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FloTrack will provide coverage of the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.

  1. Get To Know The 2017 IAAF Athletes Of The Year

    Get To Know The 2017 IAAF Athletes Of The Year

    Nov 28, 2017

    At this past weekend's IAAF Athletic Awards, the international governing body of track and field named Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium as the 2017 male and female World Athletes of the Year.
  2. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Attacker Alleges The World Champ Threw Beer Can First

    Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Attacker Alleges The World Champ Threw Beer Can First

    Sep 22, 2017

    The 24-year-old man accused of assaulting Pierre-Ambroise Bosse outside a French casino this summer has himself filed a claim against the world 800m champion.
  3. Trinidad & Tobago World Medalist Jereem Richards Signs With adidas

    Trinidad & Tobago World Medalist Jereem Richards Signs With adidas

    Sep 13, 2017

    After several outstanding performances on the world stage this summer, Jereem Richards of Trinidad & Tobago has signed a professional contract with adidas.
  4. Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma

    Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma

    Sep 8, 2017

    Hurricane Irma has claimed the life of famed British Virgin Islands track coach Xavier "Dag" Samuels, according to Dean Greenaway, former president of the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association.
  5. World Champ Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Brutally Assaulted By Men Posing As Fans

    World Champ Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Brutally Assaulted By Men Posing As Fans

    Aug 31, 2017

    8/31 Update: A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody this morning. The suspect is known for "acts of violence and violation of the legislation on narcotics" according to French news site Midi Libre.
  6. Natasha Hastings 'Felt Robbed' By World Champs Relay Selection Procedures

    Natasha Hastings 'Felt Robbed' By World Champs Relay Selection Procedures

    Aug 24, 2017

    Buoyed by the honesty of fellow Team USA member Tianna Bartoletta about her exclusion from the 4x100m relay at the 2017 IAAF World Championships, 4x4 stalwart Natasha Hastings published a blog today titled "Pushed Out Of The Zone" that details how she was led to believe she would race the relay final at Worlds right up until race day arrived in London two weeks ago.
  7. 'Clipped Wings': Tianna Bartoletta Sounds Off On 4x100m Relay Exclusion

    'Clipped Wings': Tianna Bartoletta Sounds Off On 4x100m Relay Exclusion

    Aug 19, 2017

    After speaking out about her emotionally turbulent road to the 2017 IAAF World Championships, Tianna Bartoletta doesn't seem to be holding anything back lately. Today, she penned a heartfelt response to her exclusion from the world championship 4x100m relay team, titled "Clipped Wings," on her website, Team TB.
  8. 'Give Yourself A Chance': Fearless Strategy Led Courtney Frerichs To Silver

    'Give Yourself A Chance': Fearless Strategy Led Courtney Frerichs To Silver

    Aug 17, 2017

    Before the women's steeplechase final at the IAAF World Championships in London last Friday, coach Jerry Schumacher gave Courtney Frerichs three eerily specific instructions.
  9. Usain Bolt Reveals Hamstring Tear Diagnosis

    Usain Bolt Reveals Hamstring Tear Diagnosis

    Aug 17, 2017

    After pulling up in the 4x100m relay at the IAAF World Championships in London on Saturday, Usain Bolt announced that he is suffering from a tear in his hamstring.
  10. Usain Bolt Ends His Career As Second-Best Championship Athlete Of All-Time

    Usain Bolt Ends His Career As Second-Best Championship Athlete Of All-Time

    Aug 16, 2017

    Two all-time greats hung up their championship track spikes last week at the IAAF World Championships in London. Mo Farah closed out his track career with two more medals finalizing his total at 12 individual medals (10 gold), while Usain Bolt ended his career with a bronze medal, upping his total to 15 individual medals (13 gold).