TOKYO - The women's 100 metres round-one heats exploded into life on Friday on day one of the track ... but the sprinters were incredibly fast on their way to the semi-finals scheduled to take place ...

In modern athletics, the ten events are: 100 metres ... for women to do this [combined] event," says Lauren. The women's Olympic heptathlon has seen British World and Olympic champions in the ...

The first competition in the first modern Olympics ... 20-25 meters, will be low, efficient and powerful." The total strides in the 100 range from 40-41 for Bolt to around 50 for the top women.

Fleeting, electrifying and always popular, the attention required for the 100 meters is not limited to a Continental Game, an Olympic Game or a World Championship. An eloquent sample is reported ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson's victory in the marathon at the Los Angeles Games helped change the perception of women as athletes ...