Usain Bolt is "the world's fastest man" because he has the record for the 100 meter sprint at 9.58 seconds. But could runners go faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the science of extreme ...

Draped in the American flag, Sha’Carri Richardson stood late Monday night in Budapest, Hungary, a few meters beyond where she had just blazed through the finish line of the women’s 100-meter final at ...

Noah Lyles, the world’s fastest man, won a gold medal in the 100-m final on Sunday in a race that came down to a remarkable photo finish. The meet was decided by just .005 seconds, as NBC commentators ...

The world of athletics has witnessed numerous feats, but few are as electrifying as the 100-meter sprint. This event, one of the crown jewels of track and field, has captured the imagination of ...

Richardson's gold medal at the world championships comes two years after she was left off the U.S. Olympic team for using marijuana Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...

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David Hearn-Smith recently posted a video to social media for his relatives to see how his teenage kid was doing in track and field. The clip showed Bronson Hearn-Smith winning a 100-meter race in a ...

The 100-m butterfly has been largely dominated by Michael Phelps at the Olympics since 2004. Now it’s Caeleb Dressel’s turn. Dressel won the race in a blazing 49.45 seconds on Saturday in Tokyo, ...

Draped in the American flag, Sha’Carri Richardson stood late Monday night in Budapest, Hungary, a few meters beyond where she had just blazed through the finish line of the women’s 100-meter final at ...