INSANE: Hayward field | Vintage Vibes

How to Watch Olympic Track & Field Trials on Friday: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream

The 2024 Olympic Track & Field Trials will continue on Friday from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 29, 2024

Miller-Uibo of Bahamas Wins Women's World 400m Title

Two-time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas finally bagged world gold in the women’s 400m in Eugene on Friday, signing off on the one-lap event to re-focus on her favored 200m. Miller-Uibo, who was deprived of gold in Doha in 2019 by Salwa Eid Nasr of Bahrain -- since…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

Sydney McLaughlin smashes own 400m hurdles world record to win gold at World Championships

The track star set another world record at Hayward Field

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

The Beautiful Mystique of the Hayward Field Tower

With the tower looming over the world championships in Eugene, one writer’s obsession with the out-of-place structure turned into an upset like many of the races held below.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 20, 2022

Briton Wightman Takes Surprise 1,500m Gold with Dad Commentating

Briton Jake Wightman took a superb world championship 1,500m gold as he out-kicked Olympic champion and hot favorite Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the final lap on Tuesday, with his proud father Geoff calling him home as the stadium announcer. Wightman's father and coach, used to the combination by now but never…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022

Eugene Is an Obvious—Yet Unlikely—First U.S. Host of World Championships

Known as TrackTown USA, Eugene has a storied history—and a swanky updated stadium—to win over track fans. Now it aims to win over U.S. sports fans, too.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022

Morocco’s El Bakkali Wins 3,000m Steeplechase World Gold

Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali surged past Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia to win 3,000 meters steeplechase gold at the World Championships on Monday. The Olympic champion had stayed near the back of the leading pack for much of the race before making the decisive move in the last 200m at Hayward…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Laura Muir believes rivals fear her in 1500m World Championship final

Muir runs in the 1500m final at Hayward Field on Monday.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

Kerley Leads American Clean Sweep in 100M, Shot Put Joy for Ealey

Fred Kerley led an American clean sweep in the men's 100 meters final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday and Chase Ealey helped give home fans a night to remember with the first U.S. victory in the women's shot put. Kerley, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, timed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 17, 2022

Mark Zeigler: Are the World Championships in Eugene a launching pad for U.S. track, or a burial?

EUGENE, Ore. — Newly renovated Hayward Field sits in the middle of the University of Oregon campus, its futuristic exoskeleton rising above the aging brick buildings like a spaceship. It cost Phil Knight and friends $300 million, and it includes a 5,000-square-foot video board, a 10-story tower with a hall…

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022