The three-time gold medalist ran a personal best and set a new world record in the distance but came up short of achieving the feat Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been ...

Jake Wightman and Donavan Brazier will tell you there is only one thing harder than reaching the top of men’s middle-distance running: staying there. Brazier was crowned 800m world champion in 2019.

MONACO (AP) — Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji faces a last-minute legal fight over an alleged missed doping test which could bar her from the world championships two days before her ...

Some athletic records seem untouchable. Sebastian Coe’s British 800-metre record of 1:41.73, set in 1981, is one of them. For almost 50 years, it has .

Last winter, a study startled the running world when a team of researchers concluded that, under the right circumstances, Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyegon could break a barrier long thought impossible ...

First-year sprinter Jaden Marchan broke a long-standing school record in the men’s 500-meter race, finishing first in a swift 1:01.55, to highlight a strong slate of performances for the Georgetown ...

Prudence Sekgodiso (23) is quickly turning into South Africa’s golden girl on the track. The potential to be among the cream of the crop globally in the 800m has been there since her attendance at ...

No matter where you look in New Jersey, you’ll find some of the nation’s top running talent — and it will be on full display as athletes hit the track this winter. As NJ.com continues its 2025-26 ...