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Scientists say Olympic athlete Sha’Carri Richardson could technically "walk" on water
Scientists have found that sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson could theoretically replicate the famous f…
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Sha'Carri Richardson, one of the world's fastest women, is making her Olympics debut. Read about her life and career.
The American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is one of the world's fastest women. She's making her Ol…
Alcynna Lloyd
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A running store in Paris invited people to steal its products — if they could outrun one of France's fastest sprinters disguised as a security guard
Distance, a French athletic boutique, hired Méba Mickael Zeze to guard their store for a day while …
Dominick Reuter
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Don't laugh at the Somali sprinter who placed last at the World University Games' 100-meter dash. That could be your time.
Nasra Abukar Ali, 20, clocked in 21.81 seconds for FISU World University Games' 100-meter dash on T…
Lloyd Lee
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World Athletics Day 2021: A look at the fastest sprinters of all-time
World Athletics Day 2021: A look at the fastest sprinters of all-time
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One of the fastest wide receivers in the NFL is attempting to compete as a sprinter in the Olympics
DK Metcalf hasn't run track in some time, but a brilliant play from the 2020 NFL season shows he mi…
Tyler Lauletta
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Usain Bolt says a bet with friends that he'll 'get fat' motivates him to keep working out in retirement
The eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter told Insider that his friends made the bet "because I…
Meredith Cash
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Usain Bolt is back on the track, running a new distance, and racing an opponent unlike any he's faced before
Usain Bolt told Insider he's "already started smack talking CarMax," his unorthodox rival, and "tol…
Meredith Cash
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US Olympic sprinter Devon Allen caught a 55-yard touchdown for the Eagles and made a case for a roster spot
Devon Allen showed he can blow by defenders on the field in his first organized football game in si…
Scott Davis
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US sprinter Gabby Thomas said the Olympic mattresses and pillows were 'brutal,' and made it hard to recover from training
US sprinter Gabby Thomas said the "really hard" mattresses and pillows in the Olympic village were …
Anna Medaris Miller
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A Namibian sprinter celebrated her silver medal by carrying a comically large flag around the track
Christine Mboma's silver medal was a huge victory for Namibia, and she celebrated with a flag large…
Tyler Lauletta
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US sprinter Gabby Thomas said the 'drastic' post-Olympic crash was 'the most shocking part' of her Tokyo experience
US sprinter and medalist Gabby Thomas told Insider about going from the "highest high" of her life …
Anna Medaris Miller
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Usain Bolt gave a brutal assessment of Jamaica's male sprinters and seemed to suggest they aren't training hard enough
"It really bothers me to know that this is where we are right now, where most of the world is ahead…
Barnaby Lane
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A 105-year old sprinter nicknamed 'Hurricane' broke a world 100m record, then said she was annoyed she didn't break it by more
Julie Hawkins previously held the 100 meter world record for women over 100, but lost it in Septemb…
Sam Cooper
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Mark Cavendish, cycling's best sprinter, is one win away from setting a Tour de France record that may never be broken
Sprinting great Mark Cavendish won stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday, equaling Eddy Merckx's…
Daniel McMahon
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The cycling world is baffled by why the fastest Tour de France rider's chain falls off as he celebrates over finish line
Mark Cavendish is winning big at the Tour again, but something weird happened Thursday as he celebr…
Daniel McMahon
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A young American sprinter smashed Usain Bolt's 200m world record — then immediately found out he'd only run 185m
Noah Lyles had been placed in the wrong lane at Thursday's Inspiration Games, and hence ran 15m les…
Barnaby Lane
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An American sprinter just beat a gold medal record set by Usain Bolt, one year after being dropped by Nike
In May 2019, she provided a full account of her feud with Nike in the New York Times, when she wrot…
Barnaby Lane
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The high school sprinter putting up Olympic-level times has accepted an NFL wide receiver's open challenge to a $10,000 race
Ginn is one of the fastest men in the NFL, but a race against Boling might prove more challenging t…
Tyler Lauletta
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Here's what legendary sprinter Usain Bolt eats every day for the Rio Olympics
"During the day I only eat just enough to have energy for training and to make sure I digest fast e…