Articles in the ‘Sprinting’ Category

This year’s Track and Field competitions just got a little less exciting. Prior to last month’s Adidas Grand Prix in New York, sprinting’s two top stars, Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, both pulled out of competition due to injury. This deprived fans of the spectacular rivalry that has interest in sprinting at an all-time high. [...]

The International Association of Athletics Federations, the governing body that makes the rules for international track and field events, recently came out with a rule change that has ruffled feathers throughout the running community. Since its creations, many high-profile sprinters, including American Tyson Gay, have publicly come out against it.
The rule in question concerns [...]