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Who are the contenders for the 60m on the men's and women's side for the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Poland? Additionally, let's quickly discuss the recent situation with Sha'carri Richardson and Christian Coleman. ⁠------------------------------------------- Sources: 2026 Men's 60m Top Lists 2026 Women's 60m Top Lists Sha'carri Ricardson story: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7008483/2026/01/29/shacarri-richardson-arrest-jail-speeding-charge-olympics/ Christian Coleman story: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/track/sha-carri-richardson-arrest-coleman-charge-terry-sprinters-9.7070097 ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 05:25 Men's 60m Landscape 49:20 Women's 60m Landscape 01:26:23 Sha'carri Richardson & Christian Coleman Discussion ⁠------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announced that she will be starting a family in 2026 with her husband and taking the year off. This is big news for Sydney and an amazing personal achievement, but also comes at the perfect time in her career as there are no Olympics or World Championships in 2026. Lets discuss what this means for the women’s 400m this year, as well as some other women who have had children and returned to the track better than ever. Noah Lyles and Rai Benjamin announced that they may be running a 150m race at the Ostrava meeting on June 16th 2026. Though this is still many months away, this is a big opportunity to showcase something different in terms of events and hype for a specific event. But who else would we like to see race them in this 150m race? 2020 Olympic 100m Champion Lamont Marcel Jacobs recently announced that he will be returning to his long time coach Paolo Camossi. This comes off moving to Florida in 2023 to train with Rana Reider as well as dealing with various injury setbacks. Will this be a good move for him? We also breakdown some of the recent NCAA Highlights from the past weekend ⁠------------------------------------------- Sources: Sydney announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0e_r_j2sP/?hl=en&img_index=1 Noah vs Rai 150m race: https://x.com/LylesNoah/status/2015841450496290987 Lamont Marcell Jacobs Coaching Change: https://www.fidal.it/content/Mei-Jacobs-torna-ad-allenarsi-con-Camossi-/181849 NCAA Leaderboards: https://www.tfrrs.org/index.html ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 11:22 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone + 400m Landscape 45:50 Noah Lyles vs Rai Benjamin 150m in Ostrava 1:10:03 Marcell Jacobs Changes Coaches 1:17:49 NCAA Highlights 1:27:20 Athlete Sponsorship Changes ⁠------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell and Tia Clayton all opened up their 2026 seasons running the 60m outdoors down in Jamaica. How did they perform and what do these performances mean for the rest of their 2026 year and beyond? Noah Lyles also opened up his 2026 season running the indoor 300m for the first time since 2017. He is slated to run another 300m at the New Balance indoor Grand Prix this weekend, so what can his season opener tell us about what to expect in Boston The NCAA athletes continue to put down great performances throughout January, with some notable results in the 300m, 600m, 60mH and an slightly overlooked mark in the Long Jump The 2026 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be going down on Saturday, January 24th, the sprint and hurdle fields have some of the top names in the sport and like previous years, should produce some high quality results ⁠------------------------------------------- Sources: Kishane & Bryan 60m Results: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=27924&meId=353138#title-anchor Tia Clayton 60m Result: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=27924&meId=353141#title-anchor Noah Lyles 300m results: http://live.halfmiletiming.com/meets/880/events/20/Final NCAA Leaderboards: https://www.tfrrs.org/index.html NB Indoor GP Entries: https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/ ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 06:05 Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell, Tia Clayton 60m Opener 38:00 Noah Lyles 300m Opener 55:30 NCAA Weekend Highlights 01:08:20 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Preview ⁠------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Marvin Bracy-Williams Recently announced that he would be joining the Enhanced Games 100m, joining the likes of Fred Kerley and others. Jonathan Simms of Georgia ran 44.62 in is first NCAA 400m ever, taking down the World U20 Record, along with a few other notable NCAA results at the top of January. Kishane Thompson, Tia & Tina Clayton are opening up their 2026 indoor season's and may compete all the way through to the World Indoor Championships this year. What should we expect from Grant Holloway who will run the 60m for the first time since 2019. ⁠------------------------------------------- Sources: ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:59 Marvin Bracy-Williams Joins the Enhanced Games 20:49 Jonathan Simms 400m Opener + NCAA Results 39:00 Noah Lyles 300m Season Opener 44:55 Kishane Thompson + Tia & Tina Clayton to Race 60m Season? 01:05:03 Grant Holloway to Race Indoor 60m ⁠------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

2x Olympic Champion Shauane Miller-Uibo announced that she gave birth to her 2nd child and is also making a return to the track in 2026. But considering how much the landscape of the 400m has changed over the past 3-4 years, will Shaunae be able to make a successful comeback? iShowSpeed recently raced Letsile Tebogo in Botswana as part of his tour of Africa. Speed has been engaging with track and field athletes more frequently over the past year, but is engagement with iShowspeed a net positive for Track & Field and a way to grow the sport? Letsile Tebogo recently spoke about receiving offers to change his nationality from Botswana to instead represent various countries in the Middle East. He ultimately denied those requests to transfer and continues to represent Botswana, but why did he choose to stay at home in Botswana instead of taking a likely large sum of money? ⁠------------------------------------------- Sources: Shaunae Miller-Uibo: https://www.instagram.com/hey_itsshaunae/reel/DTBWwsEEflK/?hl=en IShowSpeed Races Letsile Tebogo: https://x.com/CitiusMag/status/2008588776365584514 Letsile Tebogo Botswana Interview 1: https://x.com/TrackGazette/status/2000605969978437802 Letsile Tebogo Botswana Interview 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APzecMeEHw ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:10 Shaunae Miller-Returns to the track 16:32 IShowspeed vs Letisile Tebogo 34:06 Letisle Tebogo's offers to switch nationality 51:22 Greatest Athletes of the 21st Century ⁠------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

There has long been a discussion around raising the height of the Women's 400 Hurdles from 30 inches to 33 inches. These discussions have increased in recent years with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone taking the event to a level many thought was not possible. But is this a good idea and will it ever happen? Kim Batten's Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/kim.batten/posts/as-the-former-world-record-holder-in-the-womens-400-hurdlestoday-i-am-officially/10241383495831406/ ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:13 Kim Batten’s 400H Proposal 02:27 When did the 400H get started 02:54 How was the Men’s 400H height determined? 03:56 How was the Women’s 400H height determined? 05:30 What’s the argument to raise the hurdle height? 10:08 Will this change actually happen? – Will it go to 33 inches? 10:50 Have other events changed and if so, how? 12:08 Should this change actually happen? 12:58 What would it take to change the hurdle height? 13:52 Summary ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Gabby Thomas announced that she will be moving up to the 400m in 2026 and likely in future years as well. Why is she making the move and what should we expect from her? Full Interview with Marathon Handbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ii86oKzJJ4 ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Gabby is Moving up to the 400m in 2026 02:40 Gabby’s 200m Career 03:14 Gabby’s versatility as a sprinter 05:20 Why the 400 and not the 100? 07:16 What is Gabby’s 400m potential? 08:57 The Landscape of the Women’s 400m 09:50 What does this mean for Gabby? 11:47 Grand Slam Track ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

With 2025 marking the end of 25 years in the 21st century, let's breakdown the greatest athlete in each event over the last 25 years. ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Disclaimers 01:20 Women’s 100 02:04 Women’s 200 03:10 Women’s 400 04:07 Women’s 800 04:58 Women’s 1500 05:54 Women’s 5000 06:59 Women’s 10,000 07:39 Women’s 100H 08:42 Women’s 400H 09:46 Women’s 3000m Steeple 11:00 Women’s Triple Jump 12:04 Women’s Long Jump 12:51 Women’s High Jump 14:16 Women’s Pole Vault 14:55 Women’s Hammer Throw 15:48 Women’s Shot Put 16:39 Women’s Discus Throw 17:40 Women’s Javelin Throw 18:33 Women’s Heptathlon 19:17 Summary ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

With 2025 marking the end of 25 years in the 21st century, let's breakdown the greatest athlete in each event over the last 25 years. ⁠-------------------------------------------- Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:53 Disclaimers 2:47 Men's 100m 04:17 Men's 200m 05:08 Men's 400m 06:29 Men's 800m 07:11 Men's 1500m 08:06 Men's 5000m 09:01 Men's 10,000m 09:48 Men's 110H 10:30 Men's 400H 11:26 Men's 3000m Steeplechase 12:21 Men's Triple Jump 12:59 Men's Long Jump 14:07 Men's Pole Vault 14:38 Men's High Jump 15:27 Men's Shot Put 16:16 Men's Javelin Throw 16:45 Men's Discus Throw 17:42 Men's Hammer Throw 18:42 Men's Decathlon 19:13 Summary ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Marie-José Pérec of France has cemented herself as one of the greatest athletes in Track & Field history. She is a 2x Olympic Champion and 2x World Champion over 400m. Her personal best of 48.25, set at the 1996 Olympics, made her the 3rd fastest women in history at that point. Additionally, not only was she the first athlete to ever defend their Olympic gold medal in the 400m after wins in 92 and 96, but she also completed the 200/400 double at the 1996 Games. But outside of sprint accolades, most people probably never realized she even competed in the 400mH, let alone was arguably a gold medal favorite at the 1995 World Championships. ⁠-------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:36 400H/400 crossover talent 03:40 Who is Marie-José Pérec? 04:39 Pérec's 1989 400H Season 05:23 Pérec's 1990-1994 Seasons 06:20 1995 Return to 400H 06:46 Landscape of 400H in 1995 07:30 Summer of 1995 08:40 Pérec versatility 09:21 1995 World Champ Schedule 10:35 Competition at 1995 World Champs 11:26 The 400/400H Double 13:27 Monaco 400H 14:21 Post 1995 Career 15:05 Pérec and McLaughlin-Levrone ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

At the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won 400m gold in 47.78, the 2nd fastest time in history and just off the world record of 47.60 which has now stood for over 40 years. Let's break down Sydney's legendary performance, the depth of the race behind her, as well as how and if the world record may actually be broken in the coming years. ⁠-------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:15 The 400m World Record 02:38 What the Tokyo 2025 final was so special 03:54 Why the 400m World Record has stood so long 05:54 How Sydney ran 47.78 in the 400m 10:23 400m Race Splits 10:36 Tokyo 400m Final Race Splits 11:07 Best 400m splits of 2025 11:55 All-time best 400m splits 13:30 Why the record WILL be broken in 2026 15:21 Why the record WONT be broken in 2026 16:10 Why the record WONT be broken anytime soon 19:31 Why the record WILL be broken sooner than we think 20:44 Summary ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

At the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo Japan, Mondo Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon, and Ryan Crouser all won gold medals in their respective events, which gave them an unprecedented 5 consecutive gold medals at 5 consecutive global championships, in 5 consecutive years. Let's breakdown how each of them won their gold medals and a bit of history of consecutive medalists at previous global championships. ⁠-------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 History of Olympic/World Championship Cycle 02:28 Five consecutive Global Champs 04:12 Athletes with 3 consecutive medals 04:52 Athletes with more than 3 consecutive medals 05:38 Athletes with 3 consecutive gold medals 06:06 Athletes with more than 3 consecutive gold medals 06:38 2021-2025 Championships 06:53 Contenders for 5 golds after 2022 07:24 What happened at Budapest 2023 08:23 What happened at Paris 2024 08:51 What happened at Tokyo 2025 09:10 How Mondo Duplants won 5 Golds 10:11 How Faith Kipyegon won 5 Golds 11:41 How Ryan Crouser won 5 Golds 14:26 5 consecutive medals of any color 15:11 2026 World Ultimate Championships 16:03 Summary ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden's put together one of the greatest seasons for a sprinter in history afer going undefeated in the 100m, winning 3 gold medals at the World Championships, and becoming oner of the fastest women in history over 100m and 200m. But how does her year compare to some other amazing sprinters throughout history who also left their marks in previous years. ------------------------------------ Full History of the 100/200/4x100 Sprint Triple: https://youtu.be/oToo1YOQHYo?si=bH-Di1oDCgTUwqgG Interview Sources: https://youtu.be/Zvr6uF60kvQ?si=8NX9HKSkuMoMu4juhttps://youtu.be/lKq0WXFzzto?si=tYU7kY1ddH7cBC2thttps://youtu.be/lOyIl0mK6qk?si=yMN4miUhe8yRc2Cf https://youtu.be/ec66neFLdHE?si=BlElVCCA5od6EECBhttps://youtu.be/AW_UX308FiI?si=N7qlGvuTl5DJp4lThttps://youtu.be/gmfyTE-dfds?si=UIiGDCTeHkUmd7rh------------------------------------ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Entering the 2025 Season 02:06 NCAA Season at Coastal Carolina 03:24 Early 2025 - Grand Slam Track 04:58 Melissa’s 200m career 05:44 2025 Prefontaine Classic 06:49 2025 USA Champs 07:14 2025 Silesia Diamond League 08:14 2025 Brussels Diamond League 08:29 Melissa’s 2025 Season Before Worlds 08:56 Melissa’s previous Championship experience 11:00 2025 Tokyo World Champs 12:35 Summary of Melissa’s 2025 Season 13:07 Other Legendary Sprint Seasons in history 13:26 The 1940s-1970s 14:13 The 1980s 15:15 The 1990s 17:18 The 2000s 17:48 The 2010s 19:38 The 2020s 22:06 Certain Exclusions 23:03 Overview ⁠-------------------------------------------- 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠-------------------------------------------

The 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan have finally arrived and the best athletes in the world will take to the track, all fighting for a spot on the podium in Tokyo. Let’s preview the Men’s & Women’s Jumps and Multi events and who will win the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each event. Follow Citius Mag for on the ground coverage of the 2025 World Champs in Tokyo, Japan: ▶ On YouTube: Youtbe.com/Citiusmag ▶ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/CitiusMag   ▶ On Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/citiusmag/ ▶ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citiusmag/ ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter Host: Preet Majithia | @preet_athletics/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠--------------------------------------------

The 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan have finally arrived and the best athletes in the world will take to the track, all fighting for a spot on the podium in Tokyo. Let’s preview the Men’s & Women’s Hurdle events breakdown who will win the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each event. Follow Citius Mag for on the ground coverage of the 2025 World Champs in Tokyo, Japan: ▶ On YouTube: Youtbe.com/Citiusmag ▶ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/CitiusMag   ▶ On Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/citiusmag/ ▶ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citiusmag/ ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAST 📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg 📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ 🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠--------------------------------------------