Friday, December 5th 2025
The Oval Update is open for pitches. “While we’ll likely only be able to publish a few of the great ideas we receive, we’re encouraging all interested athletes, coaches, track fans, and anybody else with something to say about the world of track and field to apply.
We’re primarily interested in track and field topics that have a global appeal. About 50% of our readers are in the United States, and about 75% are in North America.” They’re currently open for pitches for: Voices (opinion about track and field, 600-1,000 words); Coaches Corner (educational articles on track and field targeting coaches and athletes, 1,000 words); and interviews (with athletes, coaches, and other people involved in the sport, 1,000 words). They pay $0.10/word. They also want first-person narratives, but do not pay for those. Pitching is via a form on their website. Details here.
Sunday, November 16th 2025
The Oval Update is an Estonia-based independent sports media company. They’re seeking track and field article pitches for their opinion, interview, and coaching sections. Most of their op-eds are between 600 and 1,000 words, with 700 to 800 words being the ideal length. Interviews are around 1,000 words and coaches corner articles are also around 1,000 words. Pay is $0.10 per word. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.