Athletics
Bednarek and the Budapest Double: The Silver Man Steps Out of His Own ShadowOn the 200m straight in Budapest, as Kenny Bednarek surged across the finish...
The Empty Analysis Table and a Sports Writer's Lesson in VerificationIn March 2026, I sat in front of my laptop and opened an analysis table for a...
1 Hour 39 Minutes in Donostia: Reading Amber Heard's Half Marathon Through Mass-Running DataRain in Donostia. Umbrellas lined the sidewalk in a long row, water pooled in...
Asiad 20 Closes: China Dominates, Vietnam Finishes 19th as Gold Target Slips AwayOne beat slow, and I see the match beginning at the twelfth frame. On the...
Asiad 20 in Aichi-Nagoya: Vietnam finishes 19th with three golds, missing its four-gold targetOn the closing night of Asiad 20 in Aichi-Nagoya, the Olympic Council of Asia...
The Gap Between the Lines: Where Vietnamese and Kenyan Football Both Drop Their WinsMinute 78, Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. Gor Mahia's central midfielder...
Naomi Korir's Fifth Place: When Kenya's Track Is Not Measured in MedalsIn Glasgow, at the heart of the stadium, a woman crossed the finish line in...
The Finish Line Has No Leaderboard: Naomi Korir, the 1500m Woman Running Through the Noise of Her Own BodyAt the finish line of a women's 1500m final at the Commonwealth Games, I alwa...
From Jakarta 2026 to Nagoya 2026: Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Oanh and the generational gap in Vietnamese athleticsOn August 27, 2026, at the women's 400m hurdles at the Jakarta Asian Games,...
The Gap on the Track: Vietnamese Athletics in the Generational Transition Cycle of 2026–2026At the seventh hurdle of the women's 400m hurdles final at the 2026 Jakarta...
3:14.54 — When Quach Thi Lan Said Goodbye With a National RecordThere is one number I have kept in my notebook for months: 3 minutes 14.54...
Quach Thi Lan Ends International Career: Legacy of Tactical Gaps and Continental RecordsThe moment Quach Thi Lan announced her retirement at age 28 is not just the e...
When Thailand's 'Whirlwind' Meets China's 'Jewel': The 11-Second Spotlight and the Data GapsBased on my experience covering meets, I always start with an uncomfortable...
Wind, Altitude, Super Shoes: The Three Variables That Set an Athletics Record's True ValueOn the electronic results board of a national-level athletics meet, the men's...
Three Layers of Vietnamese Women's Athletics on September 27: Long Jump, 200m and the 4x100m RelayOn the afternoon of September 27, at the Asian Games athletics stadium, the...
Berlin, 2:11:04: The Splits Do Not LieAt 40km in Berlin, Tigst Assefa still had 10 seconds. The official splits sho...
Berlin 2026: Assefa Runs 2:11:04 as Two Kilometres Take the World Record AwayAt the 35-kilometre mark on the Berlin course, the pace group's clock read...
Behind Vietnam's Women's Track: Wind, Altitude and the Date That Define a ResultOn lane two of a late-year morning, the spikes hitting the surface sound dry...
The Empty Analysis Table and a Sports Writer's Lesson in VerificationIn March 2026, I sat in front of my laptop and opened an analysis table for a...
1 Hour 39 Minutes in Donostia: Reading Amber Heard's Half Marathon Through Mass-Running DataRain in Donostia. Umbrellas lined the sidewalk in a long row, water pooled in...
Asiad 20 Closes: China Dominates, Vietnam Finishes 19th as Gold Target Slips AwayOne beat slow, and I see the match beginning at the twelfth frame. On the...
Asiad 20 in Aichi-Nagoya: Vietnam finishes 19th with three golds, missing its four-gold targetOn the closing night of Asiad 20 in Aichi-Nagoya, the Olympic Council of Asia...
The Gap Between the Lines: Where Vietnamese and Kenyan Football Both Drop Their WinsMinute 78, Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. Gor Mahia's central midfielder...
Naomi Korir's Fifth Place: When Kenya's Track Is Not Measured in MedalsIn Glasgow, at the heart of the stadium, a woman crossed the finish line in...
The Finish Line Has No Leaderboard: Naomi Korir, the 1500m Woman Running Through the Noise of Her Own BodyAt the finish line of a women's 1500m final at the Commonwealth Games, I alwa...
From Jakarta 2026 to Nagoya 2026: Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Oanh and the generational gap in Vietnamese athleticsOn August 27, 2026, at the women's 400m hurdles at the Jakarta Asian Games,...
The Gap on the Track: Vietnamese Athletics in the Generational Transition Cycle of 2026–2026At the seventh hurdle of the women's 400m hurdles final at the 2026 Jakarta...
3:14.54 — When Quach Thi Lan Said Goodbye With a National RecordThere is one number I have kept in my notebook for months: 3 minutes 14.54...
Quach Thi Lan Ends International Career: Legacy of Tactical Gaps and Continental RecordsThe moment Quach Thi Lan announced her retirement at age 28 is not just the e...
When Thailand's 'Whirlwind' Meets China's 'Jewel': The 11-Second Spotlight and the Data GapsBased on my experience covering meets, I always start with an uncomfortable...
Wind, Altitude, Super Shoes: The Three Variables That Set an Athletics Record's True ValueOn the electronic results board of a national-level athletics meet, the men's...
Three Layers of Vietnamese Women's Athletics on September 27: Long Jump, 200m and the 4x100m RelayOn the afternoon of September 27, at the Asian Games athletics stadium, the...
Berlin, 2:11:04: The Splits Do Not LieAt 40km in Berlin, Tigst Assefa still had 10 seconds. The official splits sho...
Berlin 2026: Assefa Runs 2:11:04 as Two Kilometres Take the World Record AwayAt the 35-kilometre mark on the Berlin course, the pace group's clock read...
Behind Vietnam's Women's Track: Wind, Altitude and the Date That Define a ResultOn lane two of a late-year morning, the spikes hitting the surface sound dry...



