“Iron sharpening iron,”McLaughlin said of her latest showdown with Muhammad.“Every time we step on the track, it’s always something fast.” This race sat on the razor’s edge for sure. McLaughlin came from behind after the last hurdle to claim the gold in 51.46 seconds, quicker t...
For theTeam Pursuit, 10 different teams are pitted against each other in twos - starting on opposite sides of the track. Four riders work together over four kilometres (16 laps) to set the fastest time. The competition takes place across three rounds until there are only four teams left, t...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics took place in 2021, one year later than planned.Duke RaganandKeyshawn Davisbecame the first professional boxers to win Olympic medals — both silver — for the United States. Along withRichard Torrez Jr.— who also won a silver medal, then ...
No one made a bigger splash on track last Olympics thanSydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who is poised to continue to make history and shatter records this season. The 400m hurdles world record holder secured her spot on the last day of Trials with a time of 50.65 seconds, breaking her previous w...
Tokyo’s new National Stadium will be the site of the Olympic track & field events.(JIRO MOCHIZUKI/IMAGE OF SPORT) TOKYO, JAPAN (plus Sapporo), July 30–August 08 — Delayed by a year, the Olympic Games have at long last arrived. Here’s our quickie set of links that will aid you ...
The Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting has taken the Olympic Winter Games by storm, setting three Olympic records, with her 1,000m short track time also the best-ever in the world. On 11 February, racing in the 1,000m quarter-final the flying Dutchwoman finished the race in 1:26.514 to reco...
Carl Lewis, American track-and-field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals during the 1980s and ’90s.
Mondotrack WS is the official track of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games! Developed specifically for this event with the aim of taking athletes' speed to new levels, Mondotrack WS features rubber granule particles designed to improve the responsiveness and un
While the slate of events has changed over the years, with sports regularly being added and removed, perennially popular sports persist—including gymnastics, swimming, diving, volleyball, and track and field. The makeup of the Games’s participants has also evolved in response to social and ...
Two world records, two world under-20 records, five American records, 22 meet records and fourperformanceselevating athletes to No. 2 all-time in their respective events.Thatand more transpired June 18-27 at this year's U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. ...