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UNCOVERED: 4 | History Defined

‘No gimmicks’: Michael Johnson details exactly what to expect from Grand Slam Track

Grand Slam Track is ‘what the sport needed’, says co-founder Michael Johnson ahead of opener in Kingston

The Independent UK

If not for sport, I’d be a criminal, says Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo

Mumbai: If it weren’t for his teachers in primary school, Letsile Tebogo may not have gone on to become Botswana’s first Olympic gold medallist. Then again, the man who stunned pre-race favourite Noah Lyles to win the 200m sprint at the Paris Olympics last year candidly goes on to admit,…

The Times of India

Athletics World Watching As 'Grand Slam Track' Prepares For Launch

What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.

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Welcome to Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s brainchild with speed stars, prize money and live data

The new athletics league launches in Kingston, Jamaica this weekend with a radical format and an ambitious goal to capture ‘the youngest fanbase of any sports league in the world’ – but will it fly or flop?

The Independent UK

Step length, a devastating finish and ‘springs in his spikes’: the science behind Gout Gout’s speed

Every now and then an athlete comes along who makes people wonder, “how are they so fast?”

The Conversation

Cameron Myers: from promising schoolboy to contender in greatest middle distance running era

Expectation around the 18-year-old is sky high after the Australian athlete twice broke the under-20 mile record

The Guardian - AU

Schoolyard sprint that hurtled Gout towards greatness

Gout Gout had his heart set on playing soccer until an impromptu schoolyard sprint race, wearing joggers, changed everything.

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Unruffled, unstoppable: Gout Gout’s sparkling rise continues with 100m U20 title in Brisbane

Teen sensation clinches state under-20 title in 10.38s after breaking a 56-year Australian 200m record in December

The Guardian - AU

Rohan Browning upstages Gout Gout on his home turf

Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout stormed to the U/20 100m crown at the Queensland Athletics Championships, but Olympian Rohan Browning also caught the eye.

AAP

‘Shoot it like Steph’: why young athletes shouldn’t try to copy the world’s best

For decades, sport coaching has been built on the idea that there is one correct way to perform a skill.

The Conversation

One lap no stretch for track star Gout

Sprint star Gout Gout has warmed up for the Maurie Plant meet with an eye-catching 400m performance in Brisbane.

AAP

Tyreek Hill, Noah Lyles Finally Agree to Race After Lengthy Trash Talk

The two star athletes are planning to square off on the track.

Sports Illustrated

Gout Gout to light up Stawell Gift

The Gout Gout show will hit the road to the Stawell Gift in April.

AAP

Noah Lyles Challenges Tyreek Hill To Sprinting Showdown

Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles challenges NFL star Tyreek Hill to a thrilling race after a bold statement.

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Olympian Noah Lyles Trolls Tyreek Hill After Winning 60m Final at Track Meet

Lyles reignited the beef on Sunday.

The Times of India

The Year That Was: A to Z of Sports in 2024

Sometimes, not often, a year in sports is like countries marching out in alphabetical order at an Olympics opening ceremony. Only here, the first letter is not G for Greece, like at the Games, but A for Annum (Latin for year, for Gen X’s benefit).

The Guardian - AU

‘The world is his oyster’: what’s next for Gout Gout after setting athletics world alight?

The 16-year-old Australian will mix it with Olympic sprint royalty in the US before returning to Year 12 studies and the track in Australia next year

The Guardian - US

Noah Lyles: ‘America has a winner’s mentality. That’s the good and the bad’

Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion, plays a starring role in the second season of Netflix documentary Sprint. And he is as outspoken as ever

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International Business Times

Olympic Champion Tebogo Aims To Inspire Next Generation Of African Athletes

After upstaging powerhouses the United States and Jamaica to win a rare Olympic sprint gold for Africa, Letsile Tebogo aims to unleash the "deadly" untapped potential of athletes from the continent.

Sports Illustrated

Elly De La Cruz Injected Himself Into the Tyreek Hill-Noah Lyles Debate

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz chimed into the Twitter debate between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles about who can run faster following Lyles's race with streamer IShowSpeed.

Sports Illustrated

Dolphins Star Tyreek Hill Shades Noah Lyles After Sprinter's Race vs. YouTuber

Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill fired a shot at Noah Lyles, who narrowly beat YouTuber IShowSpeed in a recent race that went viral on social media.

The Times of India

World Athlete of the Year 2024: Finalists announced, no place for Olympics gold medallist Noah Lyles

NEW DELHI: Despite winning the Olympic 100m title, Noah Lyles will not compete for the World Athlete of the Year award. World Athletics announced the finalists on Monday, and Lyles was not among the top two male track athletes.

Sports Illustrated

Kiké Hernández Took Unprovoked Shot at Noah Lyles After Dodgers Win World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder took an unprovoked shot at Noah Lyles after the team's World Series win.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Noah Lyles posted a precious engagement video with fiancée Junelle Bromfield

Congratulations are in order for Noah Lyles and his girlfriend, Junelle.

Sports Illustrated

Noah Lyles Is Helping Spearhead the Yu-Gi-Oh! Craze

The gold medalist and self-proclaimed world’s fastest nerd is an avid fan of the trading card game, which just held its world championships.

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