100m dash

Monaco Diamond League: Gout Gout, Animesh Kujur set to start in same sprint

July 09, 2025 3:41 pm

In Kujur’s young career, the Monaco DL will easily be the biggest stage he has been a part of, and the chance to rub shoulders against who many consider to be a future great, gives the Indian an opportunity to truly push himself.

Gurindervir Singh breaks 100m national record with 10.20s timing at Indian Grand Prix 1

March 28, 2025 5:16 pm

With this timing of 10.20 seconds, Gurindervir also bettered his previous personal best time, which stood at 10.27 seconds, which he got in 2011.

WATCH: Pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis defeats 400m hurdler in 100m sprint, clocking 10.37 seconds

September 05, 2024 11:49 am

The idea of the race between the two was hatched on the back of some friendly banter between the two Scandinavians at training last year.

Who after Usain Bolt? Noah Lyles sprints and trash-talks his way to 100m gold that has grabbed the world’s attention

August 06, 2024 8:14 am

The race itself was outrageous, not because it threw up an Olympic record. But because all 8 finished under 9.91 seconds.

Noah Lyles claims Paris Olympics 100m gold... only by 5-thousandths of a second

August 05, 2024 8:23 am

Noah Lyles thus becomes the first American sprinter to win an Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100m race since Justin Gatlin at Athens 2004 Olympics.

Julien Alfred wins women’s 100m to claim Saint Lucia's 1st medal ever at Olympics: Who is history-making sprinter?

August 04, 2024 8:04 am

In a race held after a heavy downpour at the Stade de France, Julien Alfred finished in 10.72 seconds for gold while pre-race favourite Sha'Carri Richardson claimed silver with 10.87 secs.

James Hillier’s journey: From working as property surveyor to coaching India’s fastest woman hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and fastest man Amlan Borgohain

August 22, 2023 3:30 pm

Jyothi Yarraji’s coach James Hillier on the time he used to work as a property surveyor in UK, how he travelled the world learning nuances of sport from different coaches and the culture shock of being told ‘sir, sit down’ all the time in India

Italy's Marcell Jacobs takes surprising gold in Olympic 100m

August 01, 2021 8:32 pm

Even in a race with no clear favorites, Marcell Jacobs was a surprise. He topped America's Fred Kerley and Canada's Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt.

Qureshi is pace maker

October 07, 2010 2:28 am

Not often is an Indian sprinter caught in a photo finish to decide a semifinal place in a 100m dash.

Five things Modi can do for the economy: Editor's Take with Sunil Jain and Shobana Subramanian EP2

May 22, 2014 11:47 am