19-Year-Old Champion In ICU After Crash

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October 11, 2026 | Edition #764

Hey Athletic Fans,

We have some heartbreaking news to begin this edition of the newsletter: a 19-year-old champion is fighting for his life in intensive care after a head-on crash during a training ride. His family, teammates, and the entire sport are hoping for a miracle.

In other news, Portugal has made a stunning U-turn on Cristiano Ronaldo’s suspension, and it didn’t take long.

All that and more in today’s edition of Essentially Athletics.






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The retired American middle-distance runner is now a leading advocate for mothers in professional sport.

Montaño, a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist and seven-time U.S. champion, co-founded For All Mothers+ (formerly &Mother), a nonprofit working to eliminate the “motherhood penalty” and remove barriers that prevent women from competing and working in sport while raising families.

She received the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 2025 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for her advocacy. Montaño is also known for racing while pregnant at the 2014 U.S. championships, and she continues to push for policies that give athletes flexibility around pregnancy, childcare and family life.


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