EVENT NEWS
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July 3, 2024
How to Feed the Olympics
The Olympics are all about numbers: 1500, the number of meters in a freestyle swim; 20, the maximum-possible points in rhythmic gymnastics; 3 million, the number of bananas the culinary team at Olympic Village think they’ll need over the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place over two weeks...
July 2, 2024
16-year-old American sprinter named to U.S. Olympic Team
American sprinter Quincy Wilson, the teenager who made headlines at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials for reaching the men’s 400m final, has been named to Team USA for Paris 2024. Wilson has been selected for the men’s 4x400m relay pool and, at 16 years old and 176 days,...
June 27, 2024
72-year-old runner receives three-year doping ban for multiple substances
If you think you’ve seen it all in running, think again. On Wednesday, the men’s 70+ one-mile American record holder, Robert Qualls of Reno, Nev., was suspended for three years for violating U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) rules after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances. Qualls is a renowned age-group runner, having won...
June 26, 2024
UCI warns cheaters “it is impossible to slip through the net” as new inspection tool set to be used at Tour de France to combat motor doping
The UCI has warned any rider attempting to race with a hidden motor in their bike during the Tour de France that it is “impossible to slip through the net”, as cycling’s governing body announced that a new unspecified inspection tool will be used during the race to combat any...
June 26, 2024
Love on the run: how one Toronto runner is redefining modern dating
Conrad Wong, a Toronto-based marathoner and entrepreneur, noticed a lot of people are not having success on dating apps. Now, he’s using his platform, ToDoToronto—a social media page known for fun and affordable city activities—to tap into this trend with his innovative singles run club event. Canadian Running
June 25, 2024
Tokyo Marathon set to create non-binary option for runners
The Tokyo Marathon Foundation decided Monday to add a non-binary option for regular runners of the annual marathon from next year's race. The Tokyo Marathon will join other World Marathon Majors such as the Boston Marathon to have a category for those whose gender identity falls outside of male or...
June 24, 2024
The Tour De France Is Mystifying; So Is The Business Of Cycling
The Tour de France, the most elite bike race in the world, kicks off this Saturday. 176 of the best cyclists in the world will race nearly 2,200 miles across 21 stages and climb over 170,000 feet of elevation into the clouds of the highest mountains in the Pyrenees and...
June 21, 2024
Levels of contamination in the Seine remain unsafe for Paris Olympians, report says
Levels of contamination in Paris’ River Seine remain unsafe for Olympians to compete with just over a month remaining before the games, according to a monitoring report from the city of Paris. The report found elevated levels of E. coli bacteria — an indicator of fecal matter — in routine...
June 21, 2024
Ross Edgley achieves World’s Longest Swim record
The endurance athlete and adventurer Ross Edgley has announced he has completed a record-breaking continuous swim (pending ratification), after gruelling conditions meant two previous attempts had to be halted. Via his Instagram account, Ross shared the news that he has swum 510 km (317 miles) continuously with no stopping. sleeping...
June 20, 2024
Why Michael Johnson’s $30 Million Track League Won’t Have Any Safety Pins
Michael Johnson’s new track league, formally launched this week and debuting next spring, addresses several major issues in the sport. Grand Slam Track also tackles one very small one. Sprinters and runners competing in the league won’t pin paper bibs to their jersey tops, eliminating a long-loathed anachronism. Athletes have...