Alexis Ohanian’s Athlos and Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track are bold swings to revive track and field—a sport gasping for air in the USA outside the Olympics.… Read more “Athlos and the Ten Hurdles to Track’s Reinvention”
Tag: Diamond League
Mic’d Up and Moving Forward: A New Way to Feel Track and Field
Both sports—track and baseball—have long been tethered to their pasts, defined by records, nostalgia, and a reverence for tradition. Yet, each has also faced a rupture: These… Read more “Mic’d Up and Moving Forward: A New Way to Feel Track and Field”
RECORD RUN-UP TO PARIS
Records come and records go. Some last longer than others. We saw two new world records at the Paris Diamond League meeting July 7th as the countdown… Read more “RECORD RUN-UP TO PARIS”
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Sport is an emotionally freighted activity, full of sound and fury signifying – oftentimes – quite a bit. With the Coronavirus scrambling the sporting calendar, we now… Read more “AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION”
NEW OLYMPIC ENTRY STANDARDS
The entry standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were released yesterday (March 10, 2019) by the 216th IAAF Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, site of this summer’s… Read more “NEW OLYMPIC ENTRY STANDARDS”
LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE COVERAGE
Though it has always seemed to be something of a cottage industry in this sport, personally I am always loath to criticize how others may cover the… Read more “LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE COVERAGE”
NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE RESULT
There was an embarrassment of athletic riches on display at today’s Weltklasse meet in Zürich’s Letzigrund Stadium, the first of two IAAF Diamond League finals for the… Read more “NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE RESULT”
TEAM-BASED COMPETITIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS
In a response to my latest post, PRO RUNNER DAVID TORRENCE – “Don’t Blame Elite Athletes for State of the Sport”, journalist Parker Morse wrote, “Kudos to Mr.… Read more “TEAM-BASED COMPETITIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS”
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