Olympic Men’s Pole Vault — Mondo Scares His World Record
WITH YAWNING DISTANCE between his yellow Swedish bodysuit and the bar on five straight clearances, Mondo Duplantis made taking gold… Read More
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Olympic Men’s Long Jump — Cool, Calm & Collected
“I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING IN RESERVE,” said Miltiádis Tentóglou. With a dramatic effort on his final leap, the 23-year-old Greek… Read More
Olympic Men’s Triple Jump — It’s PPP All The Way
THE OUTDOOR LIST LEADER coming in was Pedro Pablo Pichardo; the overall topper was Hugues Fabrice Zango with his indoor… Read More
Olympic Men’s Shot — An Average Of More Than 75-Feet?!
CLASS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. Welcome to Shot Putting 501: 75-Footers Made Easy. Today’s guest lecturer will be Professor… Read More
Olympic Men’s Discus — Daniel Ståhl Leads Swedish 1–2
A SWEDISH MEDAL was completely predictable in the discus, and there was also little doubt the color would match Sweden’s… Read More
Olympic Men’s Hammer — Moving Out Of The Bronze Age
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN something in the air as Wojciech Nowicki won a long-sought gold medal on the same evening… Read More
Olympic Men’s Javelin — India’s First-Ever Track Gold
FOR A COUNTRY with a massive population of 1.4 billion — second only to China — and a potentially limitless… Read More
Olympic Men’s Decathlon — Another Member For The 9000 Club
MAKING UP FOR WHAT HE VIEWED as a disappointing bronze in Rio, Damian Warner crossed the 1500 line with a… Read More
Mixed-Sex 4 x 400 — Poland Takes The Plaudits
POLAND LED FOR BARELY 60 METERS during the inaugural Olympic mixed 4×4 but anchorman Kajetan Duszynski gave them an historic… Read More
Olympic Women’s 100 — As Fast As They Get
WITH THE EYES OF THE WORLD upon her, Elaine Thompson-Herah faced off against arch-rival Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and delivered probably the… Read More
Olympic Women’s 200 — Make Mine A Double-Double
ONLY A VERY ELITE FEW WOMEN have successfully completed a 100/200 double at the Olympics. It’s now an exclusive 7-member… Read More
Olympic Women’s 400 — No Dive Required
BECOMING THE SECOND WOMAN to successfully defend an Olympic 400 gold did not come easy for Shaunae Miller-Uibo. The Rio… Read More
Olympic Women’s 800 — In Absolute Control All The Way
THE 19-YEAR-OLD WUNDERKIND of American track, Athing Mu took control of the world’s greatest stage, winning the 2-lapper with an… Read More
Olympic Women’s 1500 —There Won’t Be A Golden Triple
LOST IN ALL THE HYPE surrounding Sifan Hassan’s triple-gold quest in the 1500/5000/10,000 was how the actual favorite in the… Read More
Olympic Women’s Steeple — The Formchart Blows Up
PRE-OLYMPIC PROGNOSTICATION focused on three experienced contenders: •Formcharted No. 1 was Rio runner-up Hyvin Kiyeng (previously known as Jepkemoi) of… Read More
Olympic Women’s 5000 — Sifan Hassan’s Triple Opens On High Note
REVVING UP TO A FULL SPRINT over the final 300m, Sifan Hassan sprinted away from Hellen Obiri to win her… Read More
Olympic Women’s 10,000 — Final Score: 2 Golds, 1 Bronze
SPRINTING AWAY IN THE FINAL 100 METERS, Sifan Hassan closed out her 3-event, 6-race triple-medal quest by stopping the clock… Read More
Olympic Women’s 100H — An Historic Gold for Puerto Rico
IT HAS BEEN A LONG 5-YEAR WAIT for both Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Keni Harrison to redeem themselves on the Olympic… Read More
Olympic Women’s 400H — A WR 2 Nights In A Row
JUST 24 HOURS AFTER Karsten Warholm flew to a World Record in the men’s 400 hurdles after a thrilling duel… Read More
Olympic Women’s Marathon — A Good Day For Rookies
IN A RACE OF UNFATHOMABLE ATTRITION, Peres Jepchirchir was the only runner with any hint of run left in her… Read More
