With the Diamond League Final taking place before the World Track and Field Championships this year, the Final presents an opportunity for some Americans to qualify for worlds. If an American wins ...

The women’s 100 meters remains one of the signature events in track and field, a straight-line sprint that has produced world records, Olympic champions and global stars. It is the shortest distance ...

Editor’s note: Amira Rose Davis is an assistant professor who teaches in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where she specializes in 20th ...

The men’s 100 meters is widely regarded as the premier event in track and field, often determining who earns the title of the fastest man in the world. Its simplicity — a straight-line sprint — is ...