The first competition in the first modern Olympics in 1896 was the 100-meter dash, with American Thomas Burke winning gold in a time of 12 seconds. More than a century later, the 100 meters ...

Noah Lyles earned that title and the gold medal in the men’s 100-meter dash by the slimmest of margins ... The victory ends a 20-year Olympic drought in the event for the USA, when Justin ...

Richardson made her Olympic debut at the Paris Games in the 100-meter dash event. She secured the silver medal with a time of 10.87 seconds. In a display of black girl magic, Saint Lucia’s ...

Swimmer Rikako Ikee earned a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics on March 18 by ... the relay event at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Although she won the 100-meter butterfly in the selection round ...