Mo Farah
FILE Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal, in the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. The British athlete made the revelation in a BBC documentary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK Olympic great Mo Farah says he was trafficked as a child

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Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto wins the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Thompson-Herah edges Richardson in the Prefontaine 100

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Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, wins the women's 10,000-meter run final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Hassan gets 3 distance medals in amazing Olympic odyssey

By Gerald Imray Aug. 07, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

Sifan Hassan, of Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the women's 5,000-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sifan Hassan running for Olympic history in distance races

By Gerald Imray Aug. 05, 2021 04:21 AM EDT

Selemon Barega, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the men's 10,000-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Ethiopia's Barega wins 1st track gold of Tokyo Olympics

By Gerald Imray Jul. 30, 2021 08:56 AM EDT

Runners compete in a heat of the 4 x 400-meter mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
'Wow! Wow!' Women get Olympic track off to a sizzling start

By Eddie Pells Jul. 30, 2021 12:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2015, file photo, Alberto Salazar watches a training session for the World Athletic Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. Salazar has been permanently banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual and emotional misconduct. Salazar has 10 days to appeal the decision. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Salazar gets lifetime ban for sexual, emotional misconduct

Jul. 26, 2021 09:20 PM EDT

No Bolt means stage open for new stars to emerge in Tokyo

Jul. 02, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
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In this image issued by London Marathon Events, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge trains alongside his pacemaker in the grounds of the official hotel and biosecure bubble in London, Monday Sept. 28, 2020, ahead of the elite-only 2020 London Marathon on Sunday Oct. 4. The 40th Race will take place on a closed-loop circuit around St James's Park in central London. (Bob Martin/London Marathon Events via AP)
London Marathon virus testing finds runner, coach positive

By Ken Maguire Sep. 29, 2020 11:39 AM EDT

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