The Final Leg

World Athletics recently announced that the Mixed 4x100m Relay will be introduced at the 2025 World Relays as well as the 2026 World Ultimate Championships. Is another mixed relay a good idea for track & Field.

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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LaShawn Merritt is well known for his career and accolades in the 400m, but his success over 200m is often overlooked

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Australia's Gout Gout recently broke Usain Bolt's 16 year-old 200m World record with his 20.04. that also took down the 56 year old Australian record of 20.06 set by Peter Norman back in 1968. But outside of the performances, Gout Gout represents our love for track & field

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Noah Lyles recently said no one cares about the 200m dash. Though its a harsh blanket statement when taken at face value, in context, is he actually wrong?

Full Interview on Lets Run: https://youtu.be/Mf4QjDaaIRw?si=F7Kn1YwdDvn9g7ad

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The 2025 Track and Field calendar is packed with a ton for meets, from World Indoor and Outdoor Championships, to the Diamond League and Grand Slam Track, to World Relays and National Championships. Will fans, athletes, coaches and everyone else be able to effectively manage the schedule?

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At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Letsile Tebogo became Botswana's first ever Olympic Champion when he won the gold medal in the 200m Dash.

A few weeks later at the Brussels Diamond League, I spoke with Letsile and he noted that he does not like being a superstar and all the attention he has gotten in the weeks after his gold medal performance. Now a few months removed, his life seems to have changed for the better.

Olympics.com article: https://olympics.com/en/news/letsile-tebogo-exclusive-future-plans-africa

Letsile Brussels DL Interview: https://youtu.be/vbukxvoRBP4?si=mQ3j0dLLzvo64ZRF

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Netflix released SPRINT season 2 on November 13th, months after the end of the 2024 track season was complete. Very similar to Season 1, immediate reactions online were mixed, if not negative, from die hard track fans. And though there are many things to criticize about SPRINT, I found this season to be really good, and I actually appreciate this season more than the first.

Today I highlight some positives and negatives after watching SPRINT Season 2 on Netflix

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In a recent interview with the High Performance Podcast, Usain Bolt spoke about why he retired in 2017 instead of 2016. Throughout history, some athletes retired exactly when they wanted to, some were pressured to retire later, some athletes are still competing and fans are calling on them to retire. Is there ever a great time for an athlete to retire?

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Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine recently won European Athlete of the Year for 2024 after winning Olympic Gold and breaking the long standing High Jump World Record of 2.10m. In an interview though, she stated that she still has room for improvement and could possibly jump 2.15m one day.

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16 year-old rising Australian star Gout Gout recently announced he signed with Adidas and will be moving to Florida to train with Noah Lyles under Lance Brauman for a few weeks.

ABC News Australia article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-05/gout-gouts-ascent-from-the-eyes-of-manager-james-templeton/104564264

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