Mondo Duplantis continued to separate himself from the mere mortals of pole vault on Monday by breaking is own world record, clearing 6.25m — and claiming his second straight Olympic title. The crowd at Stade de France was buzzing after the Swedish vaulter's first attempt cleared 6.10m, with the remainder of the event seeming like …
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the gold in the women's 5,000m on Monday with a final dash to the line in a race that featured burst of late drama that extended into post-race controversy. Chebet sprinted to the finish in 14:28.56 with fellow Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in second (14:29.60) and the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan in third …
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson left zero doubt that she could thrive on the Olympic stage by taking the gold in the women's 800m on Monday in 1:56.72. With reigning champion American Athing Mu out of the mix, the field was hotly contested in the qualifying rounds as there seemed to be a question of who …
Valarie Allman proved to be the gold standard in the discus for the second straight Olympic games with a 69.50m throw on her fourth attempt on Monday night. She fouled on her first attempt but did not need a throw past 70m the rest of the way after quickly pushing to the lead with a …
The fourth day of track and field at Stade de France brought a large serving of gold medal action to go alongside a batch of drama following an exciting last two laps of the women 5000m final. A wide open women's 800m final was without it's reigning champion, but Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson held off …
In one of the most dramatic performances in Olympic history — and track and field — Noah Lyles seized the gold in Paris in the 100m, leaving little doubt that the "world's fastest man" moniker is truly his. Lyles capped an exciting third day of track and field at Stade de France with a 9.784 …
The third day of track and field action at Stade de France brought on of the most electric gold medal moments in Olympic history as American Noah Lyles won the men's 100m final in the smallest margin in history. Lyles earned a new piece of hardware in the event but also undisputed bragging rights as …
Shericka Jackson will not run the women's 200m at the Paris Olympics due to injury. Team Jamaica made the announcement on social media on Sunday shortly before the qualifying round. The news of Jackson not competing in the 200m means she will not be in the mix for any individual medals in Paris follows her …
American Ryan Crouser cemented his legend as the greatest in the shot put by winning his third straight Olympic gold with his world record ensuring that no one had thrown a 16-pound ball farther. On a rainy Saturday at Stade de France, Crouser and his fellow competitors settled into the circle, but his 22.90m throw …
Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia's first Olympic medal in stunning fashion on Saturday with an upset win over Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100m final in Paris. Toughing through rainy conditions on the track at Stade de France, Alfred, 23, crossed the finish line in 10.72 seconds, making her the eighth fastest woman ever in …