Immediate Cancellation of Track and Field Event That Launched Olympic Medalist Faces Community Backlash Fans express outrage as a major track and field event, featuring Olympic champions, is abruptly

The iconic Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships – “literally lifted the sport of running in American high schools,” said long-distance runner Jorge Torres when he was highlighting how Foot Locker paved the way for “ making future Olympians.” Well, Foot Locker indeed gave many Olympians to the country by giving a platform to the high schoolers to start their journey in sprinting. And, Grant Fisher is one of the examples who kicked off his voyage through the cross-country championships. But, unfortunately the decades old event came to a rather sad end.

“After thoughtful and careful consideration, Foot Locker has made the difficult decision to conclude the annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLXC),” the company announced, bringing down the curtain on an era.

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