Usain Bolt: When Tyson Gay ran faster than former 100m world record in 2008
Usain Bolt’s 100-metre world record currently stands at a head-spinning 9.58 seconds.
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Bongi Msomi, Christian Sadie to carry SA flag at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Proteas netball captain Bongi Msomi and para-swimmer Christian Sadie will carry South Africa's flag at the opening ceremony of this week's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Nigeria's Amusan storms to 100m hurdles gold
Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women's 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday.
US complete historic medal haul on record-setting final day
EUGENE, Ore. : Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion on Sunday, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final act of the 10-day track and field meet in Eugene.
World Athletics Championships: US women clinch third straight 4x400m relay title
Oregon): The United States collected their third successive women's 4x400 metres relay world title in emphatic fashion on Sunday, finishing well clear in 3:17.79 ahead of Jamaica and Britain to close out the Eugene World Championships with a 13th home gold. Talitha Diggs got the Americans off to a solid start and Abby Steiner edged further ahead of Jamaican Janieve Russell in the second leg a day after helping the United States win gold in the sprint relay. Britton Wilson opened even more daylight before anchor Sydney McLaughlin, who shattered the 400m hurdles world record on Friday, brought it home for gold with a remarkable 47.91 final leg, finishing some 20 metres clear.
World Athletics Championships: USA storm to another crushing 4x400m men's relay gold
Oregon): The United States maintained their stranglehold of the men's 4x400 metres relay on Sunday as they won World Championships gold in utterly dominant style in front of a delirious home crowd. The United States have now won eight of the past nine world titles and eight of the past 10 Olympic golds and Sunday's crown never looked in doubt. Elija Godwin and Bryce Deadmon were retained from the semi-finals with newly-crowned individual gold medallist Michael Norman and Champion Allison, fourth in the final, drafted in and each man extended the lead as they came home in two minutes, 56.17 seconds.
Sarah Lavin finishes fifth in semi-final
Sarah Lavin finished fifth in her 100m hurdles heat in an incredibly fast semi-final at the World Championships in Oregon.
On This Day in 2015: Dina Asher-Smith runs 100 metres in under 11 seconds
On this day in 2015, Dina Asher-Smith became the first British woman to break the 11-second barrier for the 100 metres.