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Get To Know The 2017 IAAF Athletes Of The Year

At this past weekend's IAAF Athletic Awards, the international governing body of track and field named Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium as the 2017 male and female World Athletes of the Year.

Nov 28, 2017

Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Attacker Alleges The World Champ Threw Beer Can First

The 24-year-old man accused of assaulting Pierre-Ambroise Bosse outside a French casino this summer has himself filed a claim against the world 800m champion.

Sep 22, 2017

Trinidad & Tobago World Medalist Jereem Richards Signs With adidas

After several outstanding performances on the world stage this summer, Jereem Richards of Trinidad & Tobago has signed a professional contract with adidas.

Sep 13, 2017

Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma has claimed the life of famed British Virgin Islands track coach Xavier "Dag" Samuels, according to Dean Greenaway, former president of the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association.

Sep 8, 2017

World Champ Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Brutally Assaulted By Men Posing As Fans

8/31 Update: A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody this morning. The suspect is known for "acts of violence and violation of the legislation on narcotics" according to French news site Midi Libre.

Aug 31, 2017

Natasha Hastings 'Felt Robbed' By World Champs Relay Selection Procedures

Buoyed by the honesty of fellow Team USA member Tianna Bartoletta about her exclusion from the 4x100m relay at the 2017 IAAF World Championships, 4x4 stalwart Natasha Hastings published a blog today titled "Pushed Out Of The Zone" that details how she was led to believe she would race the relay final at Worlds right up until race day arrived in London two weeks ago.

Aug 24, 2017

'Clipped Wings': Tianna Bartoletta Sounds Off On 4x100m Relay Exclusion

After speaking out about her emotionally turbulent road to the 2017 IAAF World Championships, Tianna Bartoletta doesn't seem to be holding anything back lately. Today, she penned a heartfelt response to her exclusion from the world championship 4x100m relay team, titled "Clipped Wings," on her website, Team TB.

Aug 19, 2017

'Give Yourself A Chance': Fearless Strategy Led Courtney Frerichs To Silver

Before the women's steeplechase final at the IAAF World Championships in London last Friday, coach Jerry Schumacher gave Courtney Frerichs three eerily specific instructions.

Aug 17, 2017

Usain Bolt Reveals Hamstring Tear Diagnosis

After pulling up in the 4x100m relay at the IAAF World Championships in London on Saturday, Usain Bolt announced that he is suffering from a tear in his hamstring.

Aug 17, 2017

Usain Bolt Ends His Career As Second-Best Championship Athlete Of All-Time

Two all-time greats hung up their championship track spikes last week at the IAAF World Championships in London. Mo Farah closed out his track career with two more medals finalizing his total at 12 individual medals (10 gold), while Usain Bolt ended his career with a bronze medal, upping his total to 15 individual medals (13 gold).

Aug 16, 2017

Best U.S. Distance Coaches At Worlds: Joe Bosshard And Jerry Schumacher

Two months ago, we crowned Bowerman TC's coach Jerry Schumacher as the highest scoring distance coach at the USATF Outdoor Championships. Now let's take a look at how the U.S. distance coaches performed at the IAAF World Championships last week in London. 

Aug 15, 2017

Paul Chelimo Just Might Be USA's Next Bernard Lagat

Last year, Paul Chelimo launched himself onto the U.S. stage after his 3K runner-up finish at the USATF Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Chelimo is fresh off winning his second U.S. title and second global medal, and it's starting to look like he could be USA's next Bernard Lagat.

Aug 15, 2017

Top 10 Upsets Of IAAF World Championships

The IAAF World Championships wrapped up Sunday in London and were highlighted by 10 jaw-dropping upsets across a range of events.

Aug 15, 2017

By The Numbers: Team USA at Worlds

Stats provided by USATF

Aug 13, 2017

MEDAL COUNT: 2017 IAAF World Championships

The 2017 IAAF World Championships were very kind to the U.S. athletes. In total, Team USA earned a record 30 medals with 10 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze. USA's medal haul was more than the second, third, and fourth ranked countries combined.

Aug 13, 2017