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According to Spanish media, the southern city of Málaga has been chosen to host outdoor worlds in 2018. The city of 570,000 outpolled a bid from the Venice region of Italy in Thursday’s General Assembly in Lyon. This reflects the

Joy Upshaw’s dad, Monte, long-jumped 25-4 1/4 for Piedmont High School in 1954, breaking the national high school record set by a gent named Jesse Owens. Less well-known: Monte beat future Olympic decathlon legend Rafer Johnson in the 180-yard low

At 2013 worlds, Thad Wilson won the M60 300 hurdles, with fellow American George Haywood third. Tuesday in Lyon, they swapped places, with George taking gold in 45.31. But Thad had to fight for bronze well after he finished in

Bob Weiner writes from Lyon: “In the first week of the World Masters Athletics Championships ongoing in Lyon, France, the USA team has won 24 golds to date and broken four world masters records and tied one. The team has

With the stands practically full Monday, an estimated 4,000 people at Balmont stadium in Lyon cheered sprinters including American Kathy Bergen. And Kathy delivered, clocking 33.79 for 200 and beating the listed W75 world record of 33.86 by Canada’s Christa

American Carmellia Shivers-Cole

 was seventh of 17 in the W45 heptathlon at Lyon worlds. But her story, as much as the medalists, is worth telling for what she overcame to finish — lupus and leg injury. She also is a

Rob Jerome captured the intensity of the M55 high jump Sunday in Lyon with these shots. And he’s a great reporter, too: “It was a real nail-biter for Bruce McBarnette this afternoon. He missed his opening attempt at 1.60 (5-3)

Lyon-goers got a well-deserved rest day Saturday. But that isn’t the only game in Earth Town. Saturday at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, about 140 athletes took part in that state’s Senior Olympics, a USATF-sanctioned meet, says Jerry Bookin-Weiner,

Rob Jerome shot me some quick 100-meter results from Lyon, and amid Friday’s frying heat (124 on the track) were sizzling times. Gold medalists included these Yanks: M45 Reggie Pendland (11.24 into a 2.1 mps wind), W45 Emmanuelle McGowan (12.85

As a high school senior, I once was leadoff for a 4-by-200 at a night invitational. Somehow, the stadium lost its lights. Car headlamps were turned on. But I didn’t hear the starter commands, and the starter didn’t notice I

According to the Lyon2015 Facebook page, four world records were set Wednesday in the multi-events: M50 decathlon by France’s Jean-Luc Duez (7864 points), W80 heptathlon by American Flo Meiler (5730), W60 hep by American Rita Hanscom and W55 hep by