The evolving Olympic athlete - 100m sprint Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: "Faster, higher, stronger." ...

Faster: 100m sprint The current men’s gold medallist Usain Bolt won the final in London 2012 in a time of 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record. Bolt also holds the world record of 9.58 seconds, which ...

With the Summer Olympics in London almost around the corner, Robert Siegel talks with Tim Layden, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, about one of the marquee events — the 100 meter sprint.

The eight-time gold medalist swept the 100m and 200m sprints at the 2008 Beijing Games, 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio Games, becoming the only man to record an Olympic sprint double multiple times.