Tamirat Tola commanded the crowded streets of Paris early Saturday morning and broke the Olympic record in the marathon in 2:06.26. The Ethiopian was among the braved warm weather conditions that added to the course's steep hills, Eluid Kipchoge, seeking his third straight title was barely a factor and dropped out after appearing …
Canada took gold in the men's Olympic 4x100m relay on Friday in a race where the American squad messed up on an exchange and later disqualified. Andre De Grasse's commanding anchor in the rain at Stade de France powered the Canadians to the title in 37.50 and ending a gold drought that dates back to …
Mariledy Paulino became the first woman to win a gold medal for the Dominican Republic in any sport on Friday, after winning the 400m final in 48.17. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser took silver in 48.53 and Poland’s won bronze in 48.98. All eight women in the race ran under 50 seconds — a first in …
Sha'Carri Richardson showed dominance in her anchor leg for the U.S. women in the 4x100m relay on Friday and finally has her golden moment. The Americans braved the rain inside Stade de France and won Olympic gold in 41.78 seconds, just .07 seconds past Great Britain, with Germany taking the bronze. But the role of …
Rai Benjamin blazed his way to gold on Friday night, electrifying Stade de France crowd with a 46.45 stunner in the men's 400m hurdles. The American took down Norway's Karsten Warholm — the Tokyo champion — who took silver in 47.06 and Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, who got the bronze in 47.26. "To do it …
Beatrice Chebet catapulted herself into history on Friday in the women's 10,00om by winning gold and completing the double following victory in the 5,000m days earlier. Chebet, 24, crossed the finish line in 30:43.25 and marked the first time a Kenyan athlete has won two golds on the track in the Olympics. "My country is …
Noah Lyles announced on Thursday night that his Paris Olympic journey is over after testing positive for Covid. “First I want to thank God for getting me through this entire Olympics!,” Lyles posted on social media before congratulating Botswana’s Tebogo Leslie and fellow American Kenny Bednarek — the top two finishers in the 200m final …
Day 7 on the track proved to be one of the high points during the Paris Games but also with a twist of drama as the night unfolded. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the women's 400m hurdles world record again — her sixth time cracking the mark. Meanwhile, Noah Lyles was the favorite to win the men's …
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone proved once again on Thursday that the women's 400m hurdles is one of the must-see events on the Olympic stage. The American won her second straight gold medal in world record fashion in 50.37 and lowering her own mark. It is the sixth time she's broken the record and McLaughlin-Levrone is the only …
Grant Holloway won his first Olympic gold medal, punctuating an electric performance in the 110m hurdles on Thursday in 12.99 seconds. The 26-year-old American looked effortless over each hurdle and more than made up for a disappointing silver in 2021 at the Tokyo Games. His teammates Daniel Roberts came in second in a photo-finish with …