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Lyles Rethinks His Road to LA 2028
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Publication by EssentiallySports | September 09, 2026 | Edition #701 |
Hey Athletic Fans,
Noah Lyles is sitting out track and field's richest-ever event, and it's got nothing to do with talent. A lingering strain that flared up after nationals has forced him to shut his season down early, and he's already looking past this year entirely toward the seasons that actually matter to him most.
Elsewhere, one Olympic Champion opens up about the 11-month stretch away from the track, while World Athletics' president faces accusations of bias.
All that and more in tonight's edition of Essentially Athletics.
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The cucumber-celery-lime flavor is so crisp and refreshing — it's basically stolen my afternoon coffee slot completely.
Did Noah Lyles made the right decision by focusing on LA Olympics? |
Bayanda Walaza continues his rapid rise, clocking a meet record to win the men's 100m at the Rovereto International Meeting, his fourth sub-10 run of the season. Watch below 👇
On this day in 1972, Lyudmila Bragina won the first-ever women's Olympic 1500m in Munich, kicking away after 800m to break her own world record in 4:01.38.
It's her third world record of the Games alone — she'd already lowered the mark in both the heats and semifinals, on top of the record she'd set weeks earlier at the Soviet Championships.
East Germany's Gunhild Hoffmeister takes silver and Italy's Paola Pigni bronze, but neither comes remotely close to matching Bragina's astonishing four world records in the space of six weeks.
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