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When Trayvon Bromell says he wants to be an Olympic champ, nobody laughs anymore.
Born in a part of south Florida where violence and poverty rage, his best friend ended up in prison, and he says that he's scarred from the things he's seen. The American is clear in his

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

EUGENE, OREGON - APRIL 24: Trayvon Bromell competes in the 100 meter preliminary during the USATF Grand Prix at Hayward Field on April 24, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Trayvon Bromell competes in the 100 meter preliminary during the USATF Grand Prix at Hayward Field on April 24, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Trayvon Bromell makes Usain Bolt a believer

Andre De Grasse believes he has "a shot" of succeeding Usain Bolt as an Olympic sprint champion.
With the dominant Jamaican retired, De Grasse is one of a number of athletes bidding to ascend to the top step of the podium in the 100m and 200m at the upcoming Tokyo

Andre De Grasse will compete in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Andre De Grasse: "I haven't reached my peak yet"

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Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins gold for the third time in a row in the men's 100m, defeating 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin from the USA.

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On this day - Rio 2016 | Men's 100m Final

Athletics Day 8 Morning. Rio 2016
Men's Discus Throw Final
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Women's Triple Jump, W's 3000m steeplechase, W's 400m, W's Heptathlon

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The United States missed on bronze medal due to a mistake in the baton changeover

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United States nightmare final in the Men's 4x100

Usain Bolt makes history at Rio 2016, winning his third successive Olympic Games gold in the men's 100m.

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Bolt wins Men's 100m gold

Usain Bolt wins the men's 100m for the third time, matching his feats at the Beijing and London Olympic Games.

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Rio 2016 - Bolt wins the 100m final

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The road to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 goes through Eugene, Oregon, for Team USA's track and field stars.
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is joined by fellow world champions Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson and a cast of who's-who in U.S. athletics with spots for next month's Olympics on the

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Noah Lyles (L), Sha'Carri Richardson and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Everything you need to know for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & field

It’s been 13 years since Usain Bolt set the men’s 100m and 200m world records at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Since then, the times of 9.58 and 19.19 seconds have been out of reach of every sprinter who has attempted to get close to them, with

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The race for Usain Bolt’s world records. How do Fred Kerley, Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton & Co. compare to the great Jamaican? 

Some of the sprint matchups that fans have been eagerly awaiting ahead of the 2023 World Athletics Championships have been finally confirmed.
One of the most highly anticipated clashes in the 2023 Diamond League Series will see the world 100m champion Fred Kerley face double Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs over

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When will Fred Kerley, Marcell Jacobs, and Noah Lyles face off in Diamond League? 

Reigning 200m world champion Noah Lyles and Olympic pole vault champion Katie Nageotte are among the stars confirmed to compete at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships from today (16 February) until Saturday in Albuquerque/New Mexico.
Lyles who clinched 200m bronze at Tokyo 2020 in 2021, will line

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - FEBRUARY 04: Noah Lyles of the United States looks on after winning the Men's 60m during the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on February 04, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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2023 US Track and Field Indoor Championships:  Full schedule and how to watch 

What will 2023 hold for the reigning 200m world champion Noah Lyles?
The bronze medallist at that distance from Tokyo 2020 in 2021, Lyles is eyeing big things in both the 200 and 100m races this season, and opened the year with a photo finish win over Trayvon Bromell in

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Noah Lyles of United States celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Men's 200 Metres during the Weltklasse Zurich 2022, part of the 2022 Diamond League series at Stadion Letzigrund on September 08, 2022 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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Noah Lyles nips Trayvon Bromell in 60m at Boston Indoor Grand Prix

Fred Kerley wants to completely dominate the men's 100 meters, and that means taking down the world record.
The reigning world champion at the distance confirmed his status as one of the best sprinters in history by winning at Eugene 2022, where he led an American sweep of medals.
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EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 16: Akani Simbine of Team South Africa and Fred Kerley of Team United States compete in the Menâ€™s 100 Meter Final on day two of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 16, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Fred Kerley 

Fred Kerley believes lowering Usain Bolt’s world record “very realistic” and wants to change the game... once he's finished gardening

There is perhaps no event in athletics that captures the imagination of the world more than the 100m race. The all-out sprint to the finish line is a gripping demonstration of raw speed, power and reactions that so often becomes the defining moment of a championship.
Those excited for the

Athletics | World Championships | Oregon

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Track and Field World Championships men’s 100m: Preview, schedule and stars to watch

As Marcell Jacobs lined up in the 100m final of Tokyo 2020 few would have anticipated what happened next.
Having never competed in a major final at a tournament before and with a background in long jump, Jacobs turned on the afterburners to dip past the line in a time

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates after winning the Men's 100m Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs and the challengers gunning for the 100m throne

Just under a month before the World Athletics Championships begin in Eugene, Oregon, the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships will decide many of the athletes representing Team USA at July’s Worlds.
In what is essentially a shoot-out to see who makes the team, the top three athletes in each

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Allyson Felix of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women' s 4 x 400m Relay Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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USA Track and Field Championships 2022 preview: It all comes down to this

Erriyon Knighton is only 18, but his name is already being spoken in the same breath as sprint legend Usain Bolt.
Track athletics phenom Knighton already has a sub-10 second time in the men's 100m and became the first American teenager to ever run the 200m under 20 seconds, a

EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 27: Erriyon Knighton reacts after competing in the Men's 200 Meter Final during day ten of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 27, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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