There’s something about the mile sprint that captures the imagination. It’s equivalent to running 15 miles per hour or 24 kilometers per hour. And when Roger Bannister ran it in under four minutes, the world took note.
Sixty years ago, a Brit astounded the world by sprinting a mile in under four minutes
Reporter Orin Gordon reports from Beijing on Jamaica’s domination in short distance track and field events at the Olympics, as there’s a long tradition behind Jamaica’s current top sprinter Usain Bolt.
In just over two weeks, Beijing hosts the Olympic Games, and The World’s Mary Kay Magistad looks at how China’s approach to sports and physical activity is different from that of many Western countries.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with BBC sports journalist Farayi Mungazi about this year’s African Athletics Championships now under way in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.