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Olympian Backs Ex-Coach's Ban

October 01, 2025 | Edition #263
👋 Hey, Speedster!
What better way to start a new month than with a World Record? Well, a Team USA athlete just gave us that golden moment in New Delhi. But before you head over to his words, a major athletics issue has come to a close…

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Olympic Medalist Strongly Supports Former Coach’s Ban Dubbing It ‘Necessary’ |
UK Athletics' decision to ban a coach gets backed by an Olympic silver medalist. |


As you read above, Noah Lyles may have won a bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the World Championships, but he ranks 14th among the top 100m runners this year. So tell us,
Who Do You Think Was The Most Impressive 100m Runner This Season? |

October is here and in the next 10 days, Athlos NYC will light up the Icahn Stadium with the top women track athletes from Anavia Battle to Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long, Marileidy Paulino and more. And of course, Ciara is performing live, which makes this a one-of-a-kind track and field meet. But before it all begins, on October 9, Tara Davis-Woodhall will jump in Times Square, inaugurating Athlos’ first-ever field event, too. So don’t think the athletics year ended with the Worlds in Tokyo, because Athlos just rolled out a reminder…
IT’S ATHLOS’ MONTH.
— ATHLOS (@athlos)
1:52 PM • Oct 1, 2025

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