Back in Allman’s hometown of Longmont, Colo., a watch party had been organized at her alma mater, Silver Springs High School.

American record-holder Valarie Allman got to work early on Monday in Tokyo in the women's discus final, uncorking a huge first attempt that proved timely as torrential rain followed and disrupted ...

Allman had already become an Olympian for the second time and secured the discus championship at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. The number may have mattered even more. It popped up ...

Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn redeemed an early exit in Rio, defeating world record-holder Keni Harrison of the U.S. to win her nation's first women's track and field gold medal ... American ...