Olympic Sport: Track Track is one of the first ever sports in the Olympics. It was played in the Ancient Greek Olympics ever four year at Olympia. At this time, though, there were two kinds of tracks: regular track and armor track. Regular track was just a long race about 100 meters. In the Ancient Olympics though, only men could compete in the Olympics, and all men who ran on the track ran naked, which caused women to be banned from watching the sprinters compete. Armor track, is similar to regular track except that the runners would be wearing full armor, including a breastplate, helmet, and shield. Today, regular track is still a sport, but armor track has been removed. Track probably has the most records set and also some of the most famous Olympians have competed in it. Paavo Nurmi from Finland set over 22 world records in races between 1500 and 2000 meter dashes. Jesse Owens competed for America in the 1936 Olympics and one four gold medals, all of which were in track. Today, the highest honor award for the track and field athletes, the Jesse Owens Award, is named after him. Usain Bolt has earned numerous gold medals and holds the world record for the 100 meter dash at 9.87 seconds. Today, track is one of the most iconic sports in the Olympics and is recalled as one of the greatest sports of all time.
Usain Bolt If there is one track runner who is likely one of the greatest athletes of all time, than it would probably be Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican track runner who has won numerous medals in the 100 meter dash, 400 meter relay, and many more races. Throughout his career, he has rallied up many gold medals, and very few silver and bronze ones. He currently holds the world record for the 100 meter dash, at an astonishing 9.87 seconds. That's more than 10 meters a second. To top it all off, he can run the 100 meter dash in just 42 steps. That's insane, as he leaps with each step over 2 meters. Usain Bolt has proved to be one of the greatest Olympians of all time. In three years, he will come face to face with one of his last Olympics, one where he will rally as many medals as he can, and prove to be the literall greatest sprinter to ever set foot on a track.