2021/01/31 01:39 FILE Ryan Crouser competes during the Men s Shot Put at the Millrose Games track and field meet in this file photograph taken Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, . FILE Ryan Crouser competes during the Men s Shot Put at the Millrose Games track and field meet in this file photograph taken Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in New York. Crouser, an OIlympic champion in the shot put, will try to break the world indoor record that he just set last weekend in an event in the American Track League during a session of the league this weekend. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File) FILE In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Ryan Crouser puts the shot during the Blue Oval Showcase in Des Moines, Iowa. Crouser is one of the athletes w.
2021 Karlsruhe Indoor Tour Preview: Dina Asher-Smith, Beatrice Chepkoech, Juan Miguel Echevarria and Others To Compete
January 29, 2021
The first month of 2021 is almost done and the professional indoor track season is starting to heat up. The 2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour kicks off on Friday in Karlsruhe, Germany, followed by the second American Track League meet in Fayetteville on Sunday.
Karlsruhe has competitive fields in all 12 events, with several big names including world champions
Dina Asher-Smith and
Beatrice Chepkoech and long jump star
Juan Miguel Echevarria. From an LRC perspective, though, the ATL meet is even more intriguing, with some big-time US stars soon to be announced.
ATL #2 Preview: Brazier Debuts, Hoppel vs. Murphy vs. Engels, & Will Any More WRs Go Down?
After an opening meet that saw
Ryan Crousersmash the shot put world record on his very first throw of 2021, the American Track League resumes action on Sunday in Arkansas. Unlike the first meet, this one has some mid-distance races, including a loaded men’s 800 featuring
Bryce Hoppel,
Raevyn Rogers (600) and
Dani Jones (mile) opening their campaigns, and the season debut of one of America’s biggest stars in
Donavan Brazier in the 600 meters. Here’s everything you need to know.
American Track League #2
ATL meet director
Entries for American Track League Meet #2
January 29, 2021
Below you will find entries for the second American Track League indoor meet of 2021, which will be held on Sunday, January 31, in Fayetteville Arkansas. The meet will be shown live on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET. Schedule/results will be here.
You can read the LRC meet preview here.
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Shawn Price January 24, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A world record performance in the shot put on Sunday signaled the return of professional track and field on the University of Arkansas campus as Ryan Crouser’s first attempt inside the Randal Tyson Track Center measured 74 feet, 10.5 inches (22.82) to better a 32-year-old record.
“It’s been a goal, but it’s almost more like a stepping stone to the outdoor world record,” noted Crouser, who in his second year as a volunteer assistant with the Razorbacks. “I’m kind of always looking forward. I’m really happy to throw an indoor PR and be so close to my outdoor PR in the very first meet of this season.