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World Track Championships Wrap Up With More Golds For USA, Praise For Host City Eugene

By Tom Banse July 26, 2022

Oregon native Ryan Crouser won the gold medal in shot put at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene.

The first World Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on American soil sprinted to a joyful conclusion Sunday night in Eugene with back-to-back U.S. victories in the 4x400 relays. The full stadium was also treated to a new world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles by Nigeria's Tobi Asuman and a new world record in men's pole vault by Sweden's Mondo Duplantis. The Read More

7 Northwest Athletes To Watch At Upcoming World Track & Field Championships In Eugene

By Tom Banse July 14, 2022

Former Ducks standout Cooper Teare secured a spot in the Oregon 22 World Championships by winning the 1,500-meters at U.S. nationals in June on his home track, Hayward Field in Eugene.

Nearly 2,000 of the world's best runners, jumpers and throwers from 192 countries have arrived in Oregon for the 2022 World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which start Friday and go through July 24. The big event, Oregon 22, is happening on U.S. soil for the first time and in a smaller host city than ever before, Eugene. More than 30 athletes who are from the Read More

Age Is Just A Number For Some Elite Marathoners At World Track & Field Championships In Eugene

By Tom Banse July 14, 2022

Portland marathoner Galen Rupp in this file photo runs his way to a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He's hoping for similar success in Eugene this year.

An elite field featuring most of the world's best marathoners has arrived in Oregon for this year’s World Track and Field Championships. Competitors from 34 countries will race through the streets of Eugene and neighboring Springfield this coming Sunday morning for the men and Monday for the women. Some of the marathoners are trying to outrun both their rivals and Father Time.Read More

Track Star Aims To Win In Not One, But Two Pro Sports, Beginning At World Champs In Eugene

By Tom Banse July 12, 2022

Two-time Olympian Devon Allen has ambitions to win on the track and on the football field this year.

It's uncommon for athletes to compete and excel in two professional sports, especially ones as punishing as football or sprint hurdles. But a Seattle-born speedster who ran track and played football at the University Oregon is now attempting that rare feat.Read More

‘Dangerously Hot’ Temps Force Schedule Changes At Olympic Trials In Eugene

By Tom Banse June 25, 2021

The women's 5000 meters went off under the hot sun at Hayward Field in Eugene Monday during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials.

The broiling heat in the weekend forecast is forcing changes at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials underway in Eugene. Distance races are being shifted earlier in the day, but shorter events are staying put on the schedule in the peak afternoon heat.Read More

Big Names In Northwest Running Bow Out Of Olympic Team Trials, Creating Room For New Stars

By Tom Banse June 17, 2021

Donavan Brazier breaks the tape in an 800 meter tune-up race in Portland on May 29, ahead of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, which begin later this week.

Some of the biggest names in American running have bowed out of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials as the 10-day competition moves into the starting blocks in Eugene. The scratches open a lane for a new generation of stars to earn spots in the delayed Tokyo Olympics.Read More

An Olympic Hopeful Says Her Pork Burrito Is To Blame For Her Positive Drug Test

By NPR News June 16, 2021

Shelby Houlihan, the middle-distance runner who currently holds two U.S. records, says she's been banned from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone. Houlihan says she's clean and is blaming the test result on a pork burrito she got from a food truck.Read More

Olympians Made Here: Northwest Training Groups Stocking Tokyo-Bound Teams With Top Runners

By Tom Banse June 7, 2021

Karissa Schweizer, in white top, is a Bowerman Track Club recruit from the Midwest. She carries high expectations to nab an Olympic team slot in the 5000 meters.

The Northwest is famous for churning out jet airliners, computer software and huckleberry syrup. The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials beginning June 18 in Eugene will showcase another local product: Olympic distance runners.Read More

Seattle Athlete To Sprint At Tokyo Olympics, But In A Canoe Instead Of On The Track

By Tom Banse June 3, 2021

Seattle native Nevin Harrison will compete at the Tokyo Olympics in canoe sprint.

Later this month, Olympic team trials and Team USA coaches will fill out the roster for the delayed Tokyo Olympics. Some familiar names in women's soccer from Portland and Seattle, as well as the WNBA Seattle Storm's biggest stars and a pack of Pacific Northwest-based distance runners are likely Tokyo bound. Read More