Track and field marks that defied time

A chance meeting with long jump world record holder Mike Powell earlier this week, coupled with the ongoing Diamond League, inspires Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra to take a look......

Ennis named European athlete of the year

Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has been named the women's European athlete of 2012, European Athletics said in a statement on Thursday. Briton Ennis, whose image adorned posters......

Meet the US athletes of year...

'Twenty years ago, I was a normal kid running around PE class when my gym coach suggested I join the cross country team. I never could have imagined where that suggestion would lead' Jenny Simpson......

Kluft and Olsson voted European Athletes of the Ye

Heptathlete Carolina Kluft and triple jumper Christian Olsson, both from Sweden, have been voted European athletes of 2003, the European Athletic Association said.Kluft became one of only three......

I've done something nobody's ever done: Reese

Brittney Reese unleashed the beast in one giant leap to become the first woman to win three long jump titles at the world championships on Sunday. Reese, gold medallist in 2009 and 2011, had......