BEIJING -- Usain Bolt lowered his 6-foot-5 frame into a too-small seat in the warm-up room and watched on TV as his main rival coasted across the line in a first-round heat at the world championships.

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gold medallist, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team United States, poses for a photo with the national flag after victory in the Women's 100 Metres Final on day two of the ...

Australia’s double Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown has lived up to her “unstoppable” tag by winning her second 100-meter backstroke World title in Singapore – just .03 outside the world record. In a ...

Earlier this year, I interviewed Chari Hawkins about training for her first marathon. She initially set a goal to run a sub-5:30 marathon, then decided she would shoot to break four. “All it takes is ...