For an Olympic athlete, the window of opportunity is a relatively narrow one. While keeping up with the competition is just one part of the game, the other consists of making sure the athlete has what they need to…
Letsile Tebogo first stunned the world at the Athletics World Championships last year. His mother, Seratiwa, watched her son become the first Botswanan man to win the championship. As the sprinter stepped into the Stade de France, all he…
It was just not Noah Lyles’ day today. Having entered the Stade de France with unbridled enthusiasm, it was clear that Lyles wanted to be a double Olympic champion. However, within the next few minutes, the horrors of his…
Legendary boxer Mike Tyson’s daughter, Milan Tyson, is a talented tennis player and also an avid sports fan herself. Hence, it’s no surprise that she took to social media today to congratulate 27-year-old Gabby Thomas, who won gold in…
“This is six years in the making at least, all of it was for this moment.” – Gabby Thomas has finally clinched her maiden Olympic gold amidst a thunderous cheer from the crowds in Stade de France. Starting in…
Just like the women’s 100m at the Olympics, the 200m event has some curses for American athletes. Except for Florence Griffith-Joyner and Gwen Torrence (in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics), the female athletes in Stars and Stripes have failed…
What could the ‘World’s fastest man’ possibly want right after the glory? Well, when athletes are asked about their most prized possession, the immediate response usually is their trusty spikes — the very tools that propel them down the…
Sha’Carri Richardson set the stage for her comeback a year ago by winning the 100-meter U.S. title and the world championship, boldly stating: “I’m not back, I’m better.” With her first Olympic appearance approaching, new questions arise: Is she…
“She’s just so hungry, despite the success that’s there before,” were Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce‘s coach Reynaldo Walcott’s words. In a career spanning around a decade and a half, the Jamaican sprinter has certainly achieved everything that an athlete would aspire…
Acing a race in track and field is turning out to be the quickest way to rise to fame- quite literally! So is the tale of two young phenoms- Quincy Wilson and Christian Miller. Both of them had a rather…