The American easily cruises to a first-place finish in the 1500-meter race, winning her first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and defending her win in Tokyo. She clocks in a time of 15:30.02 ...

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Katie Ledecky wins gold medal in 1,500-meter freestyle ... and the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Nikki Hiltz, whose breakthrough 2024 included winning the Olympic Trials 1500 meters in meet record time ... which begin on September 13 in Tokyo, are the primary focus of 2025 for most track ...

A high school senior who runs for Ann Arbor Skyline is shattering records on the track and now has his eyes on Tokyo ... for the Olympic Trials after breaking record in the 1,500-meter run ...

Canadian Olympic medal winners get thousands of dollars in bonuses. Canada's Nate Riech captured gold in the 1,500 metres in his Paralympic debut in Tokyo. Canada's Danielle Dorris captured gold ...

After the Tokyo Olympics, in November 2021 ... will compete in the 1500-meter event in Paris. They have chosen to postpone testosterone hormone therapy to qualify for the women’s division.

Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, Lilly King vs. Yuliya Efimova in the 100-meter breaststroke was supposed to be one ... But then he did it again, and in a longer event – the 1500. And even faster.

Tokyo held the World Championships in 1991 and Osaka was the venue in 2007. Coe, a two-time Olympic 1,500-meter gold medalist and a former member of the British Parliament, is a powerful player in ...

Swimming has been part of the Olympic Summer Games program since 1896. Alongside athletics, it is one of the sports with the ...

Even then, even with an extra year of waiting, there was zero doubt who the first Olympic champion would be. The only question? By how much. The foregone conclusion: Katie Ledecky. The margin: 4.13 ...

Katie Ledecky is in the midst of a hectic, ambitious schedule at the Tokyo Olympics that few other swimmers could handle. Between Monday night and Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Ledecky will swim ...

The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei -- who ... to discuss the mindset that led to his improbable 1,500-meter win at the Paris Games. The doping case involving U.S. sprinter ...