Man of Speed: Diffey to call Olympic track and field for NBC

Leigh Diffey has carved a niche as the voice of speed for NBC Sports

INDIANAPOLIS -- Leigh Diffey has been stereotyped as the speed guy at NBC Sports. He is the lead announcer for this weekend's Indianapolis 500 and most of his network assignments involve sports that go fast. His next gig has Diffey covering the fastest athletes in the world. The 50-year-old Australian has been named play-by-play announcer of NBC Olympics’ track and field coverage for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Diffey takes over for Tom Hammond, who had called Olympic athletics for the network from 1992 through 2016. “They don't label me as the racing guy or the speed guy, but I am,” Diffey told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Anything that has to do with racing, I do, and I love that.”