It’s a story you’ve just got to see to believe. When can gesturing toward the heavens get your disqualified? Only in America, folks. From the Daily Mail: A small act of faith disqualified a Texas high school track team from advancing to the state championships. Despite finishing first in a relay race at their school [...]
We all know by now that Usain Bolt is very likely the fastest man on the planet. Can he beat gravity, though? If Usain Bolt were to run 10 meters and an Olympic diver were to fall 10 meters, who would reach the finish line first? Minute Physics has your answer below.
It’s the issue that keeps on giving all year long. It’s time for the 2012 ESPN Body Issue. This month’s edition of ESPN The Magazine: The Body Issue features athletes around the globe, with special emphasis on the 2012 London Olympics. Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Abby Wambach, and several women from the U.S. Women’s Volleyball [...]
Forget the coin toss. Forget the tie-breaker. Justin Gatlin, who made the U.S. Olympic team for London this weekend after winning the 100m at the Olympic Trials, has the perfect solution for how to resolve that third place tie between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh. “I’m voting for Jell-O wrestling match,” Gatlin said. “Red Jell-O. [...]
Olympic officials were prepared for just about anything – except for a tie. With just three sots available on the U.S. Olympic track team, two female competitors tied for third place in the women’s 100 meters this weekend. They both crossing over the finish line at precisely the same moment, meaning the last Olympic spot [...]
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Here’s an inspirational video that will surely tug at your heart strings. In the clip below, watch a West Liberty-Salem runner help her collapsed Arlington competitor cross the finish line. The touching moment took place when the West Liberty-Salem runner was running last during the DIII 3200 Meter Race at Ohio’s 2012 State Track Meet [...]
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Christian Vasconcellos knows how to win over a crowd. The high school sprinter was just about to make his move and take the lead at the end of a sprint in Hawaii. Unfortunately, Vasconcellos lost his balance and pulled an epic faceplant right before the finish line, a scene that would surely embarrass any sprinter [...]
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Track and field can be dangerous…and hilarious! We’ve got hurdling fails, discus fails, piggyback fails, mascot fails, javelin fails…you name it…it’s here! Check it out below. Watch more Viral Videos here
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