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By Associated Press FUKUOKA, Japan:  French 22-year-old Leon Marchand has broken Michael Phelps’ world record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley in a time of 4…

As a young teenager growing up in the port city of Mangalore, B. Gopkumar was a sports freak and won several awards in the 400-meter hurdles in inter-state competitions. Over the years, he…

EUGENE, Ore. — One year after his Olympic dreams faded along with his strength during the final meters in Tokyo, Michael Norman held off the world’s best quarter-milers Friday night for…

Alison dos Santos of Brazil upset Karsten Warholm, the star quarter-mile hurdler from Norway, and Warholm’s chief rival, Rai Benjamin of the United States, throwing a major curveball in the…

Michael Norman’s counters are covered by empty water bottles that track his daily intake.His journal is filled with logs of carbohydrates and proteins eaten, power cleans and squats lifted,…

TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin keeps getting faster.McLaughlin, who set a world record in the women’s 400 meters hurdles during the U.S. Olympic trials, broke her own record and won gold…

Current time in Tokyo: Aug. 4, 12:13 p.m.Here’s what you need to know:Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesTOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin recently said that “iron sharpens iron” when it comes to…

TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin recently said that “iron sharpens iron” when it comes to her relationship with Dalilah Muhammad. They are the pre-eminent practitioners of their craft, the two…

The women’s 400-meter hurdles final on Wednesday morning in Tokyo is one of the marquee events of the track and field meet. Two Americans, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin, are…

TOKYO — Rai Benjamin of the United States and Karsten Warholm of Norway had spent recent years circling one another as they vied for the title of world’s greatest 400-meter hurdler.On…