Olympics

The Perfect Run: Wayde Van Niekerk, Olympic Men’s 400m Final, 14th August 2016

You will never write off the outside lane again… Let me ask you a question. When watching an athletics race, how often have you seen the person who began the race in the outside lane be the one to cross the finishing line first? This scenario is possible in races ranging between 100m and 800mContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Wayde Van Niekerk, Olympic Men’s 400m Final, 14th August 2016”

The Perfect Run: Jim Hines and the First Sub-10 Second 100m Race

A 22-year-old from Dumas, Arkansas would cross the unbreakable barrier at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City… The target for any aspiring men’s 100m sprinter is to run the distance in under 10 seconds. Running a sub-10 second time can immediately elevate a sprinter into the spotlight, putting them among the very best 100m runnersContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Jim Hines and the First Sub-10 Second 100m Race”

The Perfect Run: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final, 2004 Olympics

Gatlin, Greene and Crawford are no match for note-perfect Brits in Athens… The 4x100m relay is usually one of the highlights of any Olympic Games. On the penultimate night of the Games, the finals of the men’s and women’s sprint relays serve to close out the athletics meet in a truly compelling fashion. It isContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final, 2004 Olympics”

Saar- Germany’s One-Time Olympic Exiles

36 competitors, 9 sports, 0 medals… The fifteenth Summer Olympic Games took place between 19th July and 3rd August 1952. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, would be the hosts for the second Olympics held post-WW2. Over 16 days of competition, 4,955 athletes from 69 nations would compete in 149 events held across 17 sports. OfContinue reading “Saar- Germany’s One-Time Olympic Exiles”

Carl Lewis’s Biggest Success

This article will not talk (that much) about his 100m exploits… Carl Lewis is one of the most famous Olympic athletes of all time. His athletic achievements are such that he is one of a few Olympians who is forever associated with a particular Games. Like Jesse Owens in 1936, Mark Spitz in 1972 andContinue reading “Carl Lewis’s Biggest Success”