In celebration of Women's History Month, espnW presents "In Her Shoes," a series of essays and features highlighting women, their journeys and their perspectives on sports. I remember the moment the ...

Noah Lyles made his feelings known after meeting Jamaican-Slovenian athlete Merlene Ottey. This comes hours after his heroics in the 200m race at the Zurich Diamond League finals 2025 on August 28. In ...

BARCELONA, SpainBARCELONA, Spain — Fifty-year-old Merlene Ottey could become the oldest athlete to compete at the European Championships after Slovenia named the sprinter to its 4×100 relay team.

Petar Vukicevic, who originates from Serbia, faces an investigation into claims that he supplied athletes with performance-enhancing drugs after the Norwegian press published emails about doping ...

Frenchwoman Perec, Ottey’s conqueror in Atlanta, hails her Jamaican idol RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Despite defeating her in the 200m final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Frenchwoman Marie Jose Perec ...

This year was set to be special as she was competing to be able to defend her title in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympics that were rescheduled to July 2021 in Tokyo, though as of date, this is ...

ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- It's not just that Merlene Ottey is old at 44; it's that she's 44 and an Olympic sprinter. It's not just she's 44 and sprinting; she ran the second-fastest time Friday in the first ...

The former Jamaican sprinter became the oldest athlete in the history of the competition after surpassing the record held by 47-year-old French marathon runner Nicole Brakebusch-Leveque. And despite ...

FORMER Jamaican speedster Merlene Ottey is attempting to make her mark in the international arena again at the age of 52. Just a day after a pair of 40-year-old cyclists were named to contest this ...

Jamaican-born sprinter Merlene Ottey will race twice in four days in a last-ditch effort to become the first athlete to take part in eight Olympic Games. Ottey, 48, will run at meetings in the ...