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Edmonton’s Marco Arop, the reigning 800-metre world champion, captures Grand Slam Track victory in his signature event. Great Britain’s Josh Kerr claims the men’s short distance title at the Grand Slam Track stop in Miramar, Fla., and Arop finishes second overall. Great Britain’s Josh Kerr claims the men’s short distanceContinue Reading

Armand Duplantis dominated the pole vault but was unable to improve his world record at the Shanghai-Keqiao Diamond League on Saturday. Canada’s Sarah Mitton finishes 4th in women’s shot putThomson Reuters · Posted: May 03, 2025 11:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago Sweden’s Armand Duplantis gestures asContinue Reading

Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet triumphed in her distance duel with Gudaf Tesgay, Mondo Duplantis won the pole vault and Shericka Jackson finished second on her return to the track as the 2025 Diamond League season got underway on Saturday. Canada’s Sarah Mitton finishes 5th in women’s shot putThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

FAQ Some of the world’s best track and field athletes will compete in the latest season of the Diamond League. Here’s what you need to know as the 2025 series get underway. Live coverage of each competition available on CBC Sports Justin Piercy · CBC Sports · Posted: Apr 25,Continue Reading

As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, more fans will watch Grand Slam Track when more recognizable names participate. So Canada’s Andre De Grasse, who joins the men’s short sprint cohort as a Challenger, stands out as the blue chip prospect in the series’ latest recruiting class. Canadian star’sContinue Reading

FAQ Some of the world’s best track athletes compete in a new professional league that makes its debut this week. Here’s what you need to know before the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track begins. Live coverage of each competition available on CBC Sports Justin Piercy · CBC Sports · Posted:Continue Reading

Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to compete in women’s events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday, after proposals to tighten eligibility rules were discussed at the body’s council. Female athletes will have to undergo one-time genetic test to compete in women’s eventsTheContinue Reading

The relay squad of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse ran away with The Canadian Press team of the year award for 2024 on Saturday. De Grasse, Brown, Blake and Rodney delivered unexpected gold medal at Paris 2024 Daniel Rainbird · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Opinion Yes, I’ve seen video of the footrace between Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and Darren Watkins Jr.,  a.k.a. IShowSpeed, the social media megastar whose content often involves feats of athleticism. In one post he leaps over a moving car, so who’s to say he can’t, at the rightContinue Reading