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Relive the most exciting moments in track and field from 2024, the record-breaking achievements to incredible comebacks.
The 2024 track and field season was one of the most exciting and shared some of the most memorable moments especially from the Paris Olympic Games and this article will look at some of the top moments in track and field you might have missed in 2024.
From the emergence of stars like Letsile Tebogo, to Noah Lyles winning the historic 100m gold medal before going down with COVID and losing the 200m to Faith Kipyegon winning her third Olympic 1500m title after the dramatic 5000m final, the season was filled with historic feats.
Julien Alfred also emerged as Saint Lucia’s golden girl and the Woodhall’s, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall also stole the show and made headlines after the Olympic Games.
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10:00 - 03.01.2025
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The season was filled with unforgettable moments, record-breaking performances, and inspirational comebacks. If you blinked for even a second, you might have been a victim of missing some of the most captivating highlights in the world of athletics.
1) Faith Kipyegon did her magic
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The mother of one is undoubtedly one of the greatest 1500m runners ever and from time to time, she keeps confirming that with her explosive times and scintillating run.
Faith Kipyegon started her 2024 season quite late due to an injury but reassured her fans with a world record at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris before heading to the Paris Olympic Games.
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11:57 - 29.11.2024
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The double world champion lowered her 1500m world record, clocking a stunning 3:49.04 to lower her previous record of 3:49.11. Going to the Paris Olympic Games, her main goal was to defend her 1500m Olympic title but after a dramatic 5000m final that saw her get disqualified for a moment, there were doubts.
There is a rise of formidable 1500m runners but Faith Kipyegon showcased her class, yet again, winning the 1500m title in style, achieving a historic feat of a hattrick. She is indeed the queen of middle-distance running.
2) Letsile Tebogo making history for Africa
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The world 100m silver started the season with a 300m world best before encountering one of the most painful losses in his life, the death of his mother Seratiwa Tebogo.
Letsile Tebogo admitted that it was a huge setback in his life and he never thought at any point, he would be bounce back and continue running but his team helped him with that.
No one expected Tebogo to win a gold medal at the Olympics since he had raced sparingly in the lead up to the Games and it was evident Noah Lyles would take home the crown.
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11:23 - 17.12.2024
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However, Letsile Tebogo switched up, taking top honours in the 200m with an African record and becoming the first African to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games in the 200m.
This was indeed a surprise to everybody, including the Motswana youngster. He was not done making history as he proceeded to anchor Botswana’s 4x400m relay team to a silver medal behind Team USA.
3) Mondo Duplantis the king of world records
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Mondo Duplantis continued his winning ways and it is no doubt that he is the face of pole vaulting. The 2024 season was yet another time for his to showcase his prowess as a pole vaulter and he did not rest on his laurels.
Duplantis started his record-breaking spree at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen where he cleared 6.24m before heading to the Paris Olympic Games where he jumped 6.25m to defend his title. At the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia, the pole vault world record holder stunned the world with a 6.26m jump.
4) Julien Alfred becoming Saint Lucia's golden girl
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What she once had was a dream and Julien Alfred never knew when her breakthrough would come but if there is one thing, she worked hard for that moment.
Her season started with a win in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships where she claimed the gold medal and then shifted focus to the Paris Olympic Games. At the Olympics, Julien Alfred went in as just another sprinter and of course, there were favourites including Sha’Carri Richardson.
However, the young girl shocked the world, winning the 100m title after she outsprinted reigning world 100m champion Richardson to claim top honours.
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Julien Alfred then went on to win silver in the 200m, finishing second behind Gabby Thomas in the final. Her performance was historic since she became the first athlete from Saint Lucia to win a medal on the Olympic stage.
5) The dramatic men’s 100m final at the Olympics
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The men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympic Games was probably one of the most interesting to watch of course with the king of stunts, Noah Lyles in it.
Noah Lyles had a point to prove in that race and had to work smart and that’s how he managed to claim the title in a highly competitive field.
The triple world champion leaned, and you might be asking why, the answer is, because that was the only way he was going to win and being a experience sprinter, he knew what to do at the right moment.
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18:20 - 31.12.2024
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When Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion called out Jamaica for failing to look after its athletes.
The three-time world 200m champion clocked 9.79 seconds, tying with Kishane Thompson who was forced to finish second, with his inexperience costing him at such a big stage. Fred Kerley came in third at 9.79 seconds.
After the race, everyone was worried, at some point, Noah Lyles believed Kishane Thompson had won the race and the vice versa. There was so much tension but it was later confirmed that the American had taken the top prize home.
6) Was it Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s farewell season?
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The Jamaican sprint queen has graced the track for years and at the start of the 2024 season, she said the Paris Olympic Games would be her last. She did not specifically say she would stop running completely but that might be the case.
Fraser-Pryce, 38, later on withdrew from the women’s 100m semifinal and the main reason behind that has never been revealed to date. She did not compete after the Olympic Games.
However, she has been training and might be making an even resounding comeback in 2025 and all her fans can do is sit and wait for the legendary sprinter to make a track appearance.
7) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s 400m hurdles world records
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The reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion has mastered the art of running the distance and as things stands, no one has fully come up with a way of challenging her.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is a star when it comes to the 400m hurdles and she proved that yet again in the 2024 season. An injury setback slowed down her 2023 season and she was even forced to miss the World Championships in Budapest but she announced her return with a world record at the US Olympic trials.
Sydney proceeded to win the Olympic title at the Paris Olympic Games, this time around, setting a world record yet again. She remains unbeaten over the distance and will be looking to maintain things that way in the 2025 season.
8) Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall steal the show
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There are track couples and then there is Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis-Woodhall, the couple that caught all the attention at the Paris Olympic Games.
What started off as a husband cheering on the wife as she made her long jump bid to win the gold became a topic for long and that has not died down yet and maybe it will not for as long as the two exist.
Hunter Woodhall was very supportive to his wife at the Paris Olympic Games and there moments were captured by everyone. She eventually went on to win a gold medal.
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11:00 - 04.01.2025
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At the Paralympic Games, Tara Davis-Woodhall was also very supportive of her husband who went on to claim a gold medal, something that warned the hearts of fans even more.
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