The Liberty Mile preview

Jordan McNamara is the 18th-fastest American of all time at 1500 meters.

On Friday night, the eve of the World Championships, the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile will be run in the streets of downtown Pittsburgh. The race is in … Read More

World Championships Preview: Sprints

The next in our series of World Championships previews looks at the sprinting events and the 4×100 relays. Again, this was written by Kevin Sully with a few additions by Jesse Squire.

Men’s 100

Heats: August 10th, 12:15pm ET Semifinals: … Read More

World Championships Preview: 400 meters

LaShawn Merritt has regained the form that won the 2009 gold medal–but will it be enough to unseat the 2011 champion, Kirani “King” James?

(Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.com)

Our next set of previews for the upcoming IAAF World Championships … Read More

World Championships Preview: Hurdles

The hurdles are where you go if you want to see an American win, a fast time, or a close finish. But don’t ask “Where’s Lolo Jones?”

The first of our running event previews takes a look at the hurdles. … Read More

World Championships Preview: Men’s Jumps

Erik Kynard leads a strong US team in the jumps. (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Our series of World Championships previews wraps up the field events with the men’s jumps.

Men’s High Jump

Qualifying: August 13 (Tuesday), 1:50am ET Final: August 15 … Read More

World Championships Preview: Women’s Jumps

Brigetta Barrett won a surprise silver at the Olympics, but Worlds gold would surprise no one. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

Over the last few days we’ve started to preview the upcoming World Championships in Moscow, breaking things down by event … Read More

World Championships Preview: Men’s Throws

Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto

Over the last two days we’ve previewed the multis (decathlon and heptathlon) and women’s throwing events for the upcoming World Championships in Moscow. Now we shift to the men’s throwing events.

Shot Put

Qualifying: August … Read More

World Championships Preview: Women’s Throws

No one is beating Val Adams. (Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.)

Yesterday we kicked off our World Championships previews by taking a look at the decathlon and heptathlon. Today I’m previewing the women’s throwing events.

Shot Put

Qualifying: August 11 (Sunday), 2:45am … Read More

World Championships Preview: Multi-events

Ashton Eaton is far ahead of the competition. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

Every day for the next week (and sometimes twice a day) we’ll be providing a World Championships preview for a group of events. Today we kick off with … Read More

The Worlds’ Most Memorable Moments, part 3

After counting down the thirty most memorable moments from the IAAF World Championships’ first thirty years, we come to the top ten. Here’s where people might start to argue about what belongs where.

Arguing by itself is not a bad … Read More