BUDAPEST — As Noah Lyles went off to race the world championships 200m final, his coach, Lance Brauman, had some parting words. “Next time I see you, you’re going to be a three-time 200m world ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. What do you get when you cross world-record-breaking speed with unbridled ...

Sha'Carri Richardson is again one of the fastest women in the world. At the prestigious Doha Diamond League on Friday, Richardson ran the 100-meter race in 10.76 seconds, the fastest time in the world ...

Florence Griffith-Joyner is one of the most dynamic athletes of our time. Her domination on the track is a legend that very few modern sprinters can live up to. It wasn’t just that she was the fastest ...

Carl Lewis at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where he won four gold medals Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the world record in 100m and 200m, set at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 Romanian Nadia ...

What do you get when you cross world-record-breaking speed with unbridled audacity? A new archetype of athletic icon. Track and field legend Florence Griffith Joyner, better known as Flo Jo, strutted ...

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games. Romanian Nadia Comaneci executes her final jump ...

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games. Aged just 14, the Romanian became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 -- ...