Ranked #1
8: Jake Wightman
8: Jake Wightman
Known as a master tactician of middle distance running, Jake Wightman is a man who comes steeped in athletics tradition ... Read more
9 Aug 2021
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18mins
Ranked #2
7: Liemarvin Bonevacia
7: Liemarvin Bonevacia
From the small Caribbean island of Curacao to the Olympic Games, Liemarvin Bonevacia's story is one that shows every und... Read more
4 Aug 2021
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16mins
Ranked #3
6: Nafi Thiam
6: Nafi Thiam
Belgium's Nafi Thiam was just 21 years old when she took Olympic gold in the heptathlon in 2016. She's since gone on to ... Read more
29 Jul 2021
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18mins
Ranked #4
5: Karsten Warholm
5: Karsten Warholm
From his first race around his local town hall in jeans and an over-sized t-shirt, Karsten Warholm has come a long way t... Read more
21 Jul 2021
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20mins
Ranked #5
4: Malaika Mihambo
4: Malaika Mihambo
How do you shut out the voices of 60,000 athletics fans when you are chasing a gold medal? Malaika Mihambo has the answe... Read more
14 Jul 2021
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25mins
Ranked #6
3: Jakob Ingebrigtsen
3: Jakob Ingebrigtsen
At just 17 Jakob Ingebrigtsen was a European champion, taking gold at the Berlin 2018 European Championships. The Norwe... Read more
7 Jul 2021
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23mins
Ranked #7
2: Sandra Perkovic
2: Sandra Perkovic
No woman in the history of the Olympic Games has ever completed a gold treble in the discus throw. Evelyn Jahl first c... Read more
30 Jun 2021
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22mins
Ranked #8
1: Mondo Duplantis
1: Mondo Duplantis
How does a 19-year-old take over his sport in one evening of pole vaulting in Berlin? For Sweden's Mondo Duplantis, it w... Read more
30 Jun 2021
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21mins
Ranked #9
Introducing Track + Field
Introducing Track + Field
The Olympic Games are where dreams come true... legends are born... history made. Sports journalist Peter Sanderson has... Read more
16 Jun 2021
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2mins