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Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. [1] These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.
According to the IOC, at the last Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the sport with the highest injury rate was boxing, with nearly 14% of boxers requiring medical care during the Games, followed by 12.5% ...
The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics, [3] and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884. [4] [5] Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics. [6] The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games. [7]
Running deer shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Credit - AP. T here will be 32 sports at the Paris Summer Olympic Games (Jul. 26-Aug. 11). While some events—such as fencing, swimming ...
Holmes was the last athlete to win both events at the same Olympics in 2004. 2012 1500m gold medalist Taoufik Makhloufi made both podiums without winning gold in 2016. Alberto Juantorena in 1976 also won the 400 metres gold medal in the same Olympics, only three other men and one woman have been able to win a medal in both events. [3]
Biniam Girmay made history at this year’s Tour de France, becoming the first Black African rider ever to win a Tour de France stage. He then went on to win another two stages. He then ...
The 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics is the longest track running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 . The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics .