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Rio Olympic Marathon Champion Jemima Sumgong Banned For Four Years

Jemima Sumgong of Kenya has officially received a four-year suspension after failing an out-of-competition drug test earlier this year. She became Kenya's first women's Olympic marathon champion in Rio, but will now be ineligible for the 2020 Tokyo Games as well as the 2019 and 2021 IAAF World Championships.

Nov 7, 2017

Police Raid Home Of Brazilian Olympic Committee President In Bribery Probe

Brazilian police raided the residence of Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), and issued detention warrants to him and his colleagues today in Rio de Janeiro as part of an ongoing investigation into vote-buying in the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio.

Sep 5, 2017

Yelena Isinbayeva Will Head Russian Anti-Doping

​By James Ellingworth, Associated Press

Dec 7, 2016

Report: Kenyan Officials May Have Stolen Athletes' Shoes And Bonus Money

​By the Associated Press​​

Nov 29, 2016

A Ton Of Rio Drug Tests Were Skipped Because The Lab Couldn't Find Athletes

​By the Associated Press​​

Nov 1, 2016

Congress Moves To Block 'Victory Tax' On Olympic Athletes

By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press

Sep 23, 2016

Speak Out Or Die: Feyisa Lilesa Can't Quit Fighting Ethiopian Government

​By Sarah Barker

Sep 21, 2016

Thirsty Russians Leak Innocuous TUEs for Michelle Carter, DeAnna Price

In their apparent ongoing quest to prove the rest of the sports world takes drugs, too, Russian hackers Fancy Bears released a second batch of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) granted to athletes by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Two American throwers, DeAnna Price and Michelle Carter, were named in the newest documents.

Sep 14, 2016

Mikey Brannigan Wins Paralympic 1500m Gold

In a slow-paced Paralympic final in Rio, Mikey Brannigan controlled the race from start to finish and won Paralympic T20 1500m gold with a dominant last 500 meters. Brannigan stayed posted comfortably at the front through the first three laps, leading through 66, 2:09, and 3:10 at 400, 800, and 1200. The 19-year-old New Yorker made a move to string out the field with 600 meters to go, but he really started hammering right before the bell, and he covered his last lap in 55 seconds to drop the rest of the field by four seconds. Brannigan won in 3:51.73, and Poland's Daniel Pek was second in 3:56.17.

Sep 13, 2016

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What's Your Favorite Bernard Lagat Race?

While we were paying our respects to the laborer this weekend, Bernard Lagat may have run his last race at the oval office. Lagat said the 3K at ISTAF Berlin was his final track race, and now, he will turn his focus to the roads. While he might have good reason to change his mind--the 41-year-old won the Olympic Trials 5K this year and only got stronger as the season went on--this could be the end of one of the most robust track careers ever.

Sep 7, 2016

Teen Track Star Sydney McLaughlin Reflects On Historic Run At Olympic Games

By MileSplit's Johanna Gretschel

Sep 4, 2016

Olympic 1500m Champion Kipyegon Wins Gold, Electricity For Village

It's no secret that you win more than a gold medal for an Olympic victory. Matthew Centrowitz, who won the first 1500m gold medal for the United States since 1908, will receive $25,000 from the U.S. Olympic Committee in addition to the rewards from his Nike contract.

Sep 2, 2016

This Is How Much Nike Dominates American Track

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games have come and gone, and they were historic for U.S. track and field--particularly, for the distance squads, but the Americans were dominant in the sprints and field categories, as well. After intently watching every session of Olympic track and field, a few thoughts crossed my mind.

Aug 29, 2016

Kenyan Track Team Stays In Dump, Government Disbands Olympic Committee

The Olympic closing ceremony was on Sunday, but the Kenyan team didn't leave until Thursday because they apparently fired up that "three days before and after" button on KAYAK.com to save money on their flights out of Rio. Olympic marathoner and Kenyan Parliament member Wesley Korir tweeted about it:

Aug 26, 2016

Eleven Teenage Boys Prospects For The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Team USA track and field Olympic delegation to the Rio Games was the youngest in history, thanks in part to the presence of teenage stars Sydney McLaughlin, Vashti Cunningham and Lexi Weeks. Which athletes from the current generation of junior stars could make waves at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo?

Aug 24, 2016