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Sydney’s Contests Need a Revamp
October 02, 2025 | Edition #264
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The World Para Athletics Championships contest is in full swing, with Team USA athletes grabbing headlines. Yet, beyond the medals, whispers of a fresh new chapter in American track and field, centered on Sydney and company, are stirring excitement. And that’s not all. There’s plenty unfolding with Noah Lyles and none other than Jefferson as well…
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Sydney and Teammates’ Track Leagues Need Immediate Change, Claims Coach |
An American coach outlines urgent reforms needed to revive athletics through Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and her peers. |
As you read above, Coach Rob has asked for a complete change of the current track and field sports shape in the USA. So tell us,
Do You Think a More Professional League Will Help Sydney and the Other Athletes? |
The 1988 Seoul Olympics showcased the very best of Florence Griffith-Joyner (FloJo), as the sprint icon stormed to individual gold medals in both the women’s 100m and 200m finals. Her third gold came in the women’s 4x100m relay, where Team USA blazed to victory in 41.98 seconds. On October 1, FloJo set the tone with a blistering start, but it was Evelyn Ashford, the 100m silver medalist behind FloJo, who capitalized on that momentum, handing the US a decisive lead. Well, just six days after her defeat in the 100m, Ashford bounced back to deliver a stunning leg that sealed America’s dominance on the track, a golden moment still remembered 37 years later. Witness the magic once again…
Let's recall Evelyn Ashford as she picks up from Florence Griffith Joyner, a blistering leg round the top bend, and runs down Marlies Göhr from well behind with intent to snatch what looked like a lost Olympic gold in 41.98 (SB) for the US over 4x100m in Seoul 37 years ago today
— Costas Goulas (@LsabreAvenger)
2:54 PM • Oct 1, 2025
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