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Fred Kerley leans over the line to win the 100m Final at the World Athletics Championships

Track And Field

Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 20: Grant Holloway of The United States USA, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France FRA and Wilhem Belocian of France FRA compete during the Men's 60 Metres Hurdles Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 20, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Grant Holloway Is A Hurdler To Watch

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Patrick Redford

EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 19: Sha'Carri Richardson runs and celebrates in the Women's 100 Meter semifinal on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track &amp; Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Sha’Carri Richardson Will Completely Miss The Tokyo Olympics

Billy Haisley

Image of trathlete mere feet from the finish line, moments before getting beat.

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Listen To This Spanish Lady Roast A Triathlete For Blowing A Race


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The University Of Utah Finally Owned Up To Not Stopping Lauren McCluskey’s Murder

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