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NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
2028 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to return to Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium
The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will be held at the Indianapolis Colts' Lucas Oil Stadium for a second consecutive time in June 2028. Then at the 2028 LA Games, swimming will be at SoFi Stadium, marking the first time Olympic swimming will be in an NFL venue. Last year, Lucas Oil Stadium became the first NFL venue to hold an Olympic swimming trials. The 2024 trials broke attendance records with more than 285,000 fans across all sessions. It will be the eighth time Indianapolis hosts the trials overall, extending the city's record for the most times holding the meet. Previous trials in Indianapolis were held at the Indiana University Natatorium, which is the site for this week's U.S. Championships. Indianapolis first hosted the men's trials in 1924, then did so again in 1952 (women), 1984, 1992, 1996 and 2000, when a 15-year-old Michael Phelps made his first Olympic team. Nick Zaccardi,
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Wilson to prioritize education, stay flexible
Quincy Wilson tells Nick Zaccardi why he wanted to see Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, whether he'd want to participate in the series in the future, what he discussed with Michael Johnson, what his future holds, and more.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time standards announced
The 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time standards are 2:16:00 for men (two minutes faster than 2024) and 2:37:00 for women (the same as 2024), USA Track and Field announced. The qualifying window is this Sept. 1 until 60 days before the trials. The trials date and site have not been announced yet, though the event was held in February in 2016, 2020 and 2024. USATF will make a 'Road to Trials' qualification list once the window opens. Runners can also qualify via half marathon times — 1:03:00 (men) and 1:12:00 (women) — starting Jan. 1, 2027. Additionally, athletes can qualify via results, including top-10 finishes at the U.S. Marathon Championships and members of the last three U.S. Olympic marathon teams, provided they are a USATF member in good standing and eligible to represent the United States in international competitions. The specific qualifying times were chosen to aim for fields of about 200 men and 200 women at the 2028 trials, taking into account data from the 2024 trials qualifying period. For the 2024 trials, there were 228 men's qualifiers (219 via marathon times) and 173 women's qualifiers (158 via marathon times). USATF is also returning to 'A' and 'B' standard qualifying times — the 'B' standards are the aforementioned 2:16:00, 2:37:00 and all half marathon times. Everybody who meets the 'B' standard will qualify for trials, but those who meet the faster 'A' standard will receive travel and accommodation funding for trials. The 'A' standard times will be determined at a later date. In a new policy, all qualifying times will be taken from an athlete's chip time rather than the gun time at eligible races. The changes were made after town hall meetings where USATF long distance running committees received feedback from athletes, coaches and agents. Nick Zaccardi,
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
2026 Milan Cortina Olympic hockey groups set for men's, women's tournaments
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic men's and women's hockey groups are set with France replacing Russia in both tournaments. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) confirmed the groups Monday, noting it is following an IOC recommendation in place since March 2023 that athletes from Russia and Belarus should be banned from team events in Olympic sports. Russia and Belarus have been suspended from IIHF tournaments, including the annual world championships, since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Athletes from Russia and Belarus were allowed to compete as individual neutral athletes in some sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics upon review and invitation by the IOC, but not in any team sports. After 2026 Olympic hockey qualifying ended, the IIHF announced two possible fields for the Milan Cortina Games: one with Russia in both tournaments (qualifying via world ranking) in case its suspension would be lifted and one without Russia in both tournaments. France was the next-highest-ranked team in qualifying for both men (first Olympic appearance since 2002) and women (first Olympic appearance ever). 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey groups Group A: Canada, Switzerland, Czechia, France (replaces Russia) Group B: Finland, Sweden, Slovakia, Italy Group C: U.S., Germany, Latvia, Denmark Teams of players from Russia won Olympic men's hockey gold in 2018 and silver in 2022, with no NHL participation either time. The Russian name, flag and anthem were not allowed at either Games due to the nation's anti-doping violations. NHL players are expected to return to the Olympics in 2026 for the first time since 2014. Canada won the last two Olympic tournaments with NHL players in 2010 and 2014, plus won this past February's 4 Nations Face-Off — a best-on-best tournament with NHL players from Canada, the U.S., Sweden and Finland. A team of players from Russia, the Unified Team (1992) or the Soviet Union played in every Olympic men's tournament from 1956 through 2022, winning nine of those 18 tournaments. 2026 Winter Olympics women's hockey groups Group A: Canada, U.S., Finland, Czechia, Switzerland Group B: Japan, Sweden, Germany, Italy, France (replaces Russia) The Russia women's hockey team, which has never won an Olympic medal, would have been placed in the lower-ranked of the two Olympic women's tournament groups had it been allowed to participate. The seven Olympic women's tournaments held so far have been won by either Canada (five times) or the U.S. (twice). Only once has a team other than Canada or the U.S. made the final — when Sweden lost to Canada in 2006. At the 2022 Olympics and recent world championships, all of the Group A teams — the world's five highest-ranked teams — automatically qualified for the quarterfinals. Nick Zaccardi,
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Novi Detroit Catholic Central's Samson Gash wins Division 1 100m title by 0.01 seconds
Thomas relives Paris, sets goals for 2025 season Nick Zaccardi asks Gabby Thomas about her fondest memories at Franklin Field, impressions of Grand Slam track so far, the experience at the Paris Olympics in the 200m final, goals for the 2025 season, and more. 4:00 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
