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USA Track & Field has announced the appointment of Jay Holder as its new chief content and communications officer. Most recently, Holder served as the executive director of Running USA. During his tenure, Holder led the development of a comprehensive strategic plan and introduced a modernized membership structure with expanded benefits. In the interim, Kathleen […]
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USA Track & Field and Nike announced that the Nike Cross Nationals will serve as host to the 2025–2026 USATF Cross Country Championships on December 6–7 in Portland, Oregon. Hosted annually for nearly 20 years and the culmination of eight regional qualifying meets, NXN is a showcase competition for high school cross country stars. The […]
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The 2025 USA Track & Field Para National Championships will take place at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from July 31 through August 2, the first time in U.S. Para track and field history that the meet will be combined with the USATF Outdoor Championships. The Para program joined USATF last fall. The […]
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Before Noah Lyles made history in Paris by winning the men’s 100-meter dash in a photo finish, he won a national indoor championship by 0.01 seconds in the 60-meter dash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The sport itself has seen a variety of new facilities come online in the past few years and off an outdoor […]
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Curt Clausen, a three-time Olympian and the only American man to medal in the race walk at the World Athletics Championships, was elected to a four-year term as president of USA Track & Field, succeeding the outgoing Vin Lananna. Clausen earned a bronze medal in the 50km walk at the 1999 World Championships in Seville […]
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics has named USA Track & Field as the winner of its Member Federation Award and USATF Chief Operating Officer Renee Washington was awarded Woman of the Year from the international federation. Washington received the honor in recognition of her work to promote the advancement of gender equity in athletics, including new USATF initiatives […]
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The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit to Los Angeles this week to review selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The commission visited the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, and the convention center, waterfront and […]
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USA Track & Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning January 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof, the national governing body and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. American track and field athletes captured 34 medals, including 14 […]
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PARIS — Max Siegel cut a relaxed figure on the concourse at the Stade de France in the early evening on Sunday, less than 90 minutes before that night’s session of athletics at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. This is the time every four years that USA Track & Field gets more exposure than ever. […]
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World Masters Athletics, Alachua County and USA Track & Field have announced the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships will be held in Gainesville, Florida, at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. The event is held every two years and features 24 events, including competition in indoor track & field, cross country, road race and outdoor […]
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