The demonstration centers on a controlled track test in which the robot passes a speed-measurement device at peak velocity.

Two sprinters can cross the same finish line seconds apart, yet their strides may look nothing alike. One might stretch long, elastic steps across the track. Another may move with rapid turnover and ...

Let’s travel back to the Paris Olympics—the women’s marathon event in particular. Twenty kilometers into the race, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was holding her pace and biding her time. “The moment ...

Plyometrics are explosive exercises such as jumping, bounding, or hopping that train your muscles to generate maximum force in the shortest possible time, says Campus. 'Plyometrics is often called ...

If American sprinters Tyson Gay and Walter Dix reprise their race in the U.S. Olympic trials at the Olympic finals in Beijing, you will see the athletes crouch low over the starting blocks. Gay's ...