NEWS: @Nike has announced that it is launching Swoosh Track Club, a pro distance network led by three premier coaches in three U.S. locations. Diljeet Taylor will lead the Provo, UT group, while Mike Smith will coach the Flagstaff, AZ camp and Jerry Schumacher will head the Eugene, OR location. Each location will host a physical hub and resources where its athletes will live and train. Taylor and Schumacher will continue coaching at BYU and Oregon. 📰:

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🗣️ “I know Grant’s not coming here to run slow. I’m definitely not coming here to run slow. I like to win all my races and that’s the No. 1 goal — if it’s a fast race and I have to hurt or I have to make other people hurt then I’m ready to do that.” 1500m Olympic champion Cole Hocker on his 3000m race against 5000m and 10,000m Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher in Saturday’s Millrose Games. 🎥 FULL INTERVIEW:

BODEN KAPKE IS PLAYING LIKE A GROWN MAN

"Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order announcing his intention to withdraw the United States (US) from WHO. We regret the decision and we hope the US will reconsider. We would welcome constructive dialogue to preserve and strengthen the historic relationship between WHO and the US. The Executive Order gave four reasons for the decision to withdraw from WHO. First, it says that WHO has “failed to adopt urgently needed reforms”. As this Board is aware, over the course of the past seven years, under the guidance and governance of Member States, WHO has implemented the deepest and most wide-ranging reforms in the Organization’s history. The WHO Transformation has touched every part of our work: our strategy, operating model, processes, partnerships, financing, workforce and culture. We have also taken action on the recommendations of the Agile Member States Task Group; We’ve implemented 85 of the 97 reforms proposed in the Secretariat Implementation Plan on reform; And we are implementing the recommendations of the Action for Results Group, led by WHO Representatives, to strengthen our country offices. For us, change is a constant. We believe in continuous improvement, and we would welcome suggestions from the US and all Member States for how we can serve you and the people of the world better. Second, the order says that WHO “demands unfairly onerous payments from the US, out of proportion with what other countries contribute”. Member States understand how assessed contributions are calculated, and you know that some countries choose to make higher voluntary contributions than others. Addressing the imbalance between assessed and voluntary contributions, and reducing WHO’s over-reliance on a handful of traditional donors, has been one of the major areas of our transformation. Last week the PBAC recommended the next 20% increase in assessed contributions, and we ask this Board to endorse that recommendation. This is a critical element of our long-term plan to broaden our donor base, and will over the long term reduce the burden of financing from traditional donors, including the US. We therefore continue to seek the support and engagement of all Member States, including the US, for our shared vision to put WHO on a more sustainable financial footing. Third, the order refers to WHO’s alleged “mishandling of the #COVID19 pandemic and other global health crises”. Last week marked five years since I declared a public health emergency of international concern, on the 30th of January 2020. At the time, outside of China there were fewer than 100 reported cases, and no reported deaths. On New Year’s Eve 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020, when much of the world was on holiday, WHO was not. From the moment we picked up the first signals of “viral pneumonia” in Wuhan, we asked for more information, activated our emergency incident management system, alerted the world, convened global experts, and published comprehensive guidance for countries on how to protect their populations and health systems – all before the first death from this new disease was reported in China on the 11th of January 2020. There have been multiple independent reviews of the global response to COVID-19, with more than 300 recommendations to address the challenges or the weaknesses. In response to those recommendations, WHO and our Member States have taken many steps to strengthen global health security: the Pandemic Fund; the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence; the mRNA Technology Transfer Hub; the Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing; the Global Health Emergency Corps; the interim Medical Countermeasures Network, and more. All of these have been established based on the lessons learned. And as I mentioned earlier, Member States have committed to concluding negotiations on the #PandemicAccord in time for this year’s World Health Assembly. Finally, the Executive Order says WHO has an “inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence” of our Member States. As a @UN agency, WHO is impartial and exists to serve all countries and all people. Our Member States ask us for many things, and we always try to help as much as we can. But when what they ask is not supported by scientific evidence, or is contrary to our mission to support global health, we say no, politely. As Member States know, that is what we have done on several occasions to countries of all income levels, in all regions"-@DrTedros #EB156

Dawgs return to action for a scrimmage at UIndy 🐶🥍 ⏰ 1PM 📍 Indianapolis, Ind. 🏟️ Key Field #ButlerWay #LaxDawgs