as a surprise to learn that...

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Arrested for Assaulting Beau

Track star was detained days before competing in US track and field championships

(Newser) - Reigning 100-meter world champion Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Richardson was arrested Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense, according to the police report obtained by the AP . On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the...

US Sprinter Wins Race Despite Wardrobe Malfunction
US Sprinter Wins Despite
'Equipment Malfunction'
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Jun 29, 2025 7:10 AM CDT

US Sprinter Wins Despite 'Equipment Malfunction'

Chris Robinson struggled to adjust his shorts during 400-meter hurdles

(Newser) - American sprinter Chris Robinson finished first in the 400-meter hurdles at the Golden Spike meet on Tuesday despite spending much of the race fighting a largely unsuccessful battle to keep his genitals inside his shorts. His "baton went rogue," as news.com.au puts it, when he still...

Teen Stripped of Track Title Moments After Celebrating Win
Teen Stripped of Track Title
Moments After Celebrating Win
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Jun 8, 2025 4:15 PM CDT

Teen Stripped of Track Title Moments After Celebrating Win

Clara Adams stripped of state championship after celebrating by spraying shoes with fire extinguisher

(Newser) - A California high school track star found out the hard way last weekend that some rejoicing may be best left for private. Sophomore Clara Adams of Salinas came in first on Saturday in the 400-meter race in the state's high school championships, clocking a 53:24 time. Just seconds...

Trans Athlete Takes Home Gold in California

Rule change allows AB Hernandez to compete in high school track and field finals

(Newser) - A transgender athlete bested the competition over the weekend at the California high school track and field championship to take home gold in the girls high jump and the triple jump at a meet that has stirred controversy and drawn national attention. AB Hernandez competed under a new rule change...

Female Track Olympians Will Have Had DNA Sex Testing

Track's governing body announces plan to introduce it

(Newser) - The head of track's governing body on Tuesday announced a policy change designed to "doggedly protect the female category": all female athletes participating in World Athletics track and field events will have to undergo DNA sex testing. The New York Times reports that makes it the first Olympic...

High School Runner Faces Battery Charge After Race

Alaila Everett says she didn't intentionally strike a rival with her baton

(Newser) - A high school relay runner in Virginia has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after viral video emerged of her striking a rival with a baton during a race, reports NBC News . Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney Bethany Harrison says the charges were filed this week. The teen, however, says the...

Errant Throw Kills Parent at High School Meet

Man in Colorado was struck by metal ball in the hammer throw event

(Newser) - A high school track and field competition in Colorado ended in tragedy Sunday when a spectator was killed after an errant hammer throw by a competitor, reports NBC News . The victim has not been identified, but KRDO reports that he was the father of one of the student athletes and...

The US Had a Huge Night in Track and Field

Cole Hocker pulled off huge upset to win gold

(Newser) - The United States had a big night in track and field at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning two gold medals and five overall. Gabby Thomas blazed her way to an easy win in the 200 meters—and beat 100-meter winner Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, who earned silver and...

Teen Runner Sues Gatorade Over Lost Olympics Spot

Issam Asinga says one of the company's gummies got him banned from the sport

(Newser) - Teenage sprinter Issam Asinga will not be competing at the upcoming Paris Olympics, and he has just sued Gatorade as a result. The 19-year-old—described by the Washington Post as the "fastest high school sprinter in history"—tested positive last summer for a banned substance known as GW1516....

Meet the Olympics' Youngest Male Track Star Ever

Quincy Wilson, 16, broke 2 world records during trials last month; now he's heading to Paris

(Newser) - "WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS" read Quincy Wilson's excited Instagram post on Sunday, announcing the 16-year-old's successful bid to make it to the Summer Games in Paris as the youngest American male track star ever at the Olympics, reports NBC News . The Team USA relay roster won'...

16-Year-Old Phenom Falls Short of Olympics

Though Quincy Wilson could still be chosen for relay team

(Newser) - A 16-year-old track star who's become a fan favorite missed out Monday night on a chance to become the youngest male US track Olympian ever. Quincy Wilson finished sixth in Monday's 400-meter final at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials, meaning he wasn't among the top...

Nike's Track Outfits for the Olympics Aren't Going Over Well
Nike's Track Outfits for Female
Olympians Are ... Interesting
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Apr 20, 2024 4:15 PM CDT

Nike's Track Outfits for Female Olympians Are ... Interesting

'This is a costume born of patriarchal forces'

(Newser) - The Nike outfits set to be worn by Team USA track and field athletes during this summer's Paris Olympics were unveiled last week, but one version isn't going over too well. The New York Times reports that the big reveal on Thursday by the sportswear giant showed off...

American Claims Title of World's Fastest Human

Noah Lyles makes good on his boasts and wins the world championships

(Newser) - American Noah Lyles captured the 100-meter world championship Sunday, finishing in 9.83 seconds for a victory that cements him as the world's No. 1 sprinter and thus the "world's fastest human." It was a victory that maybe only he and those close to him saw...

Shot-Putter Bails Out Team at Hurdles, Goes Viral
Shot-Putter Bails Out Team
at Hurdles, Goes Viral
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Jul 1, 2023 6:30 AM CDT

Shot-Putter Bails Out Team at Hurdles, Goes Viral

Belgium's Jolien Boumkwo gets the call when the team's hurdlers are both injured

(Newser) - Jolien Boumkwo is an elite track and field athlete—just not in the area she's now best known for. As NPR reports, the Belgian shot-putter with 12 national championships to her name finished seventh on Friday at the European Athletics Team Championships in Poland, which normally would have signaled...

Man Accuses 9-Year-Old Girl of Being Boy at Track Meet

'Let's keep calling out transphobia,' says BC premier after grandparents banned from future events

(Newser) - A Canadian school's track-and-field meet turned distressing for one young athlete after an attendee accused her of being a boy. The incident, first reported in Castanet , took place Thursday at Kelowna's Apple Bowl Stadium, where Heidi Starr's 9-year-daughter was preparing to compete in the meet's fourth...

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