track and field

These Memes of Usain Bolt Show Just How Superhuman He Really Is

By Amanda Calvo

Usain Bolt Defends Title as World's Fastest Man

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The Must-Watch Olympic Track and Field Events

By Sean Gregory / Rio de Janeiro

Russia's Track and Field Team Banned From Rio Olympics

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How Sanya Richards-Ross Is Preparing for Her Last Olympics

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Watch Usain Bolt Lose A Race To An 8-Year-Old

"Come on, Usain, don't be scared of me"

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Runner Loses Out on Bronze by Celebrating Too Soon

"I feel like it kind of slipped through my fingers"

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U.S. Olympian Suspended for Doping, Returns Silver Medal

Tyson Gay, the American 100 meter record holder, has been suspended from competing for one year and has been forced to return his 2012 Olympic silver medal. Gay is tied for the second fastest man in history

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Behind the Covers: Martin Schoeller's Portraits of the 2012 U.S. Olympians

In his portrait series of gold-medal hopefuls for TIME’s 2012 Olympics special issue, Martin Schoeller shows three U.S. team members—gymnast Gabby Douglas, runner Lolo Jones and swimmer Ryan Lochte—whose passion for sport isn’t contained by training center walls.

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