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It's been 10 years since Paula Radcliffe set a world record with her performance in the London Marathon. The racing legend talks about that day and how she's recuperating from injuries that forced her out of the 2012 Olympics.

Former world record holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from Monday's Stawell Gift handicap race in Australia because of a nagging hamstring injury which forced him to pull up during the 100-meter final at the London Olympics.

Former world record holder Asafa Powell's left hamstring injury, which forced him to pull up during the 100-meter race at the London Olympics, is still giving him problems more than seven months later.

Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his 150-meter world best in a street race this weekend in Rio de Janeiro.

Pietro Mennea, an Olympic sprint champion from Italy who held the world record in the 200 meters for 17 years, died Thursday. He was 60.

World record holder and Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha will return to New York City to race for the second straight year.

Washington's Jeremy Taiwo set a world record when he cleared 7 feet, 4.5 inches in the high jump segment of the heptathlon at the Boise State Challenge on Friday.

The IAAF has ratified the 110-meter hurdles world record set by Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the United States.

Two-time Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova will miss next season because she is pregnant.

accomplishments that helped him join four-time recipient Allyson Felix as a 2012 Jesse Owens Award winner Monday -- he is convinced he's not nearly as good as he could be.

Aries Merritt already had the Olympic gold, so there was only one way to make this season even more special.

Usain Bolt clocked 19.58 seconds to win the 200 meters at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting on Thursday.

Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record, too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds Saturday night to cap off his second straight 3-for-3 Olympics.

Elena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record in the 20-kilometer race walk on Saturday, overtaking defending champion Olga Kaniskina to win the gold medal at the London Olympics.

A lot can happen when a relay team holds on to the baton. For the U.S. women Friday night, what happened was a dominating performance that led to a world record.

Tatyana Lysenko of Russia won the hammer throw gold medal in an Olympic record Friday night.