Former world champion Jessica Ennis is one of Great Britain's big medal hopes for the London 2012 Olympics.
After sinking her spikes into the starting blocks at Indianapolis's Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium last June, 17-year-old Ryann Krais readied to rewrite the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships record book with her feet.
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The Cup boys have just passed the quarter-pole of their 26-race regular season. Here are three early awards:
Germany's Andre Niklaus snatched the world indoor heptathlon title by five points from American Bryan Clay at the Olympiysky Stadium in Moscow on Sunday.
World heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft retained her title on Sunday after an epic two-day battle with France's Eunice Barber.
World heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will defend her title with her ankle strapped after suffering an injury in training.
Britain's gold medal winning heptathlete Denise Lewis has quit athletics after battling injuries since her 2000 triumph in Sydney.
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus won the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in a time of 10.93 seconds.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is the greatest female athlete in the world -- maybe the greatest athlete, male or female. One of the things she does best is run races where she has to jump over hurdles. She'...