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2 days ago
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How to watch Prefontaine Classic 2025
The 50th Prefontaine Classic, the top annual international track and field meet held in the U.S., airs live on Saturday, July 5, from Eugene, Oregon, from 4-6 p.m. ET on NBC Sports and Peacock. Meet headliners include American Olympic gold medalists Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (racing the 400m), Quincy Hall (400m), Athing Mu-Nikolayev (800m), Cole Hocker (mile), Masai Russell (100m hurdles), Rai Benjamin (400m hurdles), Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump) and Valarie Allman (discus). Advertisement Full start lists are here. Athletes are preparing for the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships from July 31-Aug. 3, which will also be at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. The World Championships are Sept. 13-21 in Tokyo. 2025 Prefontaine Classic Schedule *All times Eastern 1 p.m. -- Men's Hammer Throw 1:50 p.m. -- Men's Discus 2:10 p.m. -- Men's 10,000m 2:25 p.m. -- Women's Hammer Throw 3 p.m. -- Women's Para 100m 3:07 p.m. -- Men's Para 100m 3:14 p.m. -- Women's Para 800m 3:24 p.m. -- Men's Para 200m 3:27 p.m. -- Women's Shot Put 3:30 p.m. -- Men's Pole Vault 3:38 p.m. -- Women's Long Jump 3:44 p.m. -- Women's 100m Hurdles 4:04 p.m. -- Men's 400m Hurdles 4:12 p.m. -- Men's 100m 4:20 p.m. -- Women's 5000m 4:43 p.m. -- Men's 400m 4:46 p.m. -- Women's Discus 4:51 p.m. -- Women's 400m 4:56 p.m. -- Men's Shot Put 4:58 p.m. -- Women's 1500m 5:09 p.m. -- Women's 3000m Steeplechase 5:25 p.m. -- Men's 200m 5:34 p.m. -- Women's 800m 5:44 p.m. -- Women's 100m 5:50 p.m. -- Men's Mile 2025 Prefontaine Classic Events to Watch Women's Long Jump (3:38 p.m.) The three 2024 Olympic medalists are entered, led by American Tara Davis-Woodhall. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Malaika Mihambo has the world's top jump in 2025 (indoors or outdoors) of 7.07 meters, just two centimeters ahead of Davis-Woodhall's best. Davis-Woodhall is undefeated since the start of 2024, winning all 12 of her competitions. Advertisement Men's 100m (4:12 p.m.) Last Friday, Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson won the Jamaican title in 9.75 seconds — the world's fastest time in 10 years — to become the sixth-fastest man in history. Thompson then said he wouldn't be surprised if he broke the world record. While Usain Bolt's 9.58 is still a ways off, Thompson is now one hundredth behind the fifth-fastest man in history (Justin Gatlin) and three hundredths behind the fourth-fastest man (Asafa Powell). At Pre, Thompson lines up against American Trayvon Bromell, whose 9.84 was the world's best time this year until last Friday. Women's 400m (4:51 p.m.) Once again, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is on American record watch. She ran 48.74 in 2023 and 48.75 in 2024, which are the second- and third-best times in U.S. history behind Sanya Richards-Ross' 48.70 from 2006. McLaughlin-Levrone said last month that she plans to race either the flat 400m or the 400m hurdles at the USATF Outdoor Championships in a bid to qualify for worlds in one individual event. She has broken the 400m hurdles world record six times, but has never raced the flat 400m at a global championship. The Pre field includes two Americans who have been faster than McLaughlin-Levrone in 2025: Aaliyah Butler and Bella Whittaker. Women's 800m (5:34 p.m.) Eyes will be on Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Athing Mu-Nikolayev. In her last top-level 800m, she fell about 200 meters into the 2024 Olympic Trials final and ended up ninth. She was coming back from tearing a hamstring about six weeks before trials. So far in 2025, she has run two low-key 1500m races. Here, the competition ramps up with 2024 Olympic silver and bronze medalists Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia and Mary Moraa of Kenya. Women's 100m (5:44 p.m.) Field features the three medalists from Paris: Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, plus training partners Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. In 2025, the world's fastest women are the Olympic bronze medalist Jefferson-Wooden (10.73) and the gold medalist Alfred (10.75). Richardson has raced once this year -- 11.47 on May 18. She has a bye into worlds as the reigning world champion from 2023, meaning she doesn't need to be in top shape for USATF Outdoors. Also watch out for 20-year-old Jamaican twins Tina and Tia Clayton, who ran 10.81 and 10.86 at their national championships last Friday. Kishane Thompson Kishane Thompson runs historic 100m time; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes 9th world team Kishane Thompson ran the world's fastest 100m in a decade to win the Jamaican Championships.
NBC Sports
2 days ago
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- NBC Sports
Prefontaine Classic 2025: How to watch, schedule, start lists, preview
The 50th Prefontaine Classic, the top annual international track and field meet held in the U.S., airs live on Saturday, July 5, from Eugene, Oregon, from 4-6 p.m. ET on NBC Sports and Peacock. Meet headliners include American Olympic gold medalists Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (racing the 400m), Quincy Hall (400m), Athing Mu-Nikolayev (800m), Cole Hocker (mile), Masai Russell (100m hurdles), Rai Benjamin (400m hurdles), Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump) and Valarie Allman (discus). Full start lists are here. Athletes are preparing for the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships from July 31-Aug. 3, which will also be at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. The World Championships are Sept. 13-21 in Tokyo. 2025 Prefontaine Classic Schedule *All times Eastern 1 p.m. -- Men's Hammer Throw 1:50 p.m. -- Men's Discus 2:10 p.m. -- Men's 10,000m 2:25 p.m. -- Women's Hammer Throw 3 p.m. -- Women's Para 100m 3:07 p.m. -- Men's Para 100m 3:14 p.m. -- Women's Para 800m 3:24 p.m. -- Men's Para 200m 3:27 p.m. -- Women's Shot Put 3:30 p.m. -- Men's Pole Vault 3:38 p.m. -- Women's Long Jump 3:44 p.m. -- Women's 100m Hurdles 4:04 p.m. -- Men's 400m Hurdles 4:12 p.m. -- Men's 100m 4:20 p.m. -- Women's 5000m 4:43 p.m. -- Men's 400m 4:46 p.m. -- Women's Discus 4:51 p.m. -- Women's 400m 4:56 p.m. -- Men's Shot Put 4:58 p.m. -- Women's 1500m 5:09 p.m. -- Women's 3000m Steeplechase 5:25 p.m. -- Men's 200m 5:34 p.m. -- Women's 800m 5:44 p.m. -- Women's 100m 5:50 p.m. -- Men's Mile 2025 Prefontaine Classic Events to Watch Women's Long Jump (3:38 p.m.) The three 2024 Olympic medalists are entered, led by American Tara Davis-Woodhall. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Malaika Mihambo has the world's top jump in 2025 (indoors or outdoors) of 7.07 meters, just two centimeters ahead of Davis-Woodhall's best. Davis-Woodhall is undefeated since the start of 2024, winning all 12 of her competitions. Men's 100m (4:12 p.m.) Last Friday, Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson won the Jamaican title in 9.75 seconds — the world's fastest time in 10 years — to become the sixth-fastest man in history. Thompson then said he wouldn't be surprised if he broke the world record. While Usain Bolt's 9.58 is still a ways off, Thompson is now one hundredth behind the fifth-fastest man in history (Justin Gatlin) and three hundredths behind the fourth-fastest man (Asafa Powell). At Pre, Thompson lines up against American Trayvon Bromell, whose 9.84 was the world's best time this year until last Friday. Women's 400m (4:51 p.m.) Once again, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is on American record watch. She ran 48.74 in 2023 and 48.75 in 2024, which are the second- and third-best times in U.S. history behind Sanya Richards-Ross' 48.70 from 2006. McLaughlin-Levrone said last month that she plans to race either the flat 400m or the 400m hurdles at the USATF Outdoor Championships in a bid to qualify for worlds in one individual event. She has broken the 400m hurdles world record six times, but has never raced the flat 400m at a global championship. The Pre field includes two Americans who have been faster than McLaughlin-Levrone in 2025: Aaliyah Butler and Bella Whittaker. Women's 800m (5:34 p.m.) Eyes will be on Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Athing Mu-Nikolayev. In her last top-level 800m, she fell about 200 meters into the 2024 Olympic Trials final and ended up ninth. She was coming back from tearing a hamstring about six weeks before trials. So far in 2025, she has run two low-key 1500m races. Here, the competition ramps up with 2024 Olympic silver and bronze medalists Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia and Mary Moraa of Kenya. Women's 100m (5:44 p.m.) Field features the three medalists from Paris: Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, plus training partners Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. In 2025, the world's fastest women are the Olympic bronze medalist Jefferson-Wooden (10.73) and the gold medalist Alfred (10.75). Richardson has raced once this year -- 11.47 on May 18. She has a bye into worlds as the reigning world champion from 2023, meaning she doesn't need to be in top shape for USATF Outdoors. Also watch out for 20-year-old Jamaican twins Tina and Tia Clayton, who ran 10.81 and 10.86 at their national championships last Friday. Nick Zaccardi,
Time of India
6 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thoma,s Simone Biles and A'ja Wilson Nominated for 2025 ESPY Best Athlete
Now, four of the most well-known names in women's sports have a chance to take home one of this year's biggest awards, but only one can be named a champion. The nominees for the Women's Sports Best Athlete category of the 2025 ESPY award are Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and A'ja Wilson. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now All four women have been making headlines over the past year with record-breaking wins, improbable comebacks, and solid ESPY Awards are almost here and sports fans everywhere are looking forward to seeing who comes out victorious. All eyes are on July 16. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Simone Biles and A'ja Wilson shine in 2024–25 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is definitely on for 2025 since she ran in the first Grand Slam Track meet of 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica in April and won both the 400m hurdles and 400m flat. She also took home $100,000 in bonuses, and dropped the 400m hurdles in June she ran the 100m flat for the first time in Philadelphia and came in 2nd at 11.21. To cap off a very successful June, Gabby Thomas was named as first-time nominee for the 2025 ESPYS presented by ESPN on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, live from Los Angeles. v Gabby Thomas opened her 2025 season on March 29 at the Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) She checked out the men's 4x100m relay team that posted a meet best (41.74!) and won three golds in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay events at the 2024 Paris Games. Also to be nominated for Best Athlete - Women's Sports at the 2025 ESPYs is Geraldine Thomas who will see her join in with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Simone Biles and A'ja Wilson. Simone Biles did not compete yet in 2025, but at the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won three gold medals and one silver. Her legendary career earns her a spot among the nominees again this year. A'ja Wilson, a star of the Las Vegas Aces, was named the 2024 Kia WNBA MVP, marking her third MVP award. She is also up for Best Athlete – Women's Sports and could become the sixth athlete to win multiple ESPYs in that category. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on stepping up to the 100m dash Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, at Philadelphia in June 2025, stepped out of her usual events to run the 100m dash for the first time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In an interview with The Athletics, she explained it was different:'It's so ballistic… shooting out of the blocks… that doesn't exist in the 100m.' She said it was a big shift but helpful. The change shows how she keeps growing and trying new things—even outside her comfort zone. Voting for Best Athlete – Women's Sports is open now at The winner will be revealed during the ESPY Awards on Thursday, July 16, 2025, live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Also Read:
New Straits Times
02-06-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
McLaughlin-Levrone impresses in 100m debut in Philadelphia
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stepped outside her usual 400 metres event, recording an impressive 11.21 seconds to finish second in her first professional 100 metres flat race at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia on Sunday. The American four-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400 metres hurdles, known for her dominance in the one-lap event, was beaten by Jamaica's Ackera Nugent, who won in 11.11 seconds. Nugent's victory completed a weekend double, securing the women's short hurdles group with a perfect 24 points following her win in Saturday's 100 metres hurdles. American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden scorched the track with a blistering time of 10.73 seconds in the 100 metres, clinching victory in the short sprints group with 24 points after her 200 metres triumph on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino dominated the women's long sprints group with 24 points, having won the 200 metres in 22.46 seconds. Britain's Lina Nielsen also impressed, capturing the 400 metres hurdles in 52.60 seconds, while Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji secured victory in the 800 metres with a time of 1:58.94. In the men's events, American Kenny Bednarek shaved one-hundredth of a second off his personal best in the 100 metres, finishing in 9.86 seconds and topping the short sprints group with 24 points. Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr of Britain edged out gold medallist Cole Hocker by just seven-hundredths of a second in a thrilling 1500 metres race, finishing in 3:34.44. American Trevor Bassitt provided late drama in the 400 metres hurdles, outduelling Alison dos Santos and Chris Robinson to win in 45.47 seconds. He also won the men's long hurdles group with 20 points. There were also victories for Americans Trey Cunningham in the men's 100 metres short hurdles group with a time of 10.36 seconds, and Nico Young in the men's 3000 metres on his Grand Slam Track debut, while Dominican Alexander Ogando claimed the men's 200 metres in 20.13 seconds. The Grand Slam Track season will conclude with its fourth meeting in Los Angeles from 27–29 June.
NBC Sports
01-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Nugent outlasts McLaughlin-Levrone for slam title
Ackera Nugent sealed a second consecutive short hurdles title at Grand Slam Philadelphia in a 100m dash that pitted her against Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone down the stretch.
