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Olympian Curt Clausen Elected USA Track & Field President

Curt Clausen, a three-time Olympian and the only American man to medal in the race walk at the World Athletics Championships, was elected to a four-year term as president of USA Track & Field, succeeding the outgoing Vin Lananna. Clausen earned a bronze medal in the 50km walk at the 1999 World Championships in Seville […]

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Huntsville to Host 2025 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Nationals

The USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Nationals will be held at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama, from July 17-20, 2025 as the football stadium hosts a national track and field event for the first time. “As a city that is known for running, it is exciting to bring this prestigious event to Huntsville,” […]

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State and local dignitaries celebrate the opening of the Reno-Tahoe Indoor Track Facility at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Thursday night in Nevada. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

New Indoor Track Facility a Boost for Reno-Tahoe Tourism

Teams and coaches gathered in the stands and alongside the edges of the banked track, chugging energy drinks and chewing on energy bars as athletes from all around the Western United States vaulted, jumped, threw and sprinted over a three-day period. The scene for the Silver State Invitational is what the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors […]

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USA Track & Field, COO Renee Washington Honored by World Athletics

World Athletics has named USA Track & Field as the winner of its Member Federation Award and USATF Chief Operating Officer Renee Washington was awarded Woman of the Year from the international federation. Washington received the honor in recognition of her work to promote the advancement of gender equity in athletics, including new USATF initiatives […]

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Los Angeles on Clock for 2028 Olympics and Paralympics After IOC Visit

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit to Los Angeles this week to review selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The commission visited the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, and the convention center, waterfront and […]

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U.S. Paralympics Track & Field Program to Become Part of USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning January 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof, the national governing body and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. American track and field athletes captured 34 medals, including 14 […]

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Noah Lyles, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Noah Lyles’ Dramatic Olympic Win Boosts USA Track & Field’s Brand

PARIS — Max Siegel cut a relaxed figure on the concourse at the Stade de France in the early evening on Sunday, less than 90 minutes before that night’s session of athletics at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. This is the time every four years that USA Track & Field gets more exposure than ever. […]

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Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is a regular on the national and international track and field events calendar. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

USA Track & Field Heads to Eugene, Hayward Field Once Again

It’s almost expected on some level that if a track and field event is big — really big — that it at least stops in, if not becomes a regular visitor, to Eugene, Oregon. There are the multiple NCAA Outdoor Championships within the past decade. The annual Prefontaine Classic is a must for any athletics […]

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The brand-new Alachua County Sports and Events Center, with a state-of-the-art, world class facility for indoor track and field events, will host the 2025 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. Photo from 2023 Jimmy Carnes Invitational.

Alachua County Selected to Host Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

World Masters Athletics, Alachua County and USA Track & Field have announced the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships will be held in Gainesville, Florida, at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. The event is held every two years and features 24 events, including competition in indoor track & field, cross country, road race and outdoor […]

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