Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila

Unknown outside his own country, Abebe Bikila proved a sensation at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon in world record time.Bikila, who had......

Abebe Bikila: Emperor of the Marathon

Prakash Bhandari salutes the spirit of Abebe Bikila who twice won the Olympic Marathon in record times. IMAGE: Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, running barefoot, draws away from Abdesselem Rhadi of......

Tokyo Games: What A Runner!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action.   IMAGE: Team Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the defending Olympic Champion and World Record holder, leads Marathon runners on the......

Kenya's Kipchoge wins back-to-back marathon golds

Eliud Kipchoge, 36, joins Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980) as the only runners to win back-to-back gold medals on the Olympic stage.......

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletes to watch

IMAGE: Caeleb Dressel of the United States celebrates. Photograph: Justin Heiman/Getty Images American Caeleb Dressel will become a global superstar by winning more events than any other......