Jon Drummond

Racked with worry that he would blow his chance to make the U.S. team, Tyson Gay scorched the track with the fastest 100 ever

Dash Flash By surging past Asafa Powell in their showdown at the worlds, Tyson Gay became the Olympic favorite in the 100

Sometimes you've got to take a stand—by lying down. After being disqualified for a false start in the quarterfinals of the 100 meters at the IMF World Track and Field Championships in Paris (page 182), Jon Drummond...

Body LanguageSports take, and make, all kinds of bodies, from tiny to towering, from buff to beefy. On this and the next two spreads are 72 of the 130 men and women—swimmers and shot-putters, jumpers and jockeys,...

Help WantedHurdler Anjanette Kirkland was the aging U.S. team's only first-time world champion