This is an electronic starter pistol for track events that everyone will be sure to hear! What’s a starter pistol? A starting pistol or starter pistol is a blank handgun that’s fired to start track ...

An Aug. 5 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) speculates about a factor that may have contributed to U.S. runner Noah Lyles’ victory in the 100-meter dash over Jamaica's Kishane Thompson at the ...

It was supposed to be one of those routine ceremonial appearances that politicians make all the time. Show up at a 20K race, wave to the crowd and cheer as the runners bolt from a starting line and ...

The starter’s pistol has been a common feature in the world of athletics for decades, but world events have accelerated what some consider a long-overdue change. Amid war in Ukraine, the sound of ...

As the Olympics wind down, it's time that we all take a look back. It's been an Olympiad of firsts-- a double amputee and a Saudi Arabian woman ran around the track for the first time in Olympic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Parents at ...