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06/04/2026

NEW YORK KNICKS FOR WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆

đź”’100m Olympic champion locks in his NBA Finals pick.

06/03/2026

World indoor 800m record holder .hodgkinson steps outside her comfort zone Thursday at the Golden Gala Diamond League in Rome, lining up in the 400m against some of the best one-lap specialists in the world.

During the World Indoor 4x400m final in March (less than an hour after winning the 800m in a championship record), Hodgkinson ran the fastest split in the relay at 50.10. She also ran 51.49 in an unchallenged solo 400m indoors earlier this year.

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05/27/2026

🗣️ “This becomes an issue for those surprise athletes who make the top three and it’s a fairytale story and we sort of lose a little bit of that possibility.” —

Your resident World Rankings nerds jumped on the mics after yesterday’s 2027 World Championship qualifying process announcement by World Athletics. We unpacked the changes, the pathways to qualify and what it all means.

🎧 For those of you confused, you can now stream, download or listen to the full breakdown on The CITIUS MAG Podcast. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your shows.

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05/25/2026

🗣️ “In 2022, when she ran fast, everyone had an opinion…now that the times have filled in these last few years since Eugene, suddenly that world record is legit.”

After Masai Russell’s blazing start to 2026, makes the case that it’s time to make amends with Tobi Amusan, whose 100m hurdles world record at the 2022 World Championships got buried under doubt and controversy instead of celebrated.

🎧 Full discussion on the CITIUS MAG Podcast’s latest “This Week In Track and Field” episode. Available to stream, download and listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

05/25/2026

The Enhanced Games somehow figured out how to make sprinters slower by doping them.

On the women’s side, the winner ran 11.25 and won $250,000 for a high school level time.

05/23/2026

🗣️ “Just consistency and believing that I am the best, and one of the best hurdlers ever.”

has confidence in spades right now, and deservedly so after breaking her own American 100mH record in 12.14 at the Xiamen Diamond League this morning.

Russell now owns seven of the 20 best hurdle times in world history, and today’s mark is just .02 off Tobi Amusan’s world record of 12.12.

🎥 Courtesy of Diamond League AG

05/02/2026

🏆 pulls away for the win and takes the USATF 5K title and a spot on Team USA for the World Road Running Championships in September.

First national title for Schweizer since the 10,000m final at the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships. 🇺🇸 🥇

snags the second spot. She has now secured Team USA spots in the half marathon at 5K. Gracie Hyde, who finished behind her, qualified in the mile. Some decisions likely to be made later.

RESULTS
1 – Karissa Schweizer, 14:59
2 – Emma Grace Hurley, 15:01
3 – Gracie Hyde, 15:04
4 – Allie Ostrander, 15:17
5 – Molly Born, 15:19

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04/29/2026

🗣️ “My theory is: The more time you spend on this earth, the more mileage you cover.”

At the Boston Marathon, ran 2:04:34 in just his second marathon, making him the second-fastest American marathoner ever in all conditions. And yet, he already has a clear-eyed view of where his training needs to go. He joined The CITIUS MAG Podcast to share how he shaved five minutes off his debut last fall and gave some thoughts on what lies ahead for him.

▶️ Full interview now available to stream, download and listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your shows.

04/28/2026

🗣️ “I think you’re going to see this kind of continue and ramp up, but it’s going to take a while for the mileage to start layering in. I think it’s just going be a crazy 5-10 years.”

’ marathon journey is all about steady progression, and that methodical approach got him to a 2:04:35 performance at the 2026 Boston Marathon — the second-fastest ever by an American man. Hicks joined The CITIUS MAG Podcast to give his thoughts on the direction that marathoning is heading in and the full details on how his run in Boston came to be.

▶️ Full interview now available to stream, download and listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your shows.

04/28/2026

🗣️ “Boston taught me what New York implied, which was that I could be a little bit more aggressive and it would be OK.”

The aggressiveness paid off in ’s second career marathon, as he became the second-fastest American man on all courses with his 2:04:35 run at the 2026 Boston Marathon. Hicks joined The CITIUS MAG Podcast to break down his training, his path to the marathon, and what lies ahead.

▶️ Full interview now available to stream, download and listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your shows.

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