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USA reclaims men’s 4x400m GOLD at Rio Olympics

Armed with a formidable quartet comprising of veterans LaShawn Merritt and Tony McQuay, and the younger duo of Arman Hall and Gil Roberts, USA...

Usain Bolt completes historic Triple Double in Brazil

Usain Bolt once again demonstrated his dominance in the sprints as he stormed to an unprecedented third Olympic GOLD medal in the 200m, successfully...

Van Niekerk smashes 400m World Record to claim Olympic title!

The men’s 400m final had been tagged one of the most anticipated races of the Rio 2016 Olympics, but no one was prepared for...

Day 2 Review of Athletics at the Rio Olympics (Sat August...

The excitement at the Olympic Stadium was taken a notch higher on Day 2 of Track and Field events at the Rio 2016 Olympics...
2015 World Championships, Wayde Van Niekerk, Kirani James

James, Merritt & Van Niekerk qualify for 400m final at Rio...

Just as he did in the heats the day before, defending champion Kirani James advanced to the men’s 400m final of the Rio Olympics...
Rio 2016 Olympics

James, Merritt & Van Niekerk dominate 400m heats at Rio Olympics

Tournament favourites in the men’s 400m field, Wayde Van Niekerk, LaShawn Merritt and Kirani James all won their respective heats to advance to the...
Rio 2016 Olympics

Van Niekerk hoping to join Merritt & James as 400m Olympic...

One thing is certain at this Rio Olympics, the men's 400m final will be very fast maybe close to the World Record, but we...

7 Most Anticipated Showdowns at Rio 2016 Olympics!

With the Olympic Games come the attendant anticipation for showdowns between athletes who will battle for supremacy on the world's biggest sporting showpiece.The Rio...

Justin Gatlin wins US 100m title with WL of 9.80s!

Doubts that Justin Gatlin is Usain Bolt's biggest threat to retaining the 100m Olympic GOLD medal have further been dispelled after he powered to...

Sanya Richards-Ross retires as Okolo clocks 50.79s at US Olympic Trials

Reigning Olympic Champion in the women’s 400m, Sanya Richards-Ross will not be in Rio to defend her title as she Did Not Finish (DNF)...