The modern Olympics have, in their 104-year history, seen the setting, and breaking, of numerous world records.
Named in 1999 as the male "athlete of the century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations, Carl Lewis embodied the Olympic motto -- "Citius, altius, fortius" (Faster, higher, stronger).
The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat
Disgraced track star Marion Jones has returned her Olympic medals after pleading guilty to lying to federal agents about her use of steroids, U.S. Olympic chief Peter Ueberroth said Monday.
A collage that hangs in the bedroom of Valley (New Kensington, Pa.) senior Toney Clemons features the numerous accolades and newspaper clippings he's accrued as a football and track star.
Many of the nation's top prospects have performed for NFL decision-makers at their college pro days and draft boards have shifted dramatically.
Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling of Bahamas battled through torrential rain to win the women's world 400 meters title on Wednesday.
Greek sensation Fani Halkia blitzed to gold in the Olympic women's 400 meters hurdles on Wednesday to send the home crowd wild.
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own women's world pole vault record at a Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead, England on Sunday.
The modern Olympics have, in their 104-year history, seen the setting, and breaking, of numerous world records.
The modern Olympics have, in their 104-year history, seen the setting, and breaking, of numerous world records.
Named in 1999 as the male "athlete of the century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations, Carl Lewis embodied the Olympic motto -- "Citius, altius, fortius" (Faster, higher, stronger).
The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat
Disgraced track star Marion Jones has returned her Olympic medals after pleading guilty to lying to federal agents about her use of steroids, U.S. Olympic chief Peter Ueberroth said Monday.
A collage that hangs in the bedroom of Valley (New Kensington, Pa.) senior Toney Clemons features the numerous accolades and newspaper clippings he's accrued as a football and track star.
Many of the nation's top prospects have performed for NFL decision-makers at their college pro days and draft boards have shifted dramatically.
Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling of Bahamas battled through torrential rain to win the women's world 400 meters title on Wednesday.
Greek sensation Fani Halkia blitzed to gold in the Olympic women's 400 meters hurdles on Wednesday to send the home crowd wild.
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own women's world pole vault record at a Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead, England on Sunday.
The modern Olympics have, in their 104-year history, seen the setting, and breaking, of numerous world records.
Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis lines up against American Marion Jones in the long jump at the Gateshead grand prix on June 27.
Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones will stage a rematch of the 2000 Sydney Olympic long jump final with gold medallist Heike Drechsler on June 8.
Marion Jones will run her first outdoor race since September 2002 on Sunday at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays in Walnut, California.
Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva took the world indoor triple jump title in style by equalling and then twice breaking the world record in Budapest on Saturday.
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