The 2024 U.S. Olympic trials for track and field kicked off at Hayward Field in Eugene, featuring events like the men's 10,000 meters final, the first day of the decathlon, and various qualifying rounds. Highlights include Quincy Hall winning the first heat of the men's 400 meters and Heath Baldwin leading the decathlon shot put. The trials continue with a packed schedule of events and live updates.
Ryan Crouser, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and defending world champion, overcame two blood clots in his leg to win gold in the men's shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Team USA also made history by winning the mixed 4x400m relay with a world record time of 3:08.80. Other notable results included Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay winning the women's 10,000m and several athletes setting personal bests and national records in their respective events.
Ryan Crouser successfully defended his shot put world title and came close to breaking his own world record, despite recently discovering two blood clots in his left leg. Crouser, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, received medical clearance to compete and threw 23.51 meters on his last attempt, the second-best throw in history. He became the first man to win four combined Olympic and world outdoor shot put titles. In other events, Gudaf Tsegay led an Ethiopian sweep in the women's 10,000m after Olympic champion Sifan Hassan fell while leading in the last straightaway.
Ryan Crouser, the best shot putter in history, broke his own world record at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a new technique he calls the "step-across" or the "Crouser slide." The technique involves starting his spin a little farther to the right, making his first step wider and adding a new step into his approach. Crouser's throw of 77 feet, 3¾ inches is about seven inches farther than his previous world record. Crouser spends an entire year of training to peak for around 10 days, timed around major meets, so such a big throw, so early in the schedule, could bode well for big things leading into July’s U.S. championships and August’s world championship, where Crouser will attempt to defend his title from last year.
Ryan Crouser broke the shot put world record at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a throw of 77 feet, 3¾ inches, about seven inches farther than his previous world record set in 2021. Crouser's new technique, called the "step-across," clicked for the first time in a meet, and it could bode well for big things leading into July's U.S. championships and August's world championship, where Crouser will attempt to defend his title from last year. Several high-profile athletes once billed to compete Saturday pulled out in the days and weeks beforehand, including Sha'Carri Richardson, who withdrew due to cramping.
The Los Angeles Grand Prix saw multiple records broken, including Ryan Crouser breaking his own world record in the men's shot put. However, the women's 100-meter final was a disappointment as top qualifiers Sha'Carri Richardson and Marie-Josee Ta Lou both scratched from the race. Other winners included Clayton Murphy, Maggie Ewen, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, and Mondo Duplantis.
Ryan Crouser broke his own world record in shot put at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, throwing three of the six farthest shot puts of all time. Primož Roglič all but secured the Giro d’Italia title on Saturday by overtaking leader Geraint Thomas on the penultimate stage despite having a mechanical problem on the mountain time trial. The U.S. men’s hockey team lost its world championship semifinal to Germany in overtime, missing a chance to win its first gold or silver medal at worlds since 1950.
The 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist will feature a highly competitive list of final entries, including elite high schools, top-25 universities and colleges, and a star-studded field of professionals in the invitational events. The meet will begin on Wednesday, March 29th, and will honor Texas legend and world record holder Ryan Crouser as the honorary referee on Saturday. Top-25 men's and women's programs, including LSU, Texas, and Ole Miss, are scheduled to compete. Tickets are still available starting at $25 for all-session tickets.
