EUGENE, Ore. — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated ...

The men’s 400 meters is one of track and field’s most grueling events, combining sprint speed with endurance over a full lap of the track. Often referred to as the “long sprint,” it demands both ...

The women’s 200 meters is one of track and field’s most demanding sprint events, combining raw speed with technical precision around the curve. Unlike the straightaway of the 100 meters, the 200 ...

The time edged out his own previous personal best of 44.20, which he set a year ago at the Holloway Pro Classic. It also put him in elite company: no high school athlete had ever run that fast, and ...

Global stars have mastered the tactics after they flawlessly blended science with endurance. Endurance has kept Kenyan stars at the top of various events on the track. But athletics stars from other ...

Jamaican track and field legend Usain Bolt doesn't believe his world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes are set to fall any time soon. Speaking to reporters at a Puma event Thursday before ...

TOKYO — In the 16 years since Usain Bolt posted his world records in the 100 and 200 meters, nobody has really come close to toppling them. One of track's all-time greats and maybe still its ...

Beatrice Chebet, shown after winning a 5,000-meter race in Italy, set a world record in the event on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press) Kenyans Faith Kipyegon ...