PARIS — Beverly McDonald had long since given up hope of ever receiving her Olympic bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, had long since come to terms with the reality that Marion Jones, who ...

Lanae-Tava Thomas thought she was on the verge of living a dream almost a year ago. One of Section V's all-time great high school track and field athletes while at Rush-Henrietta, Thomas qualified to ...

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has held the 100-meter record since 2009 Nasha Smith is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her words have previously appeared in ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Notably absent from the men’s 4x100-meter Olympic relay medal race on Friday were the Jamaicans. Even after putting up a season-best time in the qualifying round, the team of ...

SAINT-DENIS – Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women's 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games. Jackson, the defending world champion who is ...

TOKYO -- Usain Bolt went crazy up in a luxury box. Down below, sprinters in his country's familiar colors -- black, green and, of course, gold --- were wreaking havoc on the track. It was a good night ...