In a little over a month, Ashton Eaton has broken the world record in the decathlon and now become the 12 American Olympic champion in the event, yet so naive about his greatness.
Aug 10th 2012, 12:16am
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Ashton Eaton became the twelfth American man to win decathlon gold Thursday night, joining an impressive list of boyhood heroes who defied physics and their own bodies to wear the title of "world's greatest athlete."
Aug 9th 2012, 10:35pm
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With his third career world record earning him his first 800m gold medal, an argument can now be made that Kenya's David Rudisha, not Jamaica's Usain Bolt, is the most dominant athlete in track and field.
Aug 9th 2012, 10:13pm
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Oscar Pistorius is a world class Olympic sprinter. He’s also a double, below-the-knee amputee. What allows him to compete is a grit that most of us can only imagine, along with a pair of Össur’s Flex-Foot Cheetah legs, J-shaped carbon ...
Aug 9th 2012, 9:48pm
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Bolt Is First to Repeat as Winner of 100 and 200 Meters
By JERÉ LONGMAN Published: August 9, 2012
LONDON — Usain Bolt ran into history Thursday night, becoming the first sprinter to win the 100 and 200 meters in consecutive Oly...
Aug 9th 2012, 9:13pm
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