The Olympics steeplechase event is an obstacle course that spans 3,000 meters on a standard 400-meter outdoor track and includes seven water jumps and 28 fixed barriers. The barriers are similar ...

Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco, the reigning Olympic champion, won the race. By Scott Cacciola Steeplechasers are familiar with obstacles. Over the course of 3,000 meters, they must clear 28 waist ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. A cameraman. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. A cameraman. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in ...

EUGENE, Ore. – A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in the infield Monday ...

The steeplechase is one of the more unusual (and entertaining) track events (or, tbh Olympic events in general) to watch at the Summer Games, but it can be a head-scratcher for the uninitiated.

What is steeplechase at the Olympics? ... The 3,000-meter race is equivalent to 7.5 laps of track, with athletes given the ability to hurdle or step on obstacles, which cannot be bypassed.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. A cameraman. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in ...

EUGENE, Ore. – A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in the infield Monday ...

Men compete and move around a camera person on the track during the men's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo ...

A new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on in the infield Monday night, a World ...