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Relive the greatest Olympic Moments and watch Michael Johnson's men's 200m final from Atlanta 1996, as well as other best moments from his career. 
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Men's 200m Final | Atlanta 1996 | Great Olympic Moments

The teenager has one big ambition: to be as ‘great’ as Usain Bolt. Briana Williams won the 100m and 200m at the U20 World Championships. Now, she is hoping to reach the 2019 World Championships

Ato BOLDON

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Briana Williams: the next Jamaican sprint hope

She’s fast. She’s Jamaican. And she’s coached by four-time Olympic medallist Ato Boldon.

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Podcast: Briana Williams – one of the fastest teenagers on the planet

Four-time Olympic medallist, coach, and NBC commentator Ato Boldon remembers Usain Bolt’s incredible world record breaking performance at Beijing 2008.

The Trinidad and Tobago sprint legend has been at the stadium every time Jamaica’s Bolt has broken a record. He says that moment was simply iconic.

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of a race that won’t be forgotten, we spoke to Boldon about Bolt’s untied shoelace, the man who finished second Richard Thompson, and the celebrations that changed the way people think of running forever.

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Beijing 2008 | Olympic Games

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Back to Beijing 2008: 10 years after Usain Bolt’s 100m win shook the world

Canada's Donovan Bailey is in devastating form as he breaks the world record in the 100m at Atlanta 1996.

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Atlanta 1996 - Bailey wins the 100m final and breaks the world record

Sprint star Ato Boldon calls his silver medal winning performance at Sydney 2000.

Originals

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Ato Boldon | Sydney 2000 | Take the Mic

The American sprinter finished the race in a world record time of 19.32 seconds at Atlanta 1996.

Highlights

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Atlanta 1996 - Johnson wins the 200m final and breaks the world record

American Maurice Greene wins the men's 100m at Sydney 2000 in a time of 9.87 seconds and celebrates by throwing his shoe into the crowd.

Sydney 2000 | Olympic Games

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Sydney 2000 - Greene wins the 100m final

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas are the 2020 Male and Female World Athletes of the Year.
They are their countries' first recipients of the prestigious athletics award annouced during the virtual World Athletics Awards on Saturday (5 December).
At 20, Duplantis is the youngest

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

Yulimar Rojas and Mondo Duplantis - 2020 World Athletes of the Year

Yulimar Rojas and Mondo Duplantis crowned 2020 World Athletes of the Year

"Nobody is going to be the next Usain Bolt," says Karsten Warholm.
The reigning two-time world champion over 400m hurdles was speaking to Ato Boldon on the four-time Olympic medal winner's personal Instagram account.
Boldon interviewed Warholm and they talked about... well, about everything really, including cars, the injury to

Karsten Warholm of Norway before the men's 400m hurdles at the ISTAF 2020 meeting in Berlin

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Men's 200m Final | Atlanta 1996 | Great Olympic Moments

Briana Williams: the next Jamaican sprint hope

Podcast: Briana Williams – one of the fastest teenagers on the planet

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Men's 200m Final | Atlanta 1996 | Great Olympic Moments

Briana Williams: the next Jamaican sprint hope

Podcast: Briana Williams – one of the fastest teenagers on the planet

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Olympic Results

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