Athletics
The Case for Shericka Jackson as the Season’s Best
Few storylines in the 400m hurdles have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Shericka Jackson. The argument is genuinely close,…
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Athletics
How Joshua Cheptegei Measures Up to Eliud Kipchoge
It is easy to forget how quickly the picture around Joshua Cheptegei can change. Comparisons across eras are imperfect by nature, yet…
Athletics
Player Profile: The Rise of Kishane Thompson — A Closer Look
Reputations in the long jump are earned slowly and lost quickly, a lesson Kishane Thompson knows well. The journey to this point…
Athletics
How Ryan Crouser Became One of the Sport’s Defining Talents
It is easy to forget how quickly the picture around Ryan Crouser can change. The journey to this point has not been…
Athletics
The Coaching Decisions Defining Noah Lyles’s the Diamond League Run
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but Marcell Jacobs is testing the limits of that idea. Leadership has set the tone, translating…
Athletics
Player Profile: The Rise of Ryan Crouser — A Closer Look
Behind the headlines, the more interesting question is what Ryan Crouser does next. The journey to this point has not been linear,…
Athletics
Coaching Watch: The Methods Behind Femke Bol’s Identity
There is a particular kind of tension that builds when Noah Lyles steps back into the spotlight. Leadership has set the tone,…
Athletics
Season Review: The Highs and Lows for Mondo Duplantis
There was a time when doubts followed Mondo Duplantis everywhere; that time is fading fast. Across the campaign there were defining wins,…
Athletics
Season Review: The Highs and Lows for Letsile Tebogo
Talk to people inside the sport and the name that keeps surfacing is Letsile Tebogo. Across the campaign there were defining wins,…
Athletics
Comparing Yulimar Rojas and Marcell Jacobs: A Generational Debate
The latest chapter in the Yulimar Rojas story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. Comparisons across eras are imperfect by…
Athletics
What Sha’Carri Richardson Got Right and Wrong This Season
The conversation around Sha’Carri Richardson has shifted in recent weeks, and for good reason. Across the campaign there were defining wins, frustrating…
Athletics
How Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Are Coping Without Jakob Ingebrigtsen
When the schedule threw up this fixture, the focus immediately turned to Jakob Ingebrigtsen. The absence forces difficult questions about depth, rotation…