The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell's victories in the 100 and 400 metres respectively in the 1924 Olympics are surely the best chronicled athletics performance ever after it they were immortalised ...

Eric is an outstanding athlete and as the Paris Olympic Games of 1924 approach he is the hot favourite to win the 100 metres sprint. But when the event schedule is published Eric discovers his ...

Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final in a rain-sodden Stade de France on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal.