FOR THE RECORD — October
Records reported since the September issue: W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20); w-o = women-only road… Read More
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FROM THE EDITOR — Watching The Games From Afar
LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER FAN on the planet, I did my watching of the Tokyo “2020” action at home…. Read More
Tokyo 2020 — An Olympic Games Like No Other
TOKYO, JAPAN, July 31-August 08 — Just days before the Opening Ceremony for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, doubt… Read More
2021 Olympics Medal Winners Chart
Click on the links in the event (left) column to read our reports on each. MEN GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100… Read More
Olympic Men’s 100 — Shockers Lead The Way
THE ANSWER IS Lamont Marcell Jacobs, a 26-year-old Italian born in El Paso. The burning question was who would succeed… Read More
Olympic Men’s 200 — His Turn Finally Came
“IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT, definitely,” said Andre De Grasse, the Rio 200 silver medalist and 100 bronze man here,… Read More
Olympic Men’s 400 — The Favorite Stands Tall
REIGNING WORLD CHAMP Steven Gardiner cemented his already solid reputation with a clear win in the 400 final, equaling the… Read More
Olympic Men’s 800 — The Kenyan Tradition Continues
KENYAN TRACK SUCCESS is frequently associated with the steeplechase, but the country’s Olympic prowess has been almost as prolific over… Read More
Olympic Men’s 1500 — Chalk One Up For The Kid
A DOZEN TIMES SINCE June of ’17 young Jakob Ingebrigtsen had met world champion Timothy Cheruiyot over 1500 or a… Read More
Olympic Men’s Steeple — Breaking The Kenyan Hold
AFTER REPEATEDLY REACHING FOR — but never grabbing — global gold in recent years, coming in 4th in Rio and… Read More
Olympic Men’s 5000 — Joining An Elite Club
PRIOR TO THIS GAMES only 4 men ever had come into an Olympic 5000 final as the WR holder and… Read More
Olympic Men’s 10,000 — Selemon Barega Handles The Ugandans
ON HIS WAY TO BECOMING Ethiopia’s youngest gold medalist ever Selemon Barega had to change his approach in the 10,000…. Read More
Olympic Men’s 110 Hurdles — A Major Upset
NO TRACKMAN ARRIVED IN TOKYO as a more prohibitive favorite than Grant Holloway. The only sub-13 performer of the year,… Read More
Olympic Men’s 400H — The 46-Second Barrier Is No More
SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE. When Karsten Warholm lunged across the finish of the 400 hurdles the Omega display board flashed “45.94” —… Read More
Olympic Men’s Marathon — The Legend Grows
ANOTHER MARATHON, ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL. Eliud Kipchoge added to his already legendary career with a thoroughly dominating performance in Sapporo…. Read More
Olympic Men’s 20K Walk — Joining The Italian Greats
TRA-DITION, TRA-DITION-TRA-DITION. One hundred and one years after his nation crowned its first Olympic walk champion, a seventh Italian has… Read More
Olympic Men’s 50K Walk — David Slays Goliaths
IN AN OLYMPICS full of stunning upsets, none was more stunning in track & field than Dawid Tomala’s. So who… Read More
Olympic Men’s 4 x 100 — You Don’t Wanna Know
AFTER THE FORGETTABLE FINISH the U.S. forged in its heat, the window for the field in the final was literally… Read More
