by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | 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 | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA got off to a strong start during the first session of the IAAF World Championships as World Record holder and Olympic Champion Ashton Eaton took the lead in the men’s decathlon and multiple athletes secured their places in the next round of...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA had an outstanding morning of qualifying in the sprints and in the women’s 4x400m as all U.S. athletes moved to the next round of competition, as well as Olympic medalists Will Claye and Christian Taylor in the triple jump during Friday’s...
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA made it through the opening rounds of the women’s 200m and 800m races smoothly, with three women advancing in the 800, and four in the 200m on Thursday’s morning session at Luzhniki Olympic Stadium.
by Bob Griffiths | Apr 30, 2015 | USATF
MOSCOW – Team USA’s 400m hurdles crew came through in intense competition, winning a combined three medals in the women’s and men’s races, while Jenny Simpson nearly pulled off a wire-to-wire win as she got silver in the women’s 1,500m at the IAAF World Track...