Femke Bol stuns with bolt from blue on Olympic night short of star power

Dutch hurdler helps mixed relay team win dramatic gold but lack of big names felt as sport strives for recognition

Alfred the great puts St Lucia on map as GB Olympic medal surge continues

Julien Alfred makes history in women’s 100m, as Britain takes titles in rowing, dressage, gymnastics and track

Asher-Smith shocked by semi-final exit as Fraser-Pryce absence fuels rumours

Dina Asher-Smith was shocked after failing to qualify for the 100m final while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s semi-final absence sparked speculation

Julien Alfred puts Sha’Carri Richardson in shade to win women’s Olympic 100m

St Lucian takes country’s first ever Olympic medal with gold in 10.72 sec with USA’s Richardson and Jefferson in silver and bronze

Louie Hinchliffe proves 100m quality by beating Noah Lyles in Olympic heats

Britain’s surprise package Louie Hinchliffe claimed a qualifying edge on favourite Noah Lyles in the Olympic in 100m heats

It’s shoe time: inside the super spike war driving world records at Olympics

The race to find the fastest shoe is in full throttle and with manufacturers spending millions of pounds on research it’s no surprise athletes are running faster than ever

The impossible job: can Femke Bol really beat McLaughlin-Levrone?

Women’s 400m hurdles rivals have not met since 2022 – their race is sure to be one of the showdowns of the Olympics

Team GB sweep up three more golds and make fast track start on fab Friday

Britain’s runners made a blistering start to the track events in the Stade de France building on seven medals including three golds claimed by Team GB on a fabulous Friday in Paris

History maker: USA’s Grant Fisher takes bronze in men’s 10,000m at Paris Olympics

Fisher became only the fourth US male to medal in the 10,000m at the Olympics, winning bronze in a tight photo-finish with Ethiopa’s Berihu Aregawi

First athletics world record falls as athletes praise fast Olympic track

The Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei won the 10,000m in an Olympic record as excitement over fast Paris track grows

USA’s Noah Lyles: manga geek, alpha male and very, very fast

The world champion sprinter often comes across as a stereotypical arrogant American athlete. But he is also willing to show his vulnerable side

These are the slowest fastest women on Earth. And they have a story to tell

From American Samoa’s Filomenaleonisa Iakopo to Kimia Yousofi of Afghanistan, the roads to the 100m are diverse

Afghanistan 100m runner Kimia Yousofi sends Olympic message to the Taliban

Kimia Yousofi, part of the six-person Afghan team competing in Paris, had a message for the Taliban after her 100m heat

Rising stars of track and field give Australia hope for athletics success at Paris 2024

A squad bolstered by young talent and a resurgence in middle distance running can improve on the trio of Olympic medals won three years ago

‘Fast, expensive … fancy’: How Sha’Carri Richardson revived her Olympic dream

The American sprinter was at rock bottom when a positive marijuana test ended her hopes before the Tokyo Olympics. She has reinvented herself since