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'I'm Houston McTear!' For a kid growing up in the late-1970's, there were several speedsters to emulate: Willie Wilson, O.J. Simpson, Houston McTear. Houston who? Tom Curran caught up with that era's fastest man.
Olympic track and field is contested over 10 days with medals awarded in 26 running events, 3 walking events, 16 field events, the decathlon and heptathlon. The women's steeplechase will make its debut in Beijing.
Growing up, Brad Walker envisioned himself as a football player. He instead toiled in obscurity to develop into one of the world's best pole vaulters.
Sweden's Carolina Kluft talks about her first Olympic experience and what she feels is the significance of the Games.
With Lashinda Demus nearing the peak of her career and with the Beijing Games just 20 months away, she learned she was pregnant...with twins.
Since 2004, Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva has broken the outdoor world record in the women's pole vault nine times.
Olympic gold medlaist Michael Johnson mentors Jeremy Wariner as he trains to break Johnson's 400m world record at the 2008 Olympic games
As a spindly youngster, Allyson Felix's friends called her "Chicken Legs," a nickname which only fueled her fire.
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