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Gout Gout turns 18 as whirlwind year ends amid high hopes for even faster 2026

Athletics’ breakout star of 2025 is taking a gap year before university and says the break will help him focus more on the track

The Guardian - AU

Champion runner back on track after four-year ‘burrito ban’

Shelby Houlihan was banned for doping, but blamed it on drug-tainted pork from a food truck

The Independent UK

Doping Outrage: Erriyon Knighton and Diribe Welteji Axed – Is Anyone in World Athletics Clean Anymore?

US sprinter Erriyon Knighton and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji ruled out of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships amid major doping controversy.

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Doping in spotlight on eve of World Athletics Championships with two runners banned

US sprinter Erriyon Knighton has been banned for four years for a failed test and Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji is ineligible to run because of a pending appeal

The Guardian - UK

US Sprinter Erriyon Knighton's Doping Case Appeal To CAS

The doping case of U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton involving contaminated meat faces appeal by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Stay informed with the latest S...

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USA’s Lyles adds 200m world title to 100m and wants to ‘transcend the sport’

The USA’s Noah Lyles stormed home in 19.52sec to win the men’s 200m and complete a sprint double in Budapest

The Guardian - UK

Already breaking Usain Bolt's youth records, teen sprinter Erriyon Knighton on fast track to success

American sprinter Erriyon Knighton has often drawn comparisons to retired Jamaican great Usain Bolt

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Biles, Ledecky, McLaughlin-Levrone all look for Olympic encores in Paris

The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles

The Hindu

Noah Lyles: brave, funny, great, human

The two-time World champion marches to the beat of his own drum. A natural showman with a serious, socially aware side, the 25-year-old sprinter is charting an original route to the very top

Sports Illustrated

Noah Lyles Put on the Performance of a Lifetime to Become the U.S.’s Fastest Man

The 200-meter final at the world championships was the latest installment of an enticing rivalry, one that Lyles finished while making history.

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Noah Lyles breaks Michael Johnson's U.S. record that stood since 1996

At the finish line, Noah Lyles stared down his only true opponent: the clock. But for several moments, the unofficial time showed a tie with Johnson's mark of 19.32.

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The Guardian - UK

Small town, big dreams: USA banks on hosting worlds to boost athletics

The world’s best athletes are heading for a town with a population of 170,000 where track and field still reigns supreme

Evening Standard

World Athletics Championships: Ten to watch as Sydney McLaughlin and Mondo Duplantis look set to shine

The World Athletics Championships get underway in Oregon, USA on Friday, with the planet’s best athletes descending on one of track and field’s most iconic venues in Hayward Field.

Los Angeles Times

The next Usain Bolt? Erriyon Knighton isn't scared by comparisons and expectations.

EUGENE, Ore. — But for a scrolling thumb, the world's fastest teenager was, for once, unmoving.

The Hindu

With Knighton following Bolt, can lightning strike twice?

The 18-year-old American is quicker over 200m than the great Jamaican was at his age. But can he stay on course and threaten the sprint world records that until recently looked untouchable?

The Times of India

US teen sprint sensation Erriyon Knighton, a high schooler, aims for Usain Bolt's senior world record

18 year old high school student, Erriyon Knighton is the world U18 and U20 world record-holder at 200m. He is the first American teenager to ever run the 200m under 20 seconds.

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HS senior Erriyon Knighton becomes 4th-fastest 200m runner in history

Erriyon Knighton, who broke Usain Bolt's teenage record, set a blistering 200-meter time to break his own record.

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