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Sports photography helps us understand the gap between Usain Bolt and his competitors as they cross the finish line. (Gallo)

The power of milliseconds in elite sport

A split second can make the difference between winning and losing, fuelling the quest for excellence

Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs celebrates after winning the men’s 100m final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (Photograph by David Ramos/ Getty Images)
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How Italy got ahead in the sprints

Lamont Marcell Jacobs is an unlikely star to take over from Usain Bolt. But those who have been following his and Italy’s athletics progress weren’t surprised that they won…

South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk (R) competes in the Men’s 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016.   (AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI )

Tokyo Olympics: Your guide to Team SA

South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges

Akani Simbine had envisaged this being the year he finally came good.

Akani Simbine’s Olympic dream deferred, not derailed

The sprinter has to wait a year longer to realise his dream of winning gold in Tokyo to make up for narrowly missing out on the podium in Doha

Pack leader: South Africa’s Akani Simbine celebrates as he wins gold ahead of teammate Henricho Bruintjies and Jamaica’s Yohan Blake in the 100m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. (Adrian Dennis/AFP)

Simbine sprints out of Bolt’s shadow

With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold

King of the track: Clarence Munyai is the South African record holder for the 200m sprint. At just 21 years old, he has plenty of time to make his mark on the world stage, and he’s all about pacing himself to achieve his goals. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Munyai and the art of training

SA’s top 200m sprinter has one goal in mind — a podium finish at the world champs — and he has spent the year priming his body to achieve it

The 100 metres world record-holder scored his first two goals in professional football on Friday. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)

Bolt offered contract with Malta football club: reports

The 32-year-old previously tried out with clubs in Germany, South Africa and Norway to no avail

High flyer: Luvo Manyonga took gold with a long jump of 8.41m at the Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Game plan: Sport in brief

What is going on in the world of sport?

End of the line: 17-million South Africans

Bolt helps new track series streak out of starting blocks

"Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt secured a classy win for his All-Stars team with two impressive runs"

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Usain Bolt loses gold medal after team-mate fails drug test

The International Olympic Committe stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after Nesta Carter was caught doping.

Unbeaten Bolt wins triple-triple, bringing his stunning Olympic career to an end

Usain Bolt has completed a third successive sweep of sprint titles.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt

Bolt takes Commonwealth gold

Usain Bolt gave Jamaica gold in the 4×100 metres on Saturday.

Usain asylum: Scots go nuts for Bolt

At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow it is clear how big Usain Bolt is – a megastar.

Bolt regains 100m title in Moscow

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has beaten his rivals and the rain to take gold in the 100m sprint at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.

I’m a clean athlete, says Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt has insisted he is "clean" and that fans could trust him despite recent failed drugs test by sprint rivals Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.

Doping casts shadow over athletics

More cheats are being caught, but there are fears that the public will view the problem as endemic.

Sprinting champ Gay tests positive for doping

Former double world sprint champion Tyson Gay has delivered a further body blow to his troubled sport by failing an out-of-competition dope test.

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Usain bolts to 100m win at Jamaica Nationals

Usain Bolt has clocked a time of 9.94 seconds to win the 100m finals at the Jamaica national championships.

Usain Bolt set on breaking own world record

Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his world record in the 150-meter street race.

Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt gestures as he poses for photographers on the eve of the IAAF Athlete of the Year Awards marking the centenary of IAAF in Barcelona.

Record breaker Bolt named Athlete of the Year

Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has been named World Athlete of the Year for a record fourth time by the IAAF.