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Paris Olympics Athletics
Noah Lyles, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Noah Lyles’ Dramatic Olympic Win Boosts USA Track & Field’s Brand

PARIS — Max Siegel cut a relaxed figure on the concourse at the Stade de France in the early evening on Sunday, less than 90 minutes before that night’s session of athletics at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. This is the time every four years that USA Track & Field gets more exposure than ever. […]

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Worlds Project USA
Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will be one of the sites for a 2025 Diamond League meet. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

USA Track & Field Heads to Eugene, Hayward Field Once Again

It’s almost expected on some level that if a track and field event is big — really big — that it at least stops in, if not becomes a regular visitor, to Eugene, Oregon. There are the multiple NCAA Outdoor Championships within the past decade. The annual Prefontaine Classic is a must for any athletics […]

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WMACi2025 Announcement
The brand-new Alachua County Sports and Events Center, with a state-of-the-art, world class facility for indoor track and field events, will host the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. Photo from 2023 Jimmy Carnes Invitational.

Alachua County Selected to Host Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

World Masters Athletics, Alachua County and USA Track & Field have announced the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships will be held in Gainesville, Florida, at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. The event is held every two years and features 24 events, including competition in indoor track & field, cross country, road race and outdoor […]

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WISE

2024 WISE Women of the Year Award Receipients Revealed

Women in Sports and Events, a leadership development organization for women in the business of sports, will honor four recipients with WISE Women of the Year awards during its 28th awards luncheon on March 19, 2024, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. The 2024 recipients are Ayala Deutsch, executive vice president and deputy […]

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USMarathonTrials

2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials Start Time Changed

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon start time for the event on February 3, 2024, in Orlando, Florida, will be moved to 10 a.m. Eastern time after concerns were raised by runners about the original proposed start time two hours later in the day. The course will have one 2.2-mile loop and three 8-mile […]

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Max Siegel
Max Siegel has been the chief executive officer at USA Track and Field since 2012, making him one of the longest-tentured CEOs in the NGB movement. Photo courtesy USA Track and Field

USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel Signs New Contract Through 2028

Max Siegel will remain as chief executive officer at USA Track & Field through 2028 after agreeing to a five-year contract renewal that begins January 1, 2024. Siegel has been in charge since 2012, generating over $600 million in revenue and expanding the USATF annual budget to a record $40 million. Under Siegel’s leadership, USATF […]

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USATF Orlando Health

USA Track & Field Partners with Orlando Health

USA Track & Field has announced a partnership with Orlando Health, Inc., enhancing the medical support provided to USATF athletes in the region and giving the health care provider a prominent role as the USATF medical partner for the upcoming 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. The partnership will extend to supporting the medical needs of […]

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Hayward Field

2024 U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials Awarded to Eugene

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have announced. The Trials will take place from June 21­–30 at the University of Oregon and will serve as the Team USA selection event for the […]

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WorldAthletics

Eugene, San Diego Awarded World Athletics Championship Events

World Athletics has awarded the 2025 Road Running World Championships to San Diego and the 2026 U20 World Championships to Eugene, Oregon, the international federation’s council announced on Monday. “We are grateful that so many great cities around the world are interested in hosting our events and we’re delighted with the quality of the candidates […]

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