Track & Field | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/track-field/RSS feed for Track & FieldenFri, 09 Aug 2024 19:08:07 +0000These Olympic Gold Medalists Get to Ring a Bell Bound for Notre-Damehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/The bell was built for the Games, but it will soon get a second life in one of Paris' most beloved landmarksFri, 09 Aug 2024 19:08:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/At the 1960 Olympics, American Athletes Recruited by the CIA Tried to Convince Their Soviet Peers to Defecthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/at-the-1960-olympics-american-athletes-recruited-by-the-cia-tried-to-convince-their-soviet-peers-to-defect-180984794/Al Cantello, a star of the U.S. track and field team, arranged a covert meeting between a government agent and a Ukrainian long jumperThu, 01 Aug 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/at-the-1960-olympics-american-athletes-recruited-by-the-cia-tried-to-convince-their-soviet-peers-to-defect-180984794/What Is Eclampsia? Olympian Tori Bowie May Have Died From the Rare Pregnancy Conditionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-eclampsia-olympian-tori-bowie-may-have-died-from-the-rare-pregnancy-condition-180982388/The 4x100 gold medalist died in May, bringing attention to high maternal mortality rates among Black women in the United StatesFri, 16 Jun 2023 20:53:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-eclampsia-olympian-tori-bowie-may-have-died-from-the-rare-pregnancy-condition-180982388/Sports History Forgot About Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes, Two Black Olympians Who Never Got Their Shothttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sports-history-forgot-about-tidye-pickett-and-louise-stokes-two-black-olympians-who-never-got-their-shot-glory-180960138/Thanks to the one-two punch of racism and sexism, these two women were shut out of the hero’s treatment given to other athletesMon, 15 Aug 2016 19:43:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sports-history-forgot-about-tidye-pickett-and-louise-stokes-two-black-olympians-who-never-got-their-shot-glory-180960138/Why don’t sprinters start with a pistol anymore? They’re too fasthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-dont-sprinters-start-with-a-pistol-anymore-theyre-too-fast-11929515/The classic starting gun leaves too much margin of error, so London has switch to an electronic beep.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-dont-sprinters-start-with-a-pistol-anymore-theyre-too-fast-11929515/How to Win Money by Predicting the Olympicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-win-money-by-predicting-the-olympics-8030861/Statistics could help predict just how fast athletes will run and swim at this summer's OlympicsFri, 27 Jul 2012 10:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-win-money-by-predicting-the-olympics-8030861/The Science Behind London Olympics’ “Springy” Trackhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-science-behind-london-olympics-springy-track-6014646/When the athletes hit the track at this summer's Olympic games, they'll be stepping onto a surface as finely tuned as they areTue, 24 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-science-behind-london-olympics-springy-track-6014646/Does Double-Amputee Oscar Pistorius Have an Unfair Advantage at the 2012 Olympic Games?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/summerolympics/does-double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-have-an-unfair-advantage-at-the-2012-olympic-games-2655123/Science shows that Pistorius uses less energy than his competitors, raising questions about whether or not he should allowed to compete in LondonMon, 23 Jul 2012 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/summerolympics/does-double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-have-an-unfair-advantage-at-the-2012-olympic-games-2655123/