Running a race is the closest a human being can come to feel and express one’s natural abilities. It’s a pure show of physical strength and stamina sans any artificial extensions like a tennis racket or a cricket bat. The 1500m or a 10km race is not only about speed. Its about tactics, its about [...]
They say that pictures are worth a thousand words. When one looks back at these, one wonders what the doubt was all about.
This is Marion Jones. And yes, the photograph is the end of the 100m finals at the Sydney Olympics.
And this, ahead of the haze (and Carl Lewis) is Ben Johnson at the [...]
Two weeks ago, it was supposed to be the big showdown at Osaka.
Tyson Gay vs Asaka Powell at the 100m sprint.
As it turned out, though - despite having run a world record 9.77 secs thrice, Powell had never won a world title and he didn’t then.
“When I saw I wasn’t in gold medal contention, I [...]
