Mirra Andreeva still has a chance to overtake Elena Rybakina as world number one this year. Andreeva lost in the China Open final to Qinwen... Tennishead Olympic champs among 3 Russian gymnasts denied ...

"I want to jump one more time!"I am happy when I hear these words in a long jump class.However, what kind of "one more time" ...

(Original Caption) 10/18/1968-Mexico City, Mexico- Here’s the giant, record-breaking leap of Memphis, TN, Olympic star Ralph Boston, who jumped 27 feet, 1 3/4 inches 10/17 on his very first attempt in ...

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Russian Gymnastics Federation says former Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova are among three athletes denied visas to enter the Netherlands ...

One unexpected long jump performance caught everyone off guard and became a memorable moment in athletics. With incredible timing, technique, and execution, the athlete produced a result that few ...

World Athletics' experimental change to the long jump made its debut at an ISTAF indoor meet Sunday in Dusseldorf, Germany, when two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo won under the new rule. Mihambo ...

A proposed format change could shake-up the long jump at major track and field competitions, but will the idea take flight? That’s the big question for those involved in the sport right now, notably ...

Jeff Henderson, part of a long line of U.S. gold medal-winning long jumpers, has transitioned into coaching in his native Arkansas. Henderson, the 2016 Olympic champion, began a volunteer role at the ...

GLASGOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou threatened to quit the long jump event shortly after winning the world indoor title on Saturday if the sport implements a rule change intended to ...

Grew up in ex-Yugoslavia and developed early a love for sports. Played tennis and water polo before discovering rowing. Still competes as a club rower. Worked as a journalist at the Olympic Channel, ...