ROME (AP) — The Paris Olympics are less than 50 days away and defending 100-meter champion Marcell Jacobs still hasn’t dipped under the 10-second mark in nearly two years. He's got another gold medal ...

TOKYO — Elaine Thompson-Herah didn’t think she would be able to defend her Olympic title. Thompson-Herah dealt with a nagging Achilles injury all the way through the Jamaican Olympic trials. In Tokyo, ...

Ryota Yamagata set a Japan record with 9:95 seconds for the men’s 100 meters June 6, becoming the fourth Japanese sprinter to ...

Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback story hit a brick wall Saturday when Julien Alfred romped to the 100-meter title in 10.72 seconds to blow away the field and bring the first-ever Olympic medal to her ...

Sha'Carri Richardson blazed through a no-fuss opening round in the 100 meters Friday, winning her first-ever Olympic race at the Paris Games in 10.94 seconds to easily qualify for the semifinals. The ...

Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective. The Commonwealth Games 100-meter champion ...

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana earned took gold in the men's 200-meter Olympics finals Thursday, leaving U.S. 100-meter champion Noah Lyles with bronze. Lyles said he was diagnosed with COVID two days ...

With an explosive start off the blocks, American sprinter Caeleb Dressel jumped out to an early lead and held on tight to win gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday ...