Track and field adapts for storied meet held in 7 venues

GENEVA (AP) — The track and field outdoor season has been almost entirely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic. So having any competitive events has demanded athletes and organizers set new marks in creativity. The storied Weltklasse meet will broadcast near-live from Zurich on Thursday in an ambitious mix of social distancing and technological innovation. Only a few of 30 athletes that will share the $200,000 prize fund will actually be in the city’s Letzigrund Stadium. Others will start and compete simultaneously in one of six empty stadiums scattered across Europe and the United States. Athlete performances will be synchronized and broadcast within two minutes.