Tatyana McFadden celebrates victory at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Athletics events have been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and is the biggest sport within the Paralympic Movement in terms o...
USA Track & Field has developed a U.S. athlete ranking list for 2025 based on performances submitted to USATF. The below ranking list reflects marks accomplished at any track and field competition in 2025 and ranks them based on the National A Standard...
At Springfield College in Massachusetts, Michael Anderson specializes in the 110-meter hurdles.There were no hurdling events at the 2026 Toyota USA Track & Field Outdoor & Para National Championships. So, Anderson competed in two different even...
Ten years can feel like an especially long time for world-class athletes. Injuries and age can take a toll on their bodies and force them to retire sooner than they had hoped. That’s not the case, however, for a handful of American track-and-field star...
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the Paralympic Games Rio 2016, which produced plenty of memorable moments for Team USA. The Americans won 43 of their 115 medals in Rio de Janeiro in track and field, including 16 golds. Wheelchair racer Taty...
Soon after moving to the United States at age 15, Jacob Allen learned that he needed to play either a sport or a musical instrument at his high school in Texas. Picking an extracurricular activity wasn’t so easy for him, though. Allen, who was adopted ...
July was a big month for Linden Williamson.A T34 wheelchair racer, Williamson started the month by winning all three of her events at the Olomouc WPA Women’s Grand Prix in Czechia. That included a July 3 victory in the 800-meter with a time of 2:10.19 ...
Abuchi Osuala wanted to show that he could hold his own while competing against some of the nation’s top Para athletes at the Los Angeles Grand Prix on June 14. The star-studded field included Paralympic gold medalists Noah Malone, Jaydin Blackwell and...
When it came time for Dani Kanas to scout colleges to attend, participating in track and field at the next level wasn’t a consideration for her. Honestly, she wasn’t very aware of colleges that had adaptive sports programs, much less a university close...
The last time Violet Hall was in New York was when she was 8 years old.Her return will come this weekend when the sprinter and long jumper from Bloomington, Indiana, competes in four events at the 2026 Toyota USA Track & Field Outdoor & Para Na...
