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NBC Sports
14-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Quincy Wilson breaks U18 world record in 400m, takes momentum into USATF Outdoor Champs
American Quincy Wilson broke the U18 world record in the 400m for a fourth time, clocking 44.10 seconds to win at the Murphey Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday. Last summer, Wilson won 4x400m relay gold at age 16 to become the youngest male Olympic track and field medalist in history. He turned 17 on Jan. 8. On Saturday, Wilson lowered his personal best by one tenth of a second. Race video is here. 'I went out there and shot out like a bullet,' he said. On the all-time world U18 list, he is now 74 hundredths faster than the second-fastest junior 400m sprinter in history, fellow American Justin Robinson. Wilson also ranks second on the all-time U20 400m list behind American Steve Lewis, who won the 1988 Olympic title in 43.87 seconds at age 19. For this year, Wilson is the joint-fourth-fastest man in the world across all ages and third among Americans behind Khaleb McRae (43.91) and Jacory Patterson (43.98). The top three men in the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships 400m final on Aug. 2 are in line to make the team individually for the World Championships in Tokyo in September. Several more are expected to make the team for the 4x400m relay pool. The field at USATF Outdoors in Eugene, Oregon, could also include 2024 Olympic gold medalist Quincy Hall, 2025 World Indoor champion Chris Bailey and 2022 World outdoor champion Michael Norman. Wilson, already the youngest American male Olympic track and field athlete in history, can become the youngest American man to compete at a World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, according to Bill Mallon of the OlyMADMen. Nick Zaccardi,
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
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
30-06-2025
- Sport
- 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,
NBC Sports
13-06-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Grand Slam Track postpones Los Angeles meet, looks ahead to 2026 season
Grand Slam Track has postponed its last scheduled meet of its first season in Los Angeles, moving the LA meet to its second season in 2026. 'The decision to conclude the inaugural Grand Slam Track season is not taken lightly, but one rooted in a belief that we have successfully achieved the objectives we set out to in this pilot season, and the importance of looking towards 2026 and beyond,' Grand Slam Track founder and commissioner Michael Johnson said in a press release. 'We launched with a bold vision to reimagine professional track racing, and we could not be more excited about what we have accomplished so far, delivering amazing races to a rabid fan base. As we've said all along, we were going to have learnings, make adjustments and continue to improve. Sometimes we have to make moves that aren't comfortable, but what's most important is the future and sustainability of the league. 'The global economic landscape has shifted dramatically in the past year, and this business decision has been made to ensure our long-term stability as the world's premier track league. Our attention is now on 2026, with our eyes set on continuing to deliver the best-in-class storytelling, content, and competition that we have become known for in our debut year. We are in conversations with potential host cities — many of whom have already thrown their names in the hat — to build out an exciting calendar of events for our fans across the globe. We are committed to calling Los Angeles home, and look forward to hosting a Slam in LA as part of the 2026 season.' Grand Slam Track previously held meets in Kingston, Jamaica (April 4-6), Miami (May 2-4) and Philadelphia (May 31-June 1). For each meet, the winners of event groups combining results from two races earned $100,000, in addition to base compensation and appearance fees paid to the top athletes. For example, two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist Kenny Bednarek won the men's short sprints group (one 100m and one 200m race) at each of the first three Slams. Bednarek, the only athlete to win all six of their races over the first three Slams, and fellow sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the Racer of the Year titles as the most successful male and female athletes across all groups. Olympic gold medalists including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Masai Russell and Cole Hocker also took part in the first season. The track and field season continues this summer with major meets including the Prefontaine Classic on July 5, the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships from July 31-Aug. 3 and the World Championships in Tokyo from Sept. 13-21, all airing on NBC Sports and Peacock. Nick Zaccardi,
