Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katelyn Hutchison covers all things track and field. Day two of Grand Slam Track was nothing less than exciting as some of the ...

The women’s 400 meters stands as one of track and field’s most demanding events, blending sprint speed with endurance over a full lap of the track. Often described as the “long sprint,” it challenges ...

When Jacory Patterson wakes up in the morning, the first thing he sees on his bedroom wall is a vision board with a quote that says, “mind over matter.” For the 25-year-old unsponsored sprinter, the ...

A nearly two-decade old record was shattered at the World Track and Field Championships on Tuesday as American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominated the 400-meter semifinals with a time of 48.29 seconds ...

Canada’s Summer McIntosh led from the start and never flinched en route to a gold medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Sunday at swimming’s world championships, rolling to victory in her first ...

In 2006, Sanya Richards-Ross ran one of the greatest 400-meter races of all time, clocking 48.70 seconds in Athens. For nearly two decades, nobody could touch the American record set by the 2012 ...