Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt proved once again this week that the 100-meter sprint is the highest-profile track event in the world. But that hasn't always been the case. In the late 1970s and early ...

Steve Smythe charts the middle-distance runner's early years through the 1970s in the first part of an Ovett race history special Steve Ovett is uniquely the only athlete to win major championship ...

The controversial waves Steve Ovett gave to the crowds, as he raced for the line leaving rivals in his wake, were just a sign that he was enjoying himself. He did it several times during his career, ...

It appears the Oregon Ducks have landed two international mid-distance runners, who will be joining the team immediately. Australian Freddy Ovett, son of Olympic gold-medalist Steve Ovett, and Richard ...

“Dead and buried” was pretty much the consensus on Sebastian Coe’s career following the 1980 Olympic 800m final. He’d been widely expected to win but although he’d taken silver, he’d run dismally. His ...

Seb Coe can recall Steve Ovett unknowingly ruining his Christmas Day. The World Athletics president tells the story of how after watching Dambusters with his family one year, he forced himself to go ...