The IAAF World Track and Field Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from September 27 to October 6, 2019.
The USA dominated the IAAF World Track and Field Championships behind performances in the men's 100, men's 200, men's shot put, men's 800 and women's 400 hurdles. The USA set 2 American Records and a World Record.
Final Medal Standings:
USA 14 Gold, 11 Silver, 4 Bronze - 29 Total
Jamaica 3 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze - 12 Total
Kenya 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze - 11 Total
China 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze - 9 Total
Ethiopia 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze - 8 Total
USA Medal Results:
Women's Hammer Throw
Deanna Price - 254 Ft 5 In. - Gold
Men's Long Jump
Jeff Henderson - 27 Ft 2 In. - Silver
Men's 100
Christian Coleman - 9.76 - Gold
Justin Gatlin - 9.89 - Silver
Men's Triple Jump
Christian Taylor - 58 Ft 9 1/2 In. - Gold
Will Claye - 58 Ft. 2 1/2 In. - Silver
Mixed 4 by 400 Relay
USA(Wil London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry) - 3:09.34 - World Record - Gold
Women's Pole Vault
Sandi Morris - 16 ft 3/4 In. - Silver
Women's High Jump
Vashti Cunningham - 6 Ft 6 3/4 In. - Bronze
Women's 3000 Steeplechase
Emma Coburn - 9:02.35 - Silver
Women's 800
Raevyn Rogers - 1:58.18 - Silver
Ajee Wilson - 1:58.84 - Bronze
Men's 400 Hurdles
Rai Benjamin - 47.66 - Silver
Men's Pole Vault
Sam Kendricks - 19 Ft 7 In. - Gold
Men's 800
Donovan Brazier - 1:42.34 (American Record) - Gold
Men's 200
Noah Lyles - 19.83 - Gold
Men's 110 Hurdles
Grant Holloway - 13.10 - Gold
Women's 200
Brittany Brown - 22.22 - Silver
Women's 400 Hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad - 52.16 (World Record) - Gold
Sydney McLaughlin - 52.23 - Silver
Men's 400
Fred Kerley - 44.17 - Bronze
Men's Shot Put
Joe Kovacs - 75 Ft 2 In - Gold
Ryan Crouser - 75 Ft 1 3/4 In - Silver
Women's 4 by 100 Relay
USA (Dezerea Bryant,Teahna Daniels, Morolake Akinosun, Kiara Parker) - 42.10 - Bronze
Men's 4 by 100 Relay
USA (Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles) - 37.10 (American Record) - Gold
Women's 100 Hurdles
Nia Ali - 12.34 - Gold
Keni Harrison - 12.46 - Silver
Women's 4 by 400 Relay
USA (Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammed, Wadaline Jonathas) - 3:18.92 - Gold
Men's 4 by 400 Relay
USA (Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wil London, Rai Benjamin) - 2:56.69 - Gold
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Friday, September 6, 2019
Olympic and Athlete updates..
South African runner Caster Semenya went to court in March 2019 to fight the controversial IAAF ruling that affects Semenya's eligibility to compete in the 800M. The IAAF ruling states that all women athletes with a testosterone level higher than whats acceptable can not compete in events from the 400M to the Mile unless testosterone levels are reduced. Semenya lost that ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland in early May 2019. Semenya would have to take medication or have surgery in order to reduce her testosterone levels. Semenya vowed never to take medication and would run in events like the 3000M. The South African Track Federation appealed the decision to the Switzerland Federal Tribunal(Swiss Supreme Court) in late May 2019. In early June 2019, the Swiss Supreme Court ruled that the IAAF must suspend the rule until June 25 so that the IAAF can make arguments why the rule should be implemented. Semenya will be allowed to complete in track events in June 2019 and beyond.
Update: Due to the Swiss Supreme Court changing its ruling, Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Doha and has to lower testosterone levels in order to compete in the women’s 800. Semenya has decided not to defend her 2017 World Championship 800 title. Also Semenya will not be allowed to run the 800 at the 2021 Tokyo games as well unless Semenya lowers her testosterone levels.
USA Gymnastics has named Li Li Leung as new President and CEO in February 2019. Leung was the NBA's President of Global Partnerships. Leung is the fourth USA Gymnastics CEO hired in the past year and a half.
Kenyan 1500m runner Asbel Kiprop has been suspended for four years after failing a drug test in November 2017. The suspension started February 3, 2018. Kiprop won gold in the men's 1500m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
The University of Oklahoma won the 2019 NCAA women's gymnastics title over second place LSU and third place UCLA. Denver came in Fourth. Oklahoma was represented by Brenna Dowell and Maggie Nichols, LSU was represented by Lexie Priessman and McKenna Kelley and UCLA was represented by Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian. Maggie Nichols of Oklahoma won the All-Around for the second straight year.
2012 Olympic gold gymnastics medalist Jordyn Wieber has accepted the coaching position at the University of Arkansas. Wieber has been a volunteer Assistant Coach at UCLA the past three seasons.
St. Louis, Missouri will be the city chosen to host the 2020 Olympic trials for USA men's and women's gymnastics. The trials will he held June 25-28, 2020.
The USA Track and Field Olympic Trials will be held June 19-28, 2020 in Eugene Oregon.
The USA Swimming Olympic Trials will be held June 21-28, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The USA Diving Champions:
Men’s 3m Synchro: Andrew Capobianco/Michael Hixon
Women’s 3m Synchro: Alison Gibson/ Krysta Palmer
Mixed 3m Synchro: Briadam Herrera/ Lauren Reedy
Mixed Synchro Platform: Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl
Women’s Synchro Platform: Murphy Bromberg/Katrina Young
Men’s Synchro Platform: David Dinsmore/ Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 1m Springboard: Sarah Bacon
Men’s 1m Springboard: Briadam Herrera
Women’s Platform: Amy Cozad Magana
Men’s Platform: Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 3m Springboard: Brooke Schultz
Men’s 3m Springboard: David Boudia
Japanese Gymnast and two-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura will miss the Gymnastics World Championships due to injury.
Canadian Ice Dancers Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje will not compete this coming season. The pair have stated they will take an indefinite leave and announce their future plans at a later date.
The Olympic Charter was amended in June 2019 to include multiple city/country candidate bids. Also the section about awarding cities Olympic cities seven years in advance was deleted.
The USA women's Beach Volleyball team of April Ross/Alix Klineman win silver at the World Beach Volleyball Championships. The Canadian team of Sarah Pavan//Melissa Humana-Parades beat Ross/Klineman 23-21, 23-21 to win gold.
The USA men's Beach Volleyball team of Tri Bourne/Trevor Crabb finished fourth at the championships.
The USA Women's soccer team won the 2019 Women's World Cup hosted by France by beating the Netherlands 2-0.
2019 USA Women's World Cup Results:
June 11 - USA 13 Thailand 0
June 16 - USA 3 Chile 0
June 20 - USA 2 Sweden 0
June 24 - USA 2 Spain 1
June 28 - USA 2 France 1
Semifinals:
July 2 - USA 2 England 1
Finals:
July 7 - USA 2 Netherlands 0
1984 Olympic gold medalist boxer Pernell Whitaker died in a car accident in Virginia Beach, VA in July 2019.
USA Open Water Swimmers Jordan Willimovsky, Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell all qualified for the 2020 Tokyo games in that event.
A host of retirements from Olympic sports over the past several months(February 2019-October 2019) have occurred:
USA Swimmer Katie Meili
USA Swimmer Dana Vollmer
USA Track and Field 1500 Runner - Leo Manzano
Australian Track and Field 100 Hurdler - Sally Pearson
UCLA Gymnastics Coach - Valorie Kondos Field
USA Women's National Soccer Coach - Jill Ellis
Lithuanian Swimmer - Ruta Meilutyte
USA Women's National Team Gymnast - Ashton Locklear
Canadian Short Track Speed Skater- Sam Girard
Australian Swimmer - James Magnussen
Canadian Ice Dancers - Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir
USA Diver Delaney Schnell wins bronze in women's platform at the World diving championships. USA Men Divers Brandon Loschiavo and David Dinsmore finished 8th and 12th respectfully in platform.
In January 2019, USA Figure Skater John Coughlin committed suicide after being suspended by USA Figure Skating for accusations related to sexual assault surfaced. In August 2019, USA Figure Skater Ashley Wagner admitted she was sexually assaulted by John Coughlin. It happened in 2008 and Wagner did not disclose it publicly until now.
The woman who cheated and "won" the 1980 Boston Marathon has passed away. Rosie Ruiz was 66 years old. She died in July 2019 of Cancer. Ruiz was stripped of her title a week after the Boston Marathon.
Kenya's David Rudisha and South Africa's Wayde van Niekirk will miss the 2019 Track and Field World Championships in Doha, Qatar due to injury.
The coach who helped USA Figure Skater Tara Lipinski win gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics has been banned for life. Richard Callaghan was accused of sexual misconduct against a minor back in 1999. USA Figure Skaters Adam Schmidt and Craig Maurizi have come forward and accused Callaghan of sexual assault. Update: The lifetime ban was reduced to a three year ban by US Safesport - December 2019.
USA 100 Track Star Christian Coleman has missed three random drug tests in the past year and was facing a two year ban. Coleman is scheduled for a hearing on Sept. 4 at the North American Court for Arbitration of Sport. Coleman has since been cleared to compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha, Qatar.
USA star Skiier Lindsey Vonn is engaged to hockey player P.K. Subban. Subban won gold for Canada at the 2014 Sochi games.
USA Junior Figure Skater Alysa Liu is the first American to land a Quad Lutz in competition. Liu landed the Quad Lutz at the Aurora Games held in Albany, NY. Liu is 14 years old.
Russian Gymnast Aliya Mustafina will not compete at the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships. Mustafina did not compete at a Russian qualifying meet into the World Championships.
USA Track Coach Alberto Salazar has been banned for four years by USADA. Salazar was banned for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct". The American Arbitration Association Panel voted for the suspension. Salazar has coached world class track stars, Donovan Brazier, Galen Rupp, and Mo Farah. The Oregon Project has been terminated. Salazar has since appealed his ban.
USA Snowboarder Chloe Kim will take a year off and won't compete this season. Kim will be attending Princeton University. Kim will return next season and will compete to earn a Beijing 2022 Olympic Snowboarding spot.
The USOC now allow athletes to thank their sponsors, get congratulations from their sponsors and appear in ads for their sponsors during the Tokyo 2020 games. Rule 40 from the Olympic Charter, which does not allow athletes to advertise with their sponsors during the Olympics was changed and now athletes and their sponsor relations will be allowed. Retired USA 800 runner Nick Symmonds tried to get the rule changed a few years ago but was unsuccessful.
USA gymnast Simone Biles has won more World Championship medals in the sports history. Biles has won 25 World Championship medals and 19 World Championship gold medals since 2013. Biles passed Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who has 23 World Championship medals.
Update: Due to the Swiss Supreme Court changing its ruling, Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Doha and has to lower testosterone levels in order to compete in the women’s 800. Semenya has decided not to defend her 2017 World Championship 800 title. Also Semenya will not be allowed to run the 800 at the 2021 Tokyo games as well unless Semenya lowers her testosterone levels.
USA Gymnastics has named Li Li Leung as new President and CEO in February 2019. Leung was the NBA's President of Global Partnerships. Leung is the fourth USA Gymnastics CEO hired in the past year and a half.
Kenyan 1500m runner Asbel Kiprop has been suspended for four years after failing a drug test in November 2017. The suspension started February 3, 2018. Kiprop won gold in the men's 1500m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
The University of Oklahoma won the 2019 NCAA women's gymnastics title over second place LSU and third place UCLA. Denver came in Fourth. Oklahoma was represented by Brenna Dowell and Maggie Nichols, LSU was represented by Lexie Priessman and McKenna Kelley and UCLA was represented by Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian. Maggie Nichols of Oklahoma won the All-Around for the second straight year.
2012 Olympic gold gymnastics medalist Jordyn Wieber has accepted the coaching position at the University of Arkansas. Wieber has been a volunteer Assistant Coach at UCLA the past three seasons.
St. Louis, Missouri will be the city chosen to host the 2020 Olympic trials for USA men's and women's gymnastics. The trials will he held June 25-28, 2020.
The USA Track and Field Olympic Trials will be held June 19-28, 2020 in Eugene Oregon.
The USA Swimming Olympic Trials will be held June 21-28, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The USA Diving Champions:
Men’s 3m Synchro: Andrew Capobianco/Michael Hixon
Women’s 3m Synchro: Alison Gibson/ Krysta Palmer
Mixed 3m Synchro: Briadam Herrera/ Lauren Reedy
Mixed Synchro Platform: Zach Cooper/Olivia Rosendahl
Women’s Synchro Platform: Murphy Bromberg/Katrina Young
Men’s Synchro Platform: David Dinsmore/ Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 1m Springboard: Sarah Bacon
Men’s 1m Springboard: Briadam Herrera
Women’s Platform: Amy Cozad Magana
Men’s Platform: Brandon Loschiavo
Women’s 3m Springboard: Brooke Schultz
Men’s 3m Springboard: David Boudia
Japanese Gymnast and two-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura will miss the Gymnastics World Championships due to injury.
Canadian Ice Dancers Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje will not compete this coming season. The pair have stated they will take an indefinite leave and announce their future plans at a later date.
The Olympic Charter was amended in June 2019 to include multiple city/country candidate bids. Also the section about awarding cities Olympic cities seven years in advance was deleted.
The USA women's Beach Volleyball team of April Ross/Alix Klineman win silver at the World Beach Volleyball Championships. The Canadian team of Sarah Pavan//Melissa Humana-Parades beat Ross/Klineman 23-21, 23-21 to win gold.
The USA men's Beach Volleyball team of Tri Bourne/Trevor Crabb finished fourth at the championships.
The USA Women's soccer team won the 2019 Women's World Cup hosted by France by beating the Netherlands 2-0.
2019 USA Women's World Cup Results:
June 11 - USA 13 Thailand 0
June 16 - USA 3 Chile 0
June 20 - USA 2 Sweden 0
June 24 - USA 2 Spain 1
June 28 - USA 2 France 1
Semifinals:
July 2 - USA 2 England 1
Finals:
July 7 - USA 2 Netherlands 0
1984 Olympic gold medalist boxer Pernell Whitaker died in a car accident in Virginia Beach, VA in July 2019.
USA Open Water Swimmers Jordan Willimovsky, Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell all qualified for the 2020 Tokyo games in that event.
A host of retirements from Olympic sports over the past several months(February 2019-October 2019) have occurred:
USA Swimmer Katie Meili
USA Swimmer Dana Vollmer
USA Track and Field 1500 Runner - Leo Manzano
Australian Track and Field 100 Hurdler - Sally Pearson
UCLA Gymnastics Coach - Valorie Kondos Field
USA Women's National Soccer Coach - Jill Ellis
Lithuanian Swimmer - Ruta Meilutyte
USA Women's National Team Gymnast - Ashton Locklear
Canadian Short Track Speed Skater- Sam Girard
Australian Swimmer - James Magnussen
Canadian Ice Dancers - Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir
USA Diver Delaney Schnell wins bronze in women's platform at the World diving championships. USA Men Divers Brandon Loschiavo and David Dinsmore finished 8th and 12th respectfully in platform.
In January 2019, USA Figure Skater John Coughlin committed suicide after being suspended by USA Figure Skating for accusations related to sexual assault surfaced. In August 2019, USA Figure Skater Ashley Wagner admitted she was sexually assaulted by John Coughlin. It happened in 2008 and Wagner did not disclose it publicly until now.
The woman who cheated and "won" the 1980 Boston Marathon has passed away. Rosie Ruiz was 66 years old. She died in July 2019 of Cancer. Ruiz was stripped of her title a week after the Boston Marathon.
Kenya's David Rudisha and South Africa's Wayde van Niekirk will miss the 2019 Track and Field World Championships in Doha, Qatar due to injury.
The coach who helped USA Figure Skater Tara Lipinski win gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics has been banned for life. Richard Callaghan was accused of sexual misconduct against a minor back in 1999. USA Figure Skaters Adam Schmidt and Craig Maurizi have come forward and accused Callaghan of sexual assault. Update: The lifetime ban was reduced to a three year ban by US Safesport - December 2019.
USA 100 Track Star Christian Coleman has missed three random drug tests in the past year and was facing a two year ban. Coleman is scheduled for a hearing on Sept. 4 at the North American Court for Arbitration of Sport. Coleman has since been cleared to compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha, Qatar.
USA star Skiier Lindsey Vonn is engaged to hockey player P.K. Subban. Subban won gold for Canada at the 2014 Sochi games.
USA Junior Figure Skater Alysa Liu is the first American to land a Quad Lutz in competition. Liu landed the Quad Lutz at the Aurora Games held in Albany, NY. Liu is 14 years old.
Russian Gymnast Aliya Mustafina will not compete at the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships. Mustafina did not compete at a Russian qualifying meet into the World Championships.
USA Track Coach Alberto Salazar has been banned for four years by USADA. Salazar was banned for "orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct". The American Arbitration Association Panel voted for the suspension. Salazar has coached world class track stars, Donovan Brazier, Galen Rupp, and Mo Farah. The Oregon Project has been terminated. Salazar has since appealed his ban.
USA Snowboarder Chloe Kim will take a year off and won't compete this season. Kim will be attending Princeton University. Kim will return next season and will compete to earn a Beijing 2022 Olympic Snowboarding spot.
The USOC now allow athletes to thank their sponsors, get congratulations from their sponsors and appear in ads for their sponsors during the Tokyo 2020 games. Rule 40 from the Olympic Charter, which does not allow athletes to advertise with their sponsors during the Olympics was changed and now athletes and their sponsor relations will be allowed. Retired USA 800 runner Nick Symmonds tried to get the rule changed a few years ago but was unsuccessful.
USA gymnast Simone Biles has won more World Championship medals in the sports history. Biles has won 25 World Championship medals and 19 World Championship gold medals since 2013. Biles passed Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus, who has 23 World Championship medals.
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