by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Olympic Champion and world record holder Ashton Eaton sits atop the point standings with 20-year-old Gunnar Nixon in second after the first day of competition at the IAAF World Championships in Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW – Sixteen U.S. athletes advanced to the next round of competition, and Ashton Eaton held his lead in the men’s decathlon during Sunday’s morning session of the IAAF World championships at Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
MOSCOW — Brittney Reese won her sixth international title since 2009 and Team USA brought home gold in the decathlon for the eighth time in World Championships history as Ashton Eaton maintained his title as World’s Greatest Athlete, winning with 8809 points on the...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
BEIJING — Tianna Bartoletta won a historic long jump gold and Aries Merritt returned to medal form in the hurdles, while Ashton Eaton’s 45-second 400m in the decathlon thrilled fans Friday at the IAAF World Championships.
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
BEIJING — All four American relay teams won their respective heats to qualify for Saturday’s and Sunday’s finals, and two-time defending decathlon champion Ashton Eaton was on near-world record pace and has a 254-point lead heading into the evening’s final...
