100 metres

Athanasios Ghavelas (right) of Greece, guided by Ioannis Nyfantopoulos, crosses the finish line to win gold in the Men's 100m T11 final at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games. The Greek sprinter clocked 11.02 seconds, securing his second gold medal after triumphing at the Tokyo Games. [EPA]

In a poignant gesture, Letsile Tebogo, the athlete from Botswana who won the gold medal in the 200 meters with a time of 19.46, the fifth fastest ever, honored his late mother.

U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won her first solo race of 2023 in sensational style on April 8, clocking a wind-aided 10.57sec to win the Miramar Invitational 100m.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hammered home her status as world championship favorite on June 18 by equaling her world best time this year to win the 100m at the Paris Diamond League meeting.

The veteran Jamaican sprinter triumphed in 10.67sec, shrugging off the crushing 30-degree heat at the city's Charlety stadium.

Trayvon Bromell and Elaine Thompson-Herah grabbed 100m Diamond League victories on May 28 in Eugene, where eight world-leading performances highlighted the action at Hayward Field.

America's Bromell, the fastest man in the world last year, bounced back from a false start disqualification in Birmingham last weekend to win a star-studded men's 100m in 9.93 seconds.

Marcell Jacobs of Italy is the surprise victor of the fastest track race at the Tokyo Olympics, the men's 100 meter.

Jacobs beat his personal best time and put his star solidly on the map in the blazing fast race.

He was not well-known in the track world before today, making it to the semi-finals of this event in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Usain Bolt is in Mykonos soaking up the sun and sea after a demanding World Athletics Championships in London which ended on a sour note for the fastest man on the planet following his injury in the 4×100 metre men’s final. Bolt posted a photo on his Instagram profile where a pool and some plants can be seen, but the location of the photo is unclear. He wrote: “With friends”.

The fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt, was dethroned in the final 100 meters race in his sports career. In the final of the World Championship in London, the record holder (9.58 seconds) remained third, finishing in 9.95 seconds. The lightning was overtaken by two Americans Christian Colman - 9.94, and Justin Gatlin - 9.92.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt easily outstripped American rival Justin Gatlin to claim his fourth consecutive world 200m title on Aug. 27 and complete a rousing sprint double in Beijing.

Jamaican Usain Bolt won the 100 metres title at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 23, crossing the line in 9.79 seconds to reassert his status as the fastest man on  the planet.