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Portland Track Festival kicks off this weekend

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Iconic Nike waffle shoes worn by legendary distance runner Steve Prefontaine up for auction

The Sotheby's auction site claims this is the first time a pair of Prefontaine-worn sneakers has been publicly sold.
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Eritrean track team members found after going missing during world championships

The University of Oregon Police Department said four athletes and a coach from the Eritrean men's track and field team had gone missing over the weekend.
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World Athletics Championships brings economic boost to Eugene

The owner of Track Town Pizza said it was their "busiest 10-day period of all time."
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World Athletics Championships gives Eugene businesses a boost

People from around the world traveled to Eugene, Ore. for the track and field world championships. The competition attracted lots of customers to local businesses.
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Raevyn Rogers places 6th in 800-meter final at World Athletics Championships

Rodgers ran the two-lap race around the track at Hayward Field with a time of 1:58.26. Fellow team USA runner Athing Mu won gold.
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Track looks to pump up US fan base ahead of 2028 LA Olympics

After disappointing viewership for the world championships in Eugene, track and field leaders want to generate more buzz for the sport ahead of the 2028 Summer Games
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Portland runners compete in 5,000-meter race at world championships

Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer both train in the Rose City with the Nike-sponsored elite athlete club, the Bowerman Track Club.
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Sydney McLaughlin obliterates world record in 400 hurdles

For the fourth time in 13 months, the 22-year-old McLaughlin set the world record.
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Courtney Frerichs falls short of medaling in 3,000-meter steeplechase

Frerichs, who trains in Portland, won silver in the 3,000-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics, earning her first Olympic medal.
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Runners on steeplechase course compete around obstacle: a cameraman

A cameraman trying to get a shot of the triple jump competition happening nearby unknowingly stepped onto the steeplechase course as the race was underway.
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University of Oregon wants to see more gender equality in track and field leadership

A forum held on Tuesday focused on ways to bring more women into executive and leadership roles in the sport of track and field.