Alexis Ohanian To Launch The Highest Paying Women’s Track Event

Billionaire entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and the husband of tennis legend Serena Williams, has announced that his venture capital firm Seven Seven Six will host the 776 Invitational, in partnership with Olympic medalist Gabby Thomas. The event will take place at the end of September, after the Olympics in Paris and will have the largest prize pool on record …

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Sophie O’Sullivan Shatters Irish National U23 3000m Record

Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Sophie O’Sullivan broke the Irish National U23 3000m last night at the World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Rovereto, Italy. O’Sullivan’s second-place finish in an impressive time of 8.44.72 (behind Ethiopia’s Wubrist Aschal) knocks nearly two seconds off the previous record held by Sarah Healy since July of last year. Washington's Sophie O'Sullivan Sets Irish Under-23 …

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Top Performances From Irish Athletes On The International Stage

A few of Ireland’s top athletes gave outstanding performances at international competitions this past weekend. On Saturday (3 June) Shona Heaslip and Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and second in the women’s B race at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France. Kerry’s Shona Heaslip finished second with a season-best time of 33:26.96 while Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and …

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Caitlyn Jenner Vocalises Disapproval After Transgender Teen Finishes 2nd In Track Race

Caitlyn Jenner has regularly spoken out against transgender women participating in women’s athletics. This past weekend, she vocalised her disapproval after a transgender teen finished in second place in a girls’ race at the CIF-North Coast Section Meet of Champions in California over the weekend. The transgender teen, Athena Ryan, came second in the varsity girls’ 1600m run finals on …

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400m Victory For Rhasidat Adeleke At The Big 12 Championships

Rhasidat Adeleke claimed victory at the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma over the weekend.  The 20-year-old ran 50.58, beating her University of Texas teammate, Kennedy Simon (51.22) to claim top spot.  This was Adeleke’s second 400M title at the Big 12 Conference, having won the title for Texax in in Lubbock, Texas in February. https://twitter.com/Track_Gazette/status/1657811319846780933?s=20 It continues the astonishing trajectory …

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Olympic Champion Tori Bowie Dies at 32

Three-time Olympic medalist and world champion American sprinter, Frentorish ‘Tori’ Bowie, has died at the age of 32. Her death was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by U.S.A. Track and Field, which provided no other details. Fellow Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wrote on Twitter: “My heart breaks for the family of Tori Bowie. A great competitor and source of light. …

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