Howard Lao's photo of the day--August 13th...

LONDON—Throughout the IAAF World Track & Field Championships, former University of Washington hurdler and current photographer Howard Lao will be contributing photos and offering his thoughts on the competition.



As the world championships conclude, paulmerca.blogspot.com wishes to thank Howard for his work over the ten days here in London.



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Bellevue native Katie Burnett finishes fourth in first women's 50k race walk at world championships...

LONDON—Bellevue native Katie Burnett (left/photo by Kim Spir) finished fourth in the first IAAF world championship race walk contested over 50 kilometers Sunday as the IAAF World Track and Field Championships concluded its ten-day run.



Unlike the other events that were contested at London Stadium, the race walk was contested near Buckingham Palace on a clear, sunny day with temperatures

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Oregon alum Phyllis Francis pulls upset in winning the women's 400 in London...

LONDON—We are at the halfway point of the IAAF World Track & Field Championships here in London, and while there were no athletes with Washington ties competing tonight, 51,130 folks were treated to some fantastic action on a rainy night that resembled a typical April evening in Seattle.



In a bit of a mild upset, University of Oregon alum Phyllis Francis (above/photo by Paul Merca) made a

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WSU legend Bernard Lagat to headline US Open Indoor meet at Madison Square Garden...

Interesting to receive a release from USA Track & Field Thursday announcing that the sport in its indoor form will return to New York City's Madison Square Garden (left/photo by Paul Merca) on Saturday January 28th for the US Open Track & Field meet to kick off the indoor Visa Championship Series, after the Millrose Games announced back in May that it would move out of the Garden to uptown

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