Athletics

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How the Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Works Sport

How the Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Works

The two-hour marathon was once thought impossible. Here's the physiology, technology, and strategy behind running 42.195 kilometers faster than any hu...

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Schrub Wins World Bronze in 3,000m at Toruń Sport

Schrub Wins World Bronze in 3,000m at Toruń

Yann Schrub secured the bronze medal in the 3,000 meters at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, earning France's first medal of the com...

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World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń: Poland Hosts Major Track and Field Event Sport

World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń: Poland Hosts Major Track and Field Event

The 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships began on Friday, March 20th, at the Arena Toruń. 674 athletes from 118 countries are competing for 26 se...

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How Para Ice Hockey Works—and Why the US Dominates Sport

How Para Ice Hockey Works—and Why the US Dominates

Para ice hockey lets athletes with lower-body impairments play full-contact ice hockey from custom sleds. Here's how the sport works, where it came fr...

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WBC 2026: Quarterfinals Begin, Italy Advances Undefeated Sport

WBC 2026: Quarterfinals Begin, Italy Advances Undefeated

The group stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic has concluded, and the quarterfinal matchups begin on Friday, March 13. Italy is the surprise of th...

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Team USA Opens Women's World Cup Qualifying in Puerto Rico Sport

Team USA Opens Women's World Cup Qualifying in Puerto Rico

The U.S. women's basketball team, with Caitlin Clark making her senior national team debut, tips off the FIBA Women's World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tourna...

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USA Tops Mexico 5-3 to Dominate WBC Group B Sport

USA Tops Mexico 5-3 to Dominate WBC Group B

Team USA remained unbeaten in the 2026 World Baseball Classic after defeating Mexico 5-3 on March 9, powered by Paul Skenes' dominant start and home r...

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What Is a Marathon and Why Is It 26.2 Miles? Sport

What Is a Marathon and Why Is It 26.2 Miles?

From a legendary Greek messenger to Olympic royalty, the story behind the marathon's exact distance is stranger than most runners know — and the scien...

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Why Is a Marathon Exactly 26.2 Miles? Sport

Why Is a Marathon Exactly 26.2 Miles?

The marathon's oddly precise distance traces back to ancient legend, a Victorian poem, and a royal family's viewing preferences at the 1908 London Oly...

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Toruń to Host 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships Sport

Toruń to Host 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships

From March 20–22, 2026, Toruń will become the center of the world of indoor athletics. The 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships will attract hund...

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Indian Wells Gets Underway: Alcaraz and Sinner Eye 'Fifth Grand Slam' Sport

Indian Wells Gets Underway: Alcaraz and Sinner Eye 'Fifth Grand Slam'

The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells kicked off on March 4th with main draw matches. Carlos Alcaraz, undefeated this season, is vying for a three-peat...

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Indian Wells 2026: Alcaraz Chases Historic Third Title Sport

Indian Wells 2026: Alcaraz Chases Historic Third Title

The BNP Paribas Open — tennis's unofficial 'fifth Grand Slam' — kicks off in California on March 4, with a flawless Carlos Alcaraz gunning for a third...

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