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At the 2024 European Athletics Championships, we arguably saw the greatest Triple Jump competition in history.

Jordan Diaz Fortun of Spain and Pedro Pichardo of Portugal went jump for jump fighting until the 6th round for the Gold Medal. Diaz Fortun came out on top with a mark of 18.18m, moving him to no.3 on the all-time list. Pichardo jumped 18.04m, which was just the 2nd time in history someone jumped 18m and did not win a competition.

With the dust still settling on a legendary competition out in Rome, the question remains, was this the greatest triple jump competition in history?

Today, I breakdown the European Championship Triple Jump final round by round, as well as take a look back at the history of the triple jump and some other high quality competitions we have seen over the past few decades.

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The Men's 200m dash is arguably the most competitive event in the world right now. You have the 3 time World Champion Noah Lyles, the current world leader Kenny Bednarek, the young rising stars in Letsile Tebogo and Erriyon Knighton, the reigning Olympic Champion Andre De Grasse, and a bunch more.

Today I share my top-7 men in the 200m dash before June kicks off with the Olympic Trials, National Championships and other major meets ahead of the Olympic Games.

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The 2024 Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica produced some electric performances on the track and in the field. The most notable of which turned out to be the Men's 100m Dash where Oblique Seville took down reining World Champion Noah Lyles, running a PB of 9.82 seconds, the fastest time by a Jamaican since Usain Bolt's 9.81 in 2016.

Seville has finished 4th place in the 100m at the last two World Championships, but with this performance, is now looking to turn the tides and capture an Olympic medal in Paris this summer.

Today I breakdown the highlights from the Racers Grand Prix including Oblique Seville vs Noah Lyles in Jamaica, Julien Alfred's 10.78 PB in the 100m, Jaydon Hibbert's 17.75m Triple Jump as well as share thoughts on Shericka Jackson's recent 200m races.

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The Prefontaine Classic is always one of the highlights on the Diamond League calendar as it brings together some of the top stars in the sport. 2024 was no different, as the Women's 100m Dash saw a head-to-head clash between World Champion Sha'Carri Richardson and Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in arguably the most competitive 100m race of the 2024 Olympic season so far.

Though Sha'Carri took the win in 10.83 seconds, while Elaine finished last place in 11.30, the performances go a bit deeper than just their times on the clock.

Today I breakdown the full 100m field from Sha'Carri and Elaine to Julien Alfred and Melissa Jefferson, including the implications as we get closer to the US Olympic Trials next month and the Paris Olympics later this summer.

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Jamaican Women have dominated the sprints at the Olympic Games over the past 16 years. Since Beijing 2008, they have won 10 out of 12 possible medals in the 100m dash, including all 4 gold medals.

But the "Big 3" names of Jamaican Women's sprinting, Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shell-Ann Fraser-Pryce, have all had slightly slower starts to their seasons than in previous years. Bringing about concerns around their potential to return to the podium once again.

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On May 14th, Fred Kerley recently took to Twitter and said "World record next time I touch the 100m".

That set the Track & Field World on fire with criticism from all angles considering the current record of 9.58 seconds, set by Usain Bolt back in 2009, seems almost unattainable by any current 100m sprinter. But though it may seem crazy on the surface, there is a level of understanding we should have for athletes setting ambitious goals.

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Should the USA Require Athletes to Run at Spring Relay Meets to Be Selected for the Olympic Relay Pool?

At the 2024 World Athletics Relays, a USA Men's 4x100m Team of Courtney Lindsey, Kenny Bednarek, Kyree King and Noah Lyles won Gold in a time of 37.40 seconds, which is one of the fastest times in history.

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Michael Norman opened up is 2024 Season with a 400m in 44.21 seconds. That's his first race since July 2023, his first 400m since August 2022 and the 9th fastest time of his career.

Over the past few years, Norman has dealt with setbacks and injuries that prevented him from consistently performing to the best of his ability. After winning 400m Gold at the 2022 World Championships, Norman switched to the 100m dash, failed to make the 2023 USA team and switched coaches twice.

But now with his 2024 seasons opener, he looks to be healthy and ready to return to the top of the podium this year. Is Norman now a threat for gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris?

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Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the reigning Olympic Champion in the 100m Dash, but he is actually a bit different than any other Olympic Champion that we have ever seen in the event.

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