With his current world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter dash and a top speed of more than 27 miles per hour, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has already defied many expectations of how fast human ...

THERE are few greater thrills in sport than watching an Olympic sprinter run on the biggest stage. And that was the dream for US 100 metres star Sha’Carri Richardson, who was tipped by many for a ...

Jim Hines, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who was the first man officially timed at under 10 seconds in the 100-meter sprint, died on Saturday. He was 76. World Athletics announced Hines’s death in ...

The world mourns the loss of sprinter Jim Hines, who was the first athlete to run the 100 meters in under ten seconds In the dramatic men's 100 meters final on October 14, 1968 in the Olympic Stadium ...

Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, has died aged 76. The American sprinter clocked 9.95 seconds when winning gold in the event at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, ...