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“It’s so hard to make friends these days and I’m glad to be able to help bring people together,” Martin said. “I just kept thinking, why not experience new things together while helping local businesses and be involved in our community at the same time?” “A year of watching so many women meet and continue […]

“It’s so hard to make friends these days and I’m glad to be able to help bring people together,” Martin said. “I just kept thinking, why not experience new things together while helping local businesses and be involved in our community at the same time?”
“A year of watching so many women meet and continue to join in has motivated me to keep going with it,” she said. “Between Facebook and Instagram, we have over 3,200 followers and members, and I want to expand this past Fredericksburg and into the Stafford and Spotsylvania areas because our girls come from all over.”
“I’ve been to the last co-ed event and I went to the latest brunch held at BRAVO! [Italian Kitchen] on January 11 and it was really cool to meet new people,” said club member and writer Dee Burk. “Everyone was really nice.”

Fredericksburg women enjoying a Progressing Ballet Techniques class — a mix between ballet and pilates done on a mat with a yoga ball — at Regan Mason Haley Dance Company. (Photo courtesy of the Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk Facebook page.)
Since its founding less than a year ago, Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk has built a robust membership base and holds monthly events. (Photo courtesy of Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk Facebook page)
Martin quickly started building partnerships with local businesses and gyms in the Fredericksburg area to host events.
A Coed ugly sweater-themed night at Strangeways Brewery to bring in the holidays. (Photo courtesy of the Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk Facebook Page.)

The Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk Facebook and Instagram pages include calendars for their events posted at the beginning of each month so local women can sign up. There have already been four events held in the new year, ranging from free [rock] climbing to brunches.
“The role of Girls Who Walk is to foster a community where women of like minds and similar interests can form meaningful friendships, while also prioritizing health and wellness,” Martin said. “From our very first walk that I organized in the beginning of February 2024, I realized quickly with the 40 women who came out that this could be something really amazing.”

Coed Free-Climbing event held at Rapp Rocks. (Photo courtesy of the Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk Facebook Page.)
When Fredericksburg native Elizabeth Martin found herself living in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2023, due to her husband’s job as a medical contractor, she looked up walking groups in the area and quickly joined one.
The Fredericksburg Girls Who Walk social club offers a variety of events outside of their weekly walks, including happy hours, book clubs, craft clubs, and professional networking clubs.
“I was missing my friends and I only had family that lived over an hour away,” Martin said. “One of my passions is health and wellness and I loved being able to make friends and went for walks with these women every week for the nine months I lived in Florida.”
Outside of the club’s regular events, women can also keep in touch on a channel Martin set up on the group chat app GroupMe. Within the main channel are subchannels for various interests and topics, such as content for dog moms or women looking for gym buddies.
Heading into 2025, Martin is focused on continuing to grow the club while keeping its momentum going.
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USA Women Defeat Italy 22-13 In Exhibition Match In Perth
Story Links Perth, Australia – July 4 – The USA Women’s National Team kicked off a two-game exhibition set in Perth, Australia with a 22-13 victory over Italy. The matches are a final tuneup for the World Championships starting next week in Singapore. Ryann Neushul scored four goals to lead the […]

Perth, Australia – July 4 – The USA Women’s National Team kicked off a two-game exhibition set in Perth, Australia with a 22-13 victory over Italy. The matches are a final tuneup for the World Championships starting next week in Singapore. Ryann Neushul scored four goals to lead the offense with Amanda Longan and Isabel Williams combining for 20 saves in net. Team USA takes on Australia tomorrow at 7:30am et/4:30am pt, live streaming is available by clicking here.
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USA 22 – R. Neushul 4, J. Roemer 3, E. Lineback 3, A. Stryker 2, J. Flynn 2, J. Bonaguidi 2, J. Sekulic 2, E. Ausmus 1, M. Allen 1, T. Prentice 1, A. Pearson 1
ITA 13
Saves – USA – A. Longan 11 – I. Williams 9
6×5 – USA – 13/15 – ITA – 6/12
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Details Her Plan To Retire From Track
© Andrew Nelles-Imagn Images Audio By Carbonatix Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is not already thinking about her retirement from track and field. However, the 25-year-old hurdler and sprinter does not plan to be around for another decade. You won’t have to let her out to pasture because she will already be there. Hypothetically speaking… Nobody in track […]



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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is not already thinking about her retirement from track and field. However, the 25-year-old hurdler and sprinter does not plan to be around for another decade.
You won’t have to let her out to pasture because she will already be there. Hypothetically speaking…
Nobody in track and field can touch McLaughlin-Levrone when it comes to the 400 hurdles right now. She is not too far off from that same status in the 400 flat even though she has yet to compete in the event at the World Championships or the Olympics.
To say Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is just now hitting her prime is a crazy thing to say because of how dominant she has been for so long already, but it is an accurate assessment of her current fitness and form. Unfortunately, as is with anything, the American superstar will one day start to decline.
She is going to hang it up once it reaches that point. Hopefully not soon!
McLaughlin-Levrone recently detailed her plans to retire before the age of 35 during an appearance on the Ready Set Go podcast. You will not see her on the track in 11 years! A decade more is more than enough.
There is an end point. I don’t think I’m one of the athletes where you’re gonna have to be like, “dude, it’s time for you…” I think I’m going to know for myself.
— Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, via Ready Set Go
The goal is to keep having fun.
I want to enjoy the rest of my career. The front has been so fulfilling. It’s been beautiful. We’ve accomplished some great things and obviously there’s still more that I am still striving towards.
— Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, via Ready Set Go
However, there is more to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone than just track.
[I am in] this latter-half of [my career], because I just don’t see myself running for ten more years. We’ve accomplished quite a bit and I think there’s still more to be done, but I do feel like track and field is not everything for me. And I think the more time that passes, the more content I am with what the Lord has allowed us to do.
— Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, via Ready Set Go
This does not mean the 400-meter superstar is going to slow down any time soon.
I’m going to strive and work until the day I do hang up my spikes.
— Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, via Ready Set Go
It just means that there is an end in sight. The end is way off in the distance but it exists. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is not going to run herself into the ground. Of course, this outlook could change over the next decade, but you won’t see her on the track at 35 running against girls half of her age. She is going to retire at some point. She is done as soon as it no longer starts to feel good.
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What's big, purple and fuzzy? Meet the new mascot of the Erie Moon Mammoths
AI-assisted summaryJohn Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” partnered with the Erie SeaWolves to rebrand the minor league team as the Moon Mammoths.The mascot, Fuzz E. Mammoth, is a large purple mammoth, is inspired by the discovery of mammoth remains in an Erie County lake and will debut on July 19.The SeaWolves will play as the Moon […]

AI-assisted summaryJohn Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” partnered with the Erie SeaWolves to rebrand the minor league team as the Moon Mammoths.The mascot, Fuzz E. Mammoth, is a large purple mammoth, is inspired by the discovery of mammoth remains in an Erie County lake and will debut on July 19.The SeaWolves will play as the Moon Mammoths for four games this season, with potential for future use pending MLB approval.A big, fuzzy mammoth mascot appeared alongside host John Oliver on the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” show June 29. During that episode, Oliver and his team introduced Erie to its new Minor League Baseball team identity, replacing the SeaWolves for four games in the 2025 season.
With the new name, the Erie Moon Mammoths, came a new mascot: a giant purple mammoth with tusks, a long snout, wearing a black and lavender Moon Mammoths jersey and an astronaut helmet.
The back of the jersey in the promo Oliver used to introduce the team reads “Fuzz OG,” but the Instagram post from “Last Week Tonight” introduces the mascot as “Fuzz E. Mammoth.” The SeaWolves’ main mascot is C. Wolf, a giant gray wolf with a pirate hat and eye patch.
Here’s what we know so far about the new giant purple mammoth.
How did Fuzz E. Mammoth come to be?
This whole promotion started back in May when Oliver made a call out to MiLB teams wanting to rebrand a team. The catch was that Oliver and his team at the “Last Week Tonight” show would have full control over the rebrand.
When Erie SeaWolves Greg Coleman president heard of the contest, he submitted an email of 11 reasons why the SeaWolves were the perfect fit for this rebrand. The email caught the attention of Oliver and his team, and later became the reason as to how the SeaWolves eventually became the Moon Mammoths.
After being announced as the winners of the rebrand, it was up to Oliver and his team to create the new MiLB team identity. When they came up with the Erie Moon Mammoths in recognition of diver George Moon discovering mammoth remains in Lake Pleasant, Oliver said he was “as happy as I get as a human being,” according to mlb.com.
What is a moon mammoth?
The new mascot is a combination of big, fuzzy, purple, eccentric and Sesame Street.
Mlb.com describes the Moon Mammoth mascot as, “… think Snuffleupagus if he were purple with white tusks, could stand on his own two feet and had gotten a serious sudden injection of energy.”
The new mascot earned the seal of approval from Oliver’s own kids after they saw a prototype. They also had an inaccurate sense of what the mascot would be doing for a living as they believe he works on Sesame Street.A familiar face behind the fuzzinessAn entertainer familiar to costumed performances was inside the body of the mascot during the appearance on the “Last Week Tonight” segment.Performer Noel MacNeal, who portrayed Bear in the “Bear in the Big Blue House” children’s series, was dancing around as Fuzz E. Mammoth.According to MLB.com, MacNeal was found an hour before the performance sitting in costume, sans mask, eyes closed with a mini fan helping him stay cool.MacNeal, however, will not be embodying the new purple mascot on game days as that job will be passed on to the SeaWolves staff.Erie Moon Mammoths: When will the SeaWolves play as them, how to buy merchandise
Meet the Mammoth on July 19
The new mammoth mascot will be making its debut at the SeaWolves (Moon Mammoths) game on July 19 against the Chesapeake Baysox.
The Baysox wrote to the SeaWolves on Instagram that they love the rebrand and will be bringing their alter ego, the Oyster Catchers, to the inaugural Moon Mammoths game.
Oliver is expected to make an appearance in Erie on July 19 to introduce the Fuzz E. Mammoth to his new home in Erie.
Contact Nicholas Sorensen at Nsorensen@gannett.com.
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Leadership shifts at Marico, PepsiCo, InMobi, JSW Sports and more
New Delhi: As July begins, the Indian marketing, media, and advertising sectors are seeing several leadership changes. From major exits to new appointments, senior professionals are moving across FMCG, digital media, entertainment, and tech. While Marico’s CMO Somasree Bose Awasthi steps down after three years, PepsiCo India has named Saakshi Verma Menon as its new […]

New Delhi: As July begins, the Indian marketing, media, and advertising sectors are seeing several leadership changes. From major exits to new appointments, senior professionals are moving across FMCG, digital media, entertainment, and tech. While Marico’s CMO Somasree Bose Awasthi steps down after three years, PepsiCo India has named Saakshi Verma Menon as its new CMO for Foods. Changes are also taking place at Wellbeing Nutrition, JSW Sports, Dentsu, VML, and Connect Digital.
This tracker rounds up the key executive moves shaping brand growth, content, and consumer strategy in the coming months.
Somasree Bose Awasthi quits as CMO at Marico
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Somasree Bose Awasthi has stepped down as Chief Marketing Officer at Marico, bringing her nearly three-year tenure to a close. The company confirmed her exit, citing personal reasons.
During her time at Marico, Awasthi played a key role in strengthening marketing capabilities, driving innovation, and shaping strategic processes. Before joining Marico, she spent over 16 years at Godrej Consumer Products, where she led marketing for categories like insecticides, hair colour, and soaps.
PepsiCo India appoints Saakshi Verma Menon as CMO, Foods
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PepsiCo India has named Saakshi Verma Menon as Chief Marketing Officer for its Foods division, which includes brands such as Lay’s, Kurkure, Uncle Chipps, Quaker, Cheetos, and Doritos.Menon was previously Senior Marketing Director for Africa, Middle East & South Asia at PepsiCo. In her new role, she will lead brand strategy, innovation, and consumer engagement across the India Foods portfolio.
Menon brings two decades of marketing experience, having worked at Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, Uber, and Kimberly-Clark. She joined PepsiCo in January 2024.
Wellbeing Nutrition appoints Varun Kandhari as Chief Marketing and Growth Officer
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Wellbeing Nutrition has named Varun Kandhari as its Chief Marketing and Growth Officer. With over 18 years of experience, Kandhari has held leadership roles at Mars Wrigley, Unilever, and most recently, Davide Campari-Milano N.V.
At Mars Wrigley, he was part of the India Executive Leadership Team and led marketing, category expansion, and profitability initiatives. He has also worked in Unilever’s Home & Personal Care division across South Asia.
JSW Sports appoints Gaurav Kalra as Chief Content and Marketing Officer
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Gaurav Kalra has joined JSW Sports as Chief Content and Marketing Officer. He brings over 25 years of experience in journalism, digital media, and sports content across platforms including JioStar, ESPN, CNN-News18, Network18, and Reliance Foundation.
Kalra began his career at BITV in 1996 and has since worked extensively across broadcast and digital media with a strong focus on editorial and sports storytelling. At JSW Sports, he will lead content and marketing strategy to drive deeper audience engagement and build the organisation’s brand presence across channels.
InMobi CMO Bikash Chowdhury steps down, announces new venture
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Bikash Chowdhury has stepped down as Chief Marketing Officer at InMobi, ending a 14-year stint with the company.
In a LinkedIn post, Chowdhury reflected on his journey and announced his next chapter, a full-time focus on Zebu, a storytelling and training venture he co-founded with K. Srikrishna.
Over the years, Chowdhury led marketing at both InMobi and Glance, spearheading campaigns with names like Hardik Pandya and Rana Daggubati, and driving brand and digital strategies globally.
Dentsu India appoints Sujeet Behra as President, Carat & CSO, Dentsu Media
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Dentsu India has promoted Sujeet Behra to President of Carat and Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Media. He succeeds Sanchayeeta Verma, who has moved on from her role as Carat CEO.
Behra has been with Carat for over three years, previously serving as Chief Growth Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and Carat North business head. In his expanded role, he will lead Carat’s strategic direction and spearhead insight-driven, cross-functional media solutions across the Dentsu Media network. He will report to Amit Wadhwa, CEO, Dentsu Creative & Media Brands, South Asia.
Anurag Prasad takes charge of Lowe Lintas Gurugram as Naveen Gaur exits
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Lowe Lintas has elevated Chief Strategy Officer Anurag Prasad to also lead its Gurgaon office, following the departure of Naveen Gaur after a 15-year stint. Gaur is leaving to explore entrepreneurial opportunities.
Prasad, a Lintas veteran of over two decades, has shaped strategies for marquee brands like Maruti Suzuki, Google, and Havells. He has also played a key role in integrating the agency’s cultural insights programme, State of States, into brand planning.
Amit Gupta steps down as Managing Director of VML Commerce India
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Amit Gupta has stepped down from his role as Managing Director at VML Commerce India, concluding a 22-year journey with the WPP network.
In a LinkedIn post, Gupta reflected on his time building and scaling Eperium India, which later became part of Wunderman Thompson Commerce and ultimately transitioned into VML.
As MD, Gupta oversaw enterprise-level e-commerce projects and helped shape delivery operations for global clients.
Connect Digital appoints Fabian Cowan as Director to lead DOOH business
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Connect Network Inc. has named Fabian Cowan as Director, Connect Digital to spearhead its digital out-of-home (DOOH) operations.
With over 20 years of experience across OOH, DOOH, radio, and print, Cowan is tasked with driving innovation and growth through the company’s AdTech platform, Immersive.
Haresh Nayak, CEO of Connect Network Inc., praised Cowan’s media acumen and commercial clarity, calling him “the ideal choice” to lead this vertical.
Vinay Kumar Guwalani joins Saregama as SVP, Music Monetisation and Marketing
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Saregama has appointed Vinay Kumar Guwalani as Senior Vice-President, Music Monetisation and Marketing, effective July 1, 2025.
With over 17 years of experience in the music and entertainment industry, Guwalani was previously Director, Label & Artist Solutions at Believe, where he led digital monetisation and artist partnerships.
He has also held leadership roles at Zee Music Company, with expertise in licensing, marketing, and content strategy.
Huella Services appoints Pankajj Rai as Vice-President, Ad Sales
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Huella Services has named Pankajj Rai as Vice-President, Ad Sales. In his new role, Rai will lead monetisation for Newsroom AI and support the company’s wider strategic initiatives across product and partnerships.
With over 18 years of experience in broadcast and digital media, Rai has held senior roles at Zee Media and Qyou Media, and previously led commercial operations for multiple Zee network channels.
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Prefontaine Classic 2025: The top storylines to watch at historic track and field meet
It’s a big weekend of racing on the sports calendar. There’s the start of the Tour de France, the Formula 1 British Grand Prix in Silverstone, and the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Named in memory of the legendary American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, the Prefontaine Classic has […]

It’s a big weekend of racing on the sports calendar. There’s the start of the Tour de France, the Formula 1 British Grand Prix in Silverstone, and the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Named in memory of the legendary American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, the Prefontaine Classic has become one of the premier annual global track and field meets and doubles as the only American stop on the Diamond League circuit.
If you loved track and field at last year’s Olympics, you’re in for a treat. There are over 60 Olympic and Paralympic medalists from the Paris Games, with five full podium rematches on tap. This meet is so loaded that an outstanding women’s 100-meter hurdles isn’t in the two-hour television window. Let’s look at some of the top storylines and athletes to watch this Saturday.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tests herself in the 400 meters
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McLaughlin-Levrone is unquestionably the GOAT of the women’s 400m hurdles, but her versatility is remarkable. She’s one of the 12 fastest 400m flat runners ever and even beat eventual Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in a 200m race last year. The 25-year-old was scheduled for the 200m/400m double at (the ill-fated?) Grand Slam Track in Los Angeles before the meet was cancelled.
We won’t see Dominican Olympic champion Mareiledy Paulino or Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, the top two 400m runners right now. It’s nevertheless a very good field that includes Americans Alexis Holmes and 2025 NCAA champion Aliyah Butler, plus 2023 NCAA champ Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland. McLaughlin-Levrone has the fastest personal best and only needs to shave 0.05 seconds off that to eclipse Sanya Richards-Ross’ 19-year-old American record of 48.70.
A Paris podium rematch in the women’s 100 meters
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This is the first showdown for this trio since Paris. Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred’s historic gold made her the Caribbean nation’s first ever Olympic medalist. Sha’Carri Richardson took silver before winning gold as the USA anchor leg in the 4x100m relay. Her compatriot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has been superb, boasting the fastest time in 2025 at 10.73 seconds, making her one of the top 10 fastest women ever.
Sha’Carri might be the biggest star but her only race this year was a fourth-place showing in Tokyo. On current form, the favorites are Alfred and Jefferson-Wooden, but if Richardson brings her best then we’ll have a thriller. Alfred’s training partner Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain and Jamaican champion Tina Clayton are among the athletes who could pull a surprise.
Kishane Thompson, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt successor?
KISHANE THOMPSON 9.75 100m (+0.6)!! Now 6th fastest in WORLD HISTORY
9.83 – Oblique Seville
9.88 – Ackeem Blake
9.98 – Ryiem Fordepic.twitter.com/tF8BXK8Odq— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) June 28, 2025
The powerfully built Thompson just booked his spot in this September’s World Championships in Tokyo by running 9.75 seconds in the Jamaican championships, a time only five others have achieved.
Thompson avenging his narrow Olympic defeat to Noah Lyles will have to wait, but on paper he’s the class of this race, which will have former world champion Christian Coleman, fellow American Trayvon Bromell, plus Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake.
Middle-distance Magic: Faith Kipyegon in the 1500m, Athing Mu-Nikolayev in the 800m, and a stacked Bowerman Mile
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Kenyan icon Faith Kipyegon unsuccessfully tried becoming the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile in last week’s special Nike-orchestrated time trial. I guess she’ll have to settle for only having the women’s mile and 1500m world records, plus three Olympic and World Championship 1500m golds. Rescheduled as the meet’s final race, Kipyegon is aiming to lower her 3:49.04 1500m WR against a stacked field that includes American Nikki Hiltz, Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji, as well as Paris medalists Jess Hull of Australia and Britain’s Georgia Hunter-Bell.
In the newly named Mutola 800 meters (in honor of Mozambican 800m great Maria Mutola), Athing Mu-Nikolayev returns to the scene of her heartbreaking fall in last year’s US trials, which cost her a place in Paris. The long-striding Tokyo Olympic champ hasn’t raced an 800 this year, instead competing in 1500 and 5000m races. She told SB Nation on Thursday that she had planned to run in the NYC Grand Prix last month before it was cancelled, so this is a significant test for her. Key contenders here include Kenya’s Mary Moraa, Paris silver medalist Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia, and reigning world indoor champion Prudence Sekgodiso of South Africa.
A Prefontaine Classic tradition is the Bowerman Mile, named after celebrated track coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman. Cole Hocker shocked the world in 2024 by besting Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Britain’s Josh Kerr (neither of whom is in this race) for an unexpected American gold in the 1500 meters. The strong American contingent includes Olympic bronze medalist (and former indoor world record miler) Yared Nuguse, 5k/10k double Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher, and young star Hobbs Kessler. French national record holder Azeddine Habz, a late bloomer at 31, has 2025’s fastest 1500m time. Hocker, Nuguse, and Habbz are among the top contenders, but this exciting era of middle-distance racing is very unpredictable.
Another world record (and $100,000) for Mondo Duplantis?
The men’s pole vaulting GOAT is always reaching new heights. The American-born Swede surpassed Renaud Lavillenie’s world record in 2020 at 6.17m (20 ft, 2 3⁄4 in) and has since set a new top mark 11 more times on his way to 6.28m (20 ft, 7 in) in Stockholm.
Each new world record earns the ex-LSU star a $100,000 bonus from World Athletics, so this approach has netted Duplantis over $1 million. Expect a 6.29m try on Saturday from… Carmy Berzatto?
What’s most impressive about Mondo Duplantis is how he turned his family’s humble Chicago sandwich place into a fine dining restaurant pic.twitter.com/HsPI5YUI3g
— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) August 5, 2024
Daughter of former WWE and UFC superstar goes pro
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Mya Lesnar—yes, the daughter of former NCAA wrestling, WWE, and UFC champion Brock Lesnar—is turning pro after closing her decorated Colorado State career with an NCAA shot put title. Her recent personal best 19.60m (64 ft, 3 3⁄4 in) throw would’ve won bronze in Paris. Don’t expect a win against elite competition like German Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye or America’s two-time world champion Chase Jackson (who just improved her American record to 20.95m last week), but Lesnar is a serious talent who will look to make Team USA’s World Championship roster later this month.
4 other notable events to watch
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- Men’s 200 meters: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and USA’s Kenny Bednarek went 1-2 in Paris, over Noah Lyles. ‘Kung Fu’ Kenny swept the 100 and 200 in all three Grand Slam Track meets, whereas Tebogo’s season has been somewhat disrupted due to injury.
- Men’s 400 meters: Kansas City’s Quincy Hall is must-watch for his improbable comebacks, most notably against Great Britain’s Matt Hudson-Smith in the Olympic final. This is their first meeting since that epic finish, with Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga making it a full podium rematch. (Update: Hall has scratched from the race with an injury)
- Men’s 400-meter hurdles: Olympic champion and American record holder Rai Benjamin has formed a gripping rivalry with Brazil’s Alison dos Santos and Norwegian world record holder Karsten Warholm. Rai beat both in Stockholm, but Warholm won’t be in this one.
- Women’s 5000 meters: The Kenya vs. Ethiopia rivalry is renewed between double Olympic champ Beatrice Chebet and two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay. Chebet set the 10k world record in last year’s Prefontaine Classic, while Tsegay has the 5k record, but the Kenyan is hot on her heels after her No. 2 all-time run in the Rome Diamond League.
What time is the 2025 Prefontaine Classic?
The Prefontaine Classic airs live on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, July 5 at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT, with USATF.tv broadcasting preliminary events at 1 pm ET/10 am PT. SB Nation will be providing on-site coverage from Eugene. Here’s the timetable for all of the competitions.
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