Tagged With Athletics

A 21-year-old man made history as the first ever athlete with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon

Barnaby Lane

The fastest marathon runner of all time blamed a blocked ear for a below-par London Marathon, where he finished 8th, a whole minute behind the winner

Barnaby Lane

A Spanish triathlete stopped at the finish line to let another runner take his 3rd-place finish after seeing him take a wrong turn

Barnaby Lane

A stray cat caused chaos during an elite 100-metre race by sprinting across the finish line and almost colliding with the runners

Barnaby Lane

A young American sprinter smashed Usain Bolt's 200m world record — then immediately found out he'd only run 185m

Barnaby Lane

A 20-year-old USA-born Swede just broke the pole-vaulting world record, and said he wanted to do it since he was 3 years old

Alan Dawson

A controversial Nike sneaker worn by 2 record-breaking marathon champions is at risk of being banned. A decision may come within weeks.

Aylin Woodward

A 16-year-old high school runner was disqualified from a 5k race for wearing a hijab: 'I was sobbing … it broke my heart'

Barnaby Lane

A 9-year-old boy won a 10k race in Minnesota that he didn't even know he was competing in

Barnaby Lane

LSU's football team has a new $28 million locker room — complete with sleep pods, a pool, and a mini theatre

Jessica S. Lee

A 19-year-old college sprinter ran backwards onto a javelin and was sent to hospital with part of it still in his chest

Alan Dawson

The highest court in athletics told her she was no longer allowed to compete because her body produced too much testosterone. Caster Semenya responded: 'No man, or any other human, can stop me from running.'

Aylin Woodward

A teenager from Texas nicknamed 'The Boogie Man' just ran 100 meters in 9.98 seconds, a time that would be good enough for an Olympic final

Alan Dawson

Colleges spend more money on coaches than scholarships for student-athletes

Cork Gaines, Shayanne Gal

The Silicon Valley startup behind bottled human 'superfuel' is launching an updated line of 'smart drugs'

Erin Brodwin

3 Australian runners delivered a masterclass in sportsmanship at the Commonwealth Games

Simon Thomsen

Thousands of visitors to next month's Commonwealth Games could have their Facebook data mined in exchange for fast WiFi

Alan Dawson

4-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah says he was 'racially harassed' at Munich Airport -- but police told us he got upset over a standard passenger security check

Alan Dawson

Here's why Olympic athletes are wearing strange tape that looks like a tattoo -- and what we know about how it works

Kevin Loria

Olympians are using camouflage and the colour blue to get ahead in the winter games

Erin Brodwin