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Kenya's Lilian Odira, gold medalist in the women's 800 meters at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, will hope to race on home soil in 2029 (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Nairobi Selected as 2029 World Athletics Championships Hosts; Munich Gets 2031

World Athletics has announced that Nairobi, Kenya, will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, while Munich, Germany, will do the same in 2031. The decision was announced during the 242nd World Athletics Council Meeting in Budapest, which was held from September 14—15. It means that the World Athletics Championships will be held in Africa for […]

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Hayward Field (Credit: University of Oregon)

Eugene, Oregon, to Host 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field

The 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field will return to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, June 17-22, 2028, where the nation’s top track and field athletes will compete for places on Team USA at the LA28 Olympic Summer Games.  The 2028 edition will mark the sixth consecutive […]

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A Diamond League event at the London Stadium (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

London Rivals Rome, Munich, Nairobi to Host 2029 World Athletics Championships

Athletic Ventures, the joint venture between UK Athletics, London Marathon Events and The Great Run Company, has announced that it has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in London, England. The venture successfully reached an agreement with English Football League Championship club West Ham United that would allow it to […]

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Conceptual renderings of the competition area for the Ultimate Championship 2026 (Credit: World Athletics)

World Athletics Debuts Changes for Inaugural Ultimate Championship

World Athletics has unveiled a package of innovations ahead of its inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11—13, as the governing body seeks to reshape track & field competition and bring elite athletes closer to fans. Through enhanced TV coverage, reimagined event presentation and the introduction of fresh digital platforms, World Athletics President […]

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More than 85,000 fans came to Texas A&M's Kyle Field in June 2024 for a friendly between Brazil and Mexico that helped bring $2.6 million to the school's athletic department. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Gig ‘Em Economy: College Station, Texas, and the New Game of Revenue Generation

Historically, June is a little slower in college towns. Students have mostly departed, and communities from Athens to Eugene can feel more like the smaller villages they once were. Yet for the benefit of every parking space that is suddenly available near campus there is a downside: fewer people using those spaces to go shopping […]

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Athletics Worlds Is Track In Trouble?
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

World Athletics Confirms Plans to Introduce Standalone World Marathon Championships

World Athletics has outlined a strategic roadmap for the future of distance running by taking the marathon out of the World Athletics Championships program and creating a standalone World Athletics Marathon Championships from 2030. While the marathon will remain a discipline at the World Athletics Championships in 2027 and 2029, it will move to its […]

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The Latest SFIA Participation Trends: Why Pickleball is Here to Stay

For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has polled Americans on which sports and activities they participate in and how often. The result is the Topline Participation Report, an annual survey that goes into amazing detail on 126 different sports and activities ranging from basketball to birdwatching. By tracking those rates — both those […]

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E.B. Cushing Stadium opened in 2019 and seats more than 2,000 spectators. (Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics)

USA Track & Field Bringing Tour Event to Texas A&M

USA Track and Field announced a partnership with Texas A&M University and College Station, Texas, to bring its Grand Prix to that city on June 6. E.B. Cushing Stadium, home to the Aggies’ track and field program, will host the event, which will be broadcast on NBC from 4-6 pm ET. Among the competitions will […]

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Tallahassee World Championships Cross Country 2026
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Tallahassee Prepares for World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Tallahassee, Florida, is preparing to become the latest U.S. city to host a major world championship as the destination welcomes the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee 26, starting January 10. The event will be staged at Apalachee Regional Park. Elite runners and Olympians, including cross country powerhouses such as the United States, Kenya, Uganda, […]

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Grand Slam Track
Grand Slam Track launched in June 2024 (Credit: Grand Slam Track)

Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track Files for Bankruptcy

Grand Slam Track, a global professional track competition launched by four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson last year, has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the United States. It comes after the final event of the competition’s first season was cancelled back in June – one year after its original launch – due to economic concerns. Those […]

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