The Final Leg

The IOC announced that starting in 2026, they will allow athletes to apply for a grant of up to 10,000 for participating at the Games. This will apply for all athletes in every sport who competes at the Winter and Summer Olympics. Let's breakdown the specifics and why this is good and the problems with this as well.

IOC To pay Athletes: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/an-olympic-first-ioc-to-set-up-fit-for-the-future-olympian-grant-to-support-all-olympians-with-usd-10-000-starting-from-milano-cortina-2026 

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:30 What the IOC announced

02:35 Recent IOC backlash

05:09 What do the athletes get?

06:49 Prize money vs Grant Money

11:50 Who is Not eligible?

15:06 IOC criticized World Athletics

16:00 Why this is good

18:06 Why this is not good

20:01 Summary

Today we preview the Paris Diamond League going down on Sunday including the Men's 100m match up between Noah Lyles, Jordan Anthony and Trayvon Bromell. We also discuss the recently announced Men's 100m at the Prefontaine Classic where Oblique Seville will take on Kenny Bednarek and Kanyinsola Ajayi.

We then discuss Gout Gout recently pulling out of the Prefontaine Classic 200 due to lingering back issues, as well as Elaine Thompson-Herah skipping the 100m final at Jamaican National Champs but showing up to run the 100m this Friday in Zagreb.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:15 World Leads by end of the year

10:45 Weekend Results

11:43 Jamaica Champs

14:09 Phaezel 200m for Botswana

15:25 Favour Ashe + Nigerian & African sprints

19:37 UK Championships

32:27 Keely Hodgkinson

42:20 Paris DL men’s 100m

51:30 Paris DL men’s 400m, 110H, 100H

59:45 Prefontaine Mens 100m

1:24:40 Tate Taylor 200m

1:31:35 Gout Gout Pulls out of Pre

1:36:20 Hyping up Jordan Anthony

1:39:36 Responding to Comments

1:41:10 Elaine Thompson-Herah in Zagreb

1:45:18 Transparency in Track & Field

Today we recap the Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting, including Noah Lyles breaking the 150m World Record, Bayanda Walaza's 100m Personal best, and Audrey Werro running 1:54 ahead of Femke Bol in the 800m

Ostrava Results: https://online.atletika.cz/vysledky/87005/110

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

13:20 Ostrava Men's 150m

29:46 Ostrava Men's 100m

43:57 Ostrava Women's 100m

47:16 Ostrava Men's & Women's 400m

49:04 Ostrava Women's 100H

50:55 Ostrava Men's 110H

51:29 Ostrava Men's 400H

51:50 Ostrava Women's 800m

1:06:29 Breaking records from the 1980s

1:24:41 Cheating in Track & Field

1:30:08 Doha DL Preview

1:36:43 Giving "excuses" for athletes

1:43:34 Doha DL Preview continued

1:47:08 Hengelo Meet Preview

1:50:43 Were Tyson & Veronica good starters?

1:53:52 Tyson's Ban

Today we recap the 2026 LA Grand Prix including Sha'carri Richardson's 100m opener, as well as Kenny Bendarek, Christian Coleman and Letsile Tebogo in the 100m. We also reflect on the NCAA Championships and the multiple all-time performances we witnessed in Eugene.

LA Grand Prix Results: https://results.usatf.org/LAGrandPrix26/?mid=9043&en=18-1

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

09:03 LAGP Women’s 100m

20:53 LAGP Men’s 100m

36:54 LAGP Men’s 110H

38:06 LAGP Women’s 400H

38:50 LAGP Men’s 400m

39:19 LAGP Women’s 400m

40:45 Men's 110H revisited

45:57 Women's 100H

48:24 Tara's 100H/LJ Double

1:02:36 LAGP Women’s 200m

1:07:05 Fast Tracks and Fast performances

1:16:46 What if Usain Bolt ran in Eugene

1:20:22 responding to comments

1:26:31 Field event technology improvements

1:31:54 Being skeptical of performances and times

In today’s conversation, I speak with Jaiden Reid of the LSU, who is coming off an amazing showing at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships where he won the 200m title in a time of 19.63 seconds, taking down the almost 20 year old record set by Walter Dix. Reid also finished 2nd place in the 100m with a windy time of 9.82 seconds.

Jaiden has been a rising athlete in the NCAA for a few years while at LSU having been an indoor and outdoor all American in the 100, 200 and 4x100 in previous years. But 2026 was a huge breakthrough that saw him become not only the NCAA champion and record holder, but also one of the fastest athletes of all-time with his 19.63, a mark he couldn’t even believe he ran.

In our conversation, we do a full breakdown of his NCAA Championship races including the 100m and 200m finals, as well as his mindset and progress throughout the year leading up to the Championships.

He also discusses becoming one of the top athletes in his home of the Cayman Islands, and eventually attending Jamaica College in Kingston for high school.

Finally, Jaiden addresses the conversation around all the fast times at the NCAA champs and how young athletes like himself will continue to get better and are ready to take over the top spots globally.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:22 Initial reaction to NCAA Championship win

02:24 Felt like giving up the 200m this year

03:38 Making progress through 2026

05:26 NCAA East Regionals

06:50 NCAA Champs 100 & 200 Prelims

08:43 NCAA 4x100m Final

09:24 NCAA 100m Final breakdown

11:43 NCAA 200m Final breakdown

16:35 Feeding off the energy of the championships

17:24 Fast times are too good to be true?

18:59 Reflections on 2026 NCAA season

20:19 200m Technique and Execution

22:28 Top Sprint Races in NCAA history

24:09 Growing up in Cayman Islands and Jamaica

28:00 Making history of Cayman Islands

29:11 Rest of 2026 Season

30:16 2027, 2028 and Beyond

Today we preview the Oslo Diamond League, including the Men’s 200m which will see Letsile Tebogo take on Gout Gout, in what will be his first major meet on the circuit against a truly high quality field. Julien Alfred will also race the 100m, and Karsten Warholm will take on Alison Dos Santos in the 400H

This Sunday, the LA Grand Prix will also go down and Sha’Carri Richardson is expected to make her 100m debut after racing a few 200m in China earlier this year. We will also see Kenny Bednarek, Christian Coleman, Rai Benjamin and Masai Russell competing in LA

Finally, we discuss the NCAA Championships going down this weekend with a few notable athletes to keep a look out for.

Oslo DL Start Lists: https://oslo.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/

LA Grand Prix meet website: https://www.usatf.org/events/2026/2026-usatf-los-angeles-grand-prix 

NCAA Champs Live Results: https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Outdoor/06-10_NCAA/index.htm 

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

05:00 Results from the past week

10:15 Responding to Comments

19:55 Oslo DL Preview

23:47 Oslo Women's 100m

27:45 Oslo Men's 200m

51:00 LA Grand Prix Preview

52:55 Sha'Carri 100m at LA Grand Prix

1:06:29 Sha'carri's popularity

1:23:00 NCAA Champs Preview

This upcoming weekend is busy with a bunch of meets occurring around the world, specifically Europe and the USA. Today we’ll break it all down and preview each of the meets.

First on Wednesday June 3rd the Paavo Nurmi Games go down in Finland featuring the likes of Bayanda Walaza in the 100m as well as Monae’ Nichols in the Long Jump.

Then on Thursday the Rome Diamond League will kick off with Noah Lyles racing Jordan Anthony in the 100m, as well as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden vs Julien Alfred in the 200m

Saturday will see the Lone Star Grand Prix in Texas where Oblique Seville and Gabby Thomas will race the 100m and 200m, respectively.

Finally, Sunday the Stockholm Diamond League closes out the weekend with Kenny Bednarek in the 200m, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the 100m, as well as Mondo Duplantis in the Pole Vault

Paavo Nurmi Entries – https://www.tilastopaja.info/participants/png   

Rome DL Entries – https://rome.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/ 

Stockholm DL Entries – https://stockholm.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/   

Lonestar Grand Prix Schedule – https://www.usatf.org/events/2026/2026-usatf-lone-star-grand-prix-presented-by-44-fa/schedule   

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

06:30 Paavo Nurmi Games Preview

18:20 Rome Men's 100m

37:15 Rome Women's 200m

48:10 Rome Women's 400m

56:04 Other Rome DL Events

1:00:03 Stockholm Women's 100m

1:04:53 Stockholm Men's 200m

1:07:33 Stockholm Men's 400H

1:09:30 Stockholm Men's 400m

1:21:00 Lone Star Grand Prix Preview

1:33:22 Comment Section Discussion

Rabat DL Results: https://rabat.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/

Sam Blaskowski 9.89 Result: https://live.xpresstiming.com/meets/74471/events/individual/2791643  

Oblique Seville 9.96 Result: https://live.fortistiming.co/meets/74673/events/individual/2797711

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

04:36 Rabat Women's 100m

14:45 Rabat Men's 200m

30:28 Rabat Women's 200m

33:42 Rabat Women's 100H

37:50 Rabat Men's 400m

43:13 Rabat Women's 400H

45:20 Comments about Rabat DL

51:40 Oblique Seville 9.96 100m Opener

1:05:55 Sam Blaskowski 9.89 100m

1:16:10 Comments (Noah vs Oblique)

Shericka Jackson is shifting her mindset in 2026 and adjusting her approach to training and competition, which will make her very dangerous...

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:44 Shericka’s Accolades

01:53 2024-2025 Injuries

04:34 Shericka’s mindset

08:25 Shericka’s top 200m competition

11:18 Why we can’t count out Shericka

13:03 Why we can't guarantee anything

14:28 Summary

Let's discuss how Masai Russell is making history in the 100m Hurdles but is getting slightly overlooked

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:06 Current landscape of 100H

03:07 Why the 100H is so competitive

04:51 Why Masai Russell stands out

07:14 The future of the 100H