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August 29, 2026 | Edition #685

Hey Athletic Fans,

Well, that's not the news anyone wanted. The Sha'Carri Richardson-fronted event that was supposed to cap off the season just got pulled off the calendar entirely, and the league's CEO isn't ducking the fallout either.

Elsewhere: a gold medalist is fighting back against a lengthy ban while a world record holder is throwing his weight behind a bombshell drug accusation. All that and more in today's edition of Essentially Athletics.






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Is Josh Kerr right to raise the alarm on doping in track and field?

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Andreas Leknessund finally breaks through for his first-ever Grand Tour stage win, riding away from Wout van Aert on the final climb to Aramón Valdelinares after four previous runner-up finishes. Watch below 👇


Sinesipho Dambile heads into the Diamond League Final in Brussels with a commanding lead in the men's 200m standings, sitting on 42 points; a full 12 clear of Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in second.

Kenneth Bednarek and Makanakaishe Charamba are locked together on 24 points for third, with Bednarek boasting the fastest season's best of the whole field at 19.62.

Reynier Mena, Courtney Lindsey, Andre De Grasse, and Jose Figueroa round out the eight qualifiers. With no more regular-season meets to add points, the standings are now set in stone; Brussels will decide the rest on the track alone.


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