This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 1984, under a punishing California sun, American distance runner Joan Benoit Samuelson ran into L.A. Memorial ...

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Perry Shoemaker qualified for the 2020 Trials at age 48. Earlier this month, her daughter, Abby, qualified for the 2028 ...

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LIVIGNO, Italy — The freeski women’s halfpipe, which was set for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, has been postponed until Sunday after a continuous snowstorm extended into the evening, making the ...

Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay made a remarkable first showing at the marathon distance on Sunday, running 2:10:53 at the Zurich Barcelona Marathon in Spain to set the fastest debut ever by a woman. The ...

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