Track troubles: Why 11 Palaro athletics records got nullified

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The controversial track oval at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC), which was used for the athletics events during the Palarong Pambansa 2024, fell short of the 400-meter World Athletics standard distance.

Unfortunately, it’s the standout student-athletes who got hit hard by the negligence, resulting in the nullification of all records set in track events at 200 meters and farther.

“There are eight lanes and the average discrepancy is 0.88 meters,”...