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Emma Cannan

Happy birthday to Canadian sprinter Emma Cannan, a British Columbia flyer with a résumé that travels well: an NCAA Division II national champion and five-time All-American, honors earned the...

Sara Manuela Cuesta

Happy monumental birthday to Colombia's Sara Manuela Cuesta, from Medellín -- and what a moment to turn 18. Just weeks ago in Lima, Sara ran Colombia to Iberoamerican U20...

Céleste Sela

Happy birthday to France's Céleste Sela, a long jumper and sprinter who made the boldest move in an athlete's playbook: crossing an ocean — and then most of another...

Sarah Schwarz

Happy birthday to Australia's horizontal jumps competitor Sarah Schwarz, who works the two events where sprint speed gets converted into flight: the long jump and the fiendishly technical triple...

Camila Rodriguez

Happy birthday to Argentina's sprint and relay racer Camila Rodriguez — "camilita" to the people who know her — a proud product of the Argentine sprint scene where the...

Jana Lakner

Happy birthday to Germany's 400m force Jana Lakner, who has spent 2026 confirming she belongs at the very top of German one-lap running. In May at the World Relays...

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Snizhana Dzhychko

Happy birthday to Ukraine's sprinter Snizhana Dzhychko, who won the youth national title and took senior national silver in the very same race. At the...

Candela Gonzalez

Happy monumental birthday to Spain's sprinter Candela González, who closed one of the hardest seasons of her career by running the fastest outdoor 200m...

Ida-Louise Øverland

Happy birthday to Norway's sprinter Ida-Louise Øverland, a Paralympian whose career already includes both the 100m and the 200m on the biggest stage her...

Léa Da Silva

Happy birthday to France's 400m hurdler Léa Da Silva, who ran the fastest race of her life two months ago and has been hurdling...

Moriah Oliveira

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Happy birthday to the United States' 400m sprinter Moriah Oliveira, who has a habit of doing her very best running...