a mecca of javelin throwing during the 1960s. A year after she took up the event, she almost made the Olympic team in 1968 at age 14 and won the woman's nationals the following year. Nicknamed "Kate ...

Track and field represents the biggest sport at the Olympics, with 48 events: 24 men's events, 24 women's. It marks the first time in Olympic history with an equal ... First day: 100m hurdles; High ...