athletics

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Manchester failed with bids for the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, but went on to successfully host the 2004 Commonwealth Games, with the City of Manchester Stadium used as the athletics venue.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Hernandez will compete in the Southern Section finals next weekend with the goal of closing her high school athletics career in three weeks at the state track and field championships in Clovis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“You want to get out in front of it,” he said over slides that read “Reality: School Choice is driven by athletics instead of academics” and “Emergence of elite teams.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

While Warner Judd's return to elite-level athletics is itself remarkable, her marathon debut in New York in November suggests much more is to come.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The fact that an enterprise makes progress does not necessarily mean I should adopt it: athletes run faster every year, but that is no reason why I should take up athletics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton