by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — At a team meeting Thursday prior to the 14th edition of the World Indoor Championships, Bernard Lagat and Sanya Richards-Ross were selected by their peers as Team USA captains. Two veterans of the sport, this is Lagat’s sixth time being a...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Ashton Eaton easily bettered his own world record in the men’s heptathlon to lead a four-gold, three-bronze medal charge for Team USA as the 14th edition of the World Indoor Championships continued Saturday from the Atakoy Athletic Arena....
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — For the fifth consecutive time the World Indoor gold medal in the men’s shot put will return to the United States. Ryan Whiting recorded his first personal best in two seasons to win the gold medal Friday during the 14th edition of the IAAF...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – The IAAF announced Thursday that Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses, Al Oerter and Jesse Owens will be among the initial 12 members of the inaugural class for the IAAF Hall of Fame. The IAAF and President Lamine Diack made the...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Reigning World Indoor gold medalist Bernard Lagat, 2011 World Outdoor champions Christian Taylor and Jesse Williams and world heptathlon record holder Ashton Eaton lead a deep Team USA men’s field into the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Track & Field...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – Eric Broadbent has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the USA Indoor Combined Events Championship with 5,908 points March 3-4 in Bloomington, Ind.
