I certainly never saw myself as a hammer thrower.

Even now, two years after my retirement from competition, people ask me how I ever got into a sport so far beyond the mainstream. The answer is never as clever or as interesting as people would like.
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Oscar Pistorius is a world class Olympic sprinter. He’s also a double, below-the-knee amputee. What allows him to compete is a grit that most of us can only imagine, along with a pair of Össur’s Flex-Foot Cheetah legs, J-shaped carbon ...

Kenyan marathoner Abel Kirui will run for the gold medal in London on Sunday wearing a Nike Inc.-made singlet that was dyed in his nation's colors without the use of water.

The uniform marks the first results from Nike's investment in DyeCoo Textile ...

The first few days of Olympic track and field action featured a full schedule of exciting performances. From Bolt’s dominating victory in the men’s 100m dash, to Jessica Ennis’ awe inspiring performance in the heptathlon, to Mo Farah ...

The Londoner will return to the scene of his triumph on Wednesday morning when he competes in the 5,000m heats – his first step towards what would be a sensational long-distance Olympic double if he can repeat his victory in the 5,000m fi...

President Barack Obama posted on his Facebook page this morning (along with attaching a cool image):

"Team U.S.A. is leading the Track & Field medal count—and there's more to be proud of at home. Share if you're proud of our athletes at h...