Sam Kendricks appreciates the Olympics again.

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage.

Trinidad and Tobago long jumper Andwuelle Wright and 400 meters hurdler Sparkle Ann McKnight have been withdrawn from the Tokyo Games after they tested positive for COVID-19.

Caeleb Dressel got his first individual gold medal, the Chinese women put together a record-setting relay and American Sunisa Lee won the women’s all-around gymnastics gold.

Australia athletics team are being placed in isolation following a positive COVID test.

The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and joint-No. 4 men's absolute pole vaulter in history will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. women’s volleyball team won its third straight match at the Olympics and is assured of a spot in the quarterfinals.

A simple question of describing one's track and field event led to some creative comparisons that might help the casual track fan better understand precisely what they do at the Tokyo Games.

The cold realities of the U.S. Olympic qualifying reared their ugly head on a scorcher of a day at track and field trials.

Elise Cranny used a late kick to pull away for the win the women’s 5,000 meters Monday at U.S. trials to make her first Olympic team.

Six finals including Sam Kendricks in the pole vault, Donavan Brazier in the 800m, Will Claye in triple jump and more from Day 4 of U.S. Track & Field Trials.

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Katerina Stefanidi, of Greece, competes in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Three of the leading womens pole vaulters will take their turn to compete in the second edition of the Ultimate Garden Clash. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool. Its a great accomplishment for me and really helped push me on to another level.The mens pole vault competition provided a game plan for the women: keep a steady pace. The Ultimate Garden Clash event has been popular on World Athletics social media channels and could serve as a model for future track competitions.