Tag: Worlds
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Records Fell at the Track Worlds. A Trend? Not So Fast.
The highlight of the track and field world championships, which wrapped up in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday, was undoubtedly Sydney McLaughlin’s shattering her own world record, and the rest of the field, in the 400-meter hurdles. It was a record set in dominant fashion, the type of performance fans watch sports for but rarely actually…
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Fred Kerley Leads U.S. Sweep in the 100 Meters at Worlds
Fred Kerley did not know that he was the fastest man in the world when he crossed the finish line at Hayward Field on Saturday night. Like so much else in his life, he needed to wait and wonder. A slew of runners, three of them from the United States, had finished the men’s 100-meter…