The Greatest Olympians!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Michael Phelps/Instagram   Every four years, the world holds its breath, as the Olympics bring the world together. Athletes, trained to peak perfection, compete for......

PHOTOS: The leading modern Olympians

The leading 12 Olympic athletes since the Games were revived in 1896. Paavo Nurmi (Finland, 1897-1973) Nurmi, the greatest of the "Flying Finns" who revolutionised distance running, was a......

Olympic Legends: Paavo Nurmi

By far the most successful of the flying Finns who dominated middle- and long-distance running in the 1920s, Paavo Nurmi pioneered today's training methods.After he was defeated by Joseph Guillemot......

PHOTOS: Usain Bolt cements his greatness

‘I've proven to the world that I'm the greatest and that is what I came here for and that's what I'm doing’ ‘This is what I worked for throughout the years. I worked to be the......

El Guerrouj completes historic double

Hicham El Guerrouj completed a historic Olympic 1,500-5,000 metres double on Saturday after a battle royal with Kenenisa Bekele.The Moroccan emulated the achievement of Finn Paavo Nurmi in 1924 as......