Italy Wins First Gold Medal in Men’s 100m Ever!
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins the gold medal in the men’s 100m! Fred Kerley wins the silver medal for the USA team.
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins the gold medal in the men’s 100m! Fred Kerley wins the silver medal for the USA team.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins gold for Puerto Rico in the 110m hurdles. USA takes the silver medal.
Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters was broken by Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah. Flo Jo still holds the world record in the 100 meters however.
Noah Lyles is a professional track and field athlete representing the USA in the sprints. He is the current world champion in the 200 meters. He has personal bests of 9.86 seconds for the 100 meters and 19.50 seconds for the 200 meters .
If you love the sprints, Noah Lyles is definitely one of the sprinters to watch in the 2012 olympics.
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Olympic legend sprinter Usain Bolt has some fun and takes time to race comedian Kevin Hart on the beach! Who do you think wins?
Ha! Finally an even playing field! This is just the start, @UsainBolt – It's the poker table next, and I'm bringing my game face… #GameOn #LightningHart #PhotoFinish #ad pic.twitter.com/djh4sICg6c
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) February 7, 2018
This is an excellent shot of pole vaulter Tay Amann in action.
Congrats to #Badgers senior @Tay_Amann who cleared 13-9 1/4 (4.20m) to win her ninth-straight pole vault! 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/kFmMYaWkL1
— Badger Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) February 10, 2018
Superstar US sprinter Justin Gatlin is going to South Africa to compete in track and field meet.
World 100m champion Justin Gatlin coming to SA to compete https://t.co/Od5atkyFT1 pic.twitter.com/VEbeSRHA6r
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) February 8, 2018
Retired track and field superstar Usain Bolt is scheduled to make an appearance in South Africa at the Ruimsig Stadium in Johannesburg next week on Monday, January 29th. His appearance will be an inspiration to the more than 500, 000 youth and junior athletes between the ages of 14-19 years at high school level in South Africa.
For more info on the upcoming Usain Bolt visit to Africa, please click here.
Jesse Owens
Filmmaker discusses African-American athletes who participated in 1936 Games in Berlin. https://t.co/doj1NPXoSn pic.twitter.com/KsZFZnLmEJ
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) February 19, 2017