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2025 Josh Rivera joins the Brooks Beasts Track Club.
2024 Parker Stokes and Rebecca Mehra become members of the team.
2024 Flor Ruiz recorded a javelin throw of 66.70 meters in Cuiaba
2024
Al Michaels
Al Michaels received the IIHF Media Award.
August 8 2024 Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan throws javelin in Saint-Denis
February 25 2024 Max Dehning throws javelin in Halle
2023 Dillon Maggard, Kayley Delay, Valery Tobias, and Teagan Schein-Becker join the Brooks Beasts Track Club.
December 2023
Al Michaels
Reports emerged that Michaels would be cut from postseason coverage on NBC beginning with the 2023–24 NFL playoffs.
September 8 2023 Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan achieves a javelin throw in Brussels
2022 Isaiah Harris, Kyle Langford, and Julia Cigarroa Heymach become members of the team.
September 2 2022 Kara Winger from the United States performs a javelin throw in Brussels
June 30 2022 Neeraj Chopra from India performs a javelin throw in Stockholm
May 24 2022
Al Michaels
NBC announced that Al Michaels would call at least one NFL playoff game for NBC under an 'emeritus' role, despite his departure from Sunday Night Football.
May 13 2022 Anderson Peters from Grenada throws javelin in Doha
May 13 2022 Jakub Vadlejch from Czech Republic throws javelin in Doha
March 23 2022
Al Michaels
The NFL and Amazon announced that Al Michaels would become the full-time play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football, joining Kirk Herbstreit for the first season of the package airing exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch.
February 13 2022
Al Michaels
Michaels called Super Bowl LVI for NBC, tying Pat Summerall for the most Super Bowls called by a play-by-play announcer.
2021 Waleed Suliman and Laurie Barton join the Brooks Beasts Track Club, with Devin Dixon also becoming a member.
2021
Al Michaels
Al Michaels was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2021
Al Michaels
Al Michaels concluded his role as play-by-play announcer for NBC's Sunday Night Football after a 15-year tenure.
July 17 2021 Maggie Malone sets a javelin throw performance in East Stroudsburg
June 26 2021 Johannes Vetter performs a javelin throw in Kuortane
May 30 2021 Christin Hussong achieves a javelin throw in Chorzów
May 29 2021 Johannes Vetter makes another significant javelin throw in Chorzów
May 21 2021 Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Dessau
May 19 2021 Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Ostrava
May 9 2021 Maria Andrejczyk achieves a significant javelin throw result in Split
May 9 2021 Maria Andrejczyk throws a significant javelin mark in Split, Poland
2020 Spencer Brown joins the team, while Michael Eaton's tenure ends.
2020 Lü Huihui recorded a javelin throw of 67.61 meters in Beijing
September 15 2020 Liu Shiying achieves a javelin throw in Shaoxing, China
September 6 2020 Johannes Vetter performs a notable javelin throw in Chorzów
2019 Marta Pen Freitas and Allie Ostrander join the Brooks Beasts Track Club, with Karisa Nelson also becoming a member.
August 2 2019 Lü Huihui from China achieves a javelin throw in Shenyang
July 9 2019 Kelsey-Lee Barber from Australia records a javelin throw in Lucerne
June 22 2019 Magnus Kirt from Estonia performs a javelin throw in Kuortane
May 26 2019 Nikola Ogrodníková achieves a javelin throw in Offenburg
2018 Josh Kerr and David Ribich join the team, while Allie Buchalski also becomes a member.
June 7 2018 Tatsiana Khaladovich performs a javelin throw in Oslo
June 2 2018 Andreas Hofmann performs a javelin throw in Offenburg
April 11 2018 Kathryn Mitchell from Australia achieves a javelin throw in Gold Coast
March 11 2018 Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Leiria
February 4 2018
Al Michaels
Michaels called Super Bowl LII for NBC.
2017 Henry Wynne and Izaic Yorks become part of the Brooks Beasts Track Club.
August 26 2017 Cheng Chao-tsun from Taiwan throws javelin in Taipei
August 18 2017 Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Thum
July 11 2017 Johannes Vetter performs a javelin throw in Luzern
July 6 2017 Sara Kolak from Croatia records a notable javelin throw in Lausanne
June 16 2017
Al Michaels
Al Michaels was honored with the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters 'Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award.'
May 5 2017 Thomas Röhler performs a notable javelin throw in Doha

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