The track stars won’t be the only athletes shining when events begin at Tokyo’s National Stadium on July 30. Some of the world’s best athletes in the long jump will put their talents on display during ...

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Texans Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold and Jasmine Moore won bronze for Team USA in the women's long jump at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Tara Davis-Woodhall's fourth jump was 7.10 meters securing the ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024 on Friday ahead of Romanian swimmer David Popovici and Serbian NBA star Nikola Jokic. The ...

Most track and field events feature heats or some other form of qualifying ahead of the event final. This includes all races between 100m and 5,000m, jumping events and throwing events. The top three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germany's silver medalist Malaika Mihambo celebrates during the medal ceremony Women's Long Jump final of the athletics ...

There’s plenty to keep track of when it comes to Olympic track and field. From sprints to distance running to throwing and jumping, athletics is one of the signature Olympic sports. With each event ...