In 2008, Brazilian Pole Vaulter Fabiana Murer was in line for Gold, until her pole was lost by officials. Can she make a come back in London?
Track & Field
27 Things You Didn’t Know About the Olympics
As you sit down to watch the opening ceremonies with friends, TIME gives you a crib sheet of little-known Olympics facts– from what’s a Fosbury Flop to who the youngest Olympian ever is– to score you the title of Smartest …
Video: Britain’s Track & Field Golden Girl Jessica Ennis Gets Set for her Home Games
The Heptathlete takes some time out from a TIME magazine photo shoot to discuss what the London Olympics mean to her
Sexual Enhancement, A 7-11 Surprise, Beating the IOC: Inside LaShawn Merritt’s Strange Olympic Journey
The U.S. sprinter is a safe bet to repeat as 400-m champion. Why he almost didn’t make it to London
What Does It Take to Be American? Why Meb Keflezighi May Rekindle That Debate
After Keflezighi won the New York Marathon in 2009, his Americanism was called into question. In London, he hopes to triumph – and quell all that talk
Oscar Pistorius: The Blade Runner Makes Olympic History
Oscar Pistorius is an athlete with the musculature of a man born to run. And the fact that he was a double-amputee before his first birthday has never slowed him down.
Trailblazer: Meet Brunei’s First Female Olympian — Ever
It’s been a long, lonely trek for Maziah Mahusin, who will be one of two athletes representing this Islamic sultanate
Felix-vs.-Tarmoh Dead Heat: Why Track’s Big Night … Went Kaput
As the last minute, Jeneba Tarmoh backed out of her prime-time duel with Allyson Felix. How the runoff veered off course
Dead Heat: How the U.S. Track And Field Trials Got All Muddled
Will a coin toss, runoff, or a new twist – rock-paper-scissors! – break the Allyson Felix-Jeneba Tarmoh tie in the women’s 100 meters?
Should Drug Cheat Dwain Chambers Be Allowed to Prosper at the Olympic Games?
Ever since failing a drug test in 2003, it’s been a tough road back to redemption.