Tag: World Record

  • World Records Broken in the 2016 Olympics

    World Records Broken in the 2016 Olympics

    The second most important thing in the Olympics, after winning a gold medal? Breaking a world record. Surprisingly, it doesn’t always go hand in hand.

  • Usain Bolt & Bringing Back Parity to Men’s Sprint Races

    Usain Bolt & Bringing Back Parity to Men’s Sprint Races

    If Usain Bolt doesn’t have a change of heart, his three gold medals in the 2016 Olympic Games are his grande finale, and ending the most dominant era in the history of track & field when it comes to sprinting, sweeping the men’s 100, 200 and 4×100 meters for three consecutive Olympic games.

  • Gold Medalists of the Men’s 100 Meters at the Olympics

    Gold Medalists of the Men’s 100 Meters at the Olympics

    In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Usain Bolt will try to become the first to win the 100 meters event for three times. The world record holder and two-time gold medalist is the current dominant force in the most prestigious Olympics and athletics event, which has mostly been dominated by the United States over the years, with the reign disturbed from time to time over the course of history.

  • World Records Broken in the 2015 Swimming World Championships

    World Records Broken in the 2015 Swimming World Championships

    A world record was broken 12 times in the 2015 Swimming world championships in Kazan, often by the same person in the same event day after day. Those who stood out were Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden in butterfly events, Adam Peaty of the United Kingdom in the breaststroke and above all of them was Katie Ledecky of the United States with an incredibly dominant week, taking no less than five gold medals.

  • London 2012 – Gold Medal Winners on Day 15 of the Olympics

    London 2012 – Gold Medal Winners on Day 15 of the Olympics

    Day 15 of the 2012 Olympic games ended on the track, fittingly, with Usain Bolt and the Jamaican 4×100 relay team, beating the United States and setting a new world record with 36.84. The American’s did take gold in the 4×400 relay while Mo Farah completed a double of his own, becoming the 7th man to win the 5000 and 10,000 meters races.

  • Former California Quarterback Sets Paper Airplane Record

    Joe Ayoob, former Calfironia Golden Bears quarterback, didn’t make it into the NFL and his Arena Football career hasn’t really taken off as well, but he is the newly made world record holder by throwing a paper airplane further than any other man or woman have thrown in history.