Loud and proud track and field enters Olympic fray full of star quality | Sean Ingle
Noah Lyles, Keely Hodgkinson and Julien Alfred are among medal hopefuls who could become household names in Paris
It’s not just athletes in the latest super spikes who have a spring in their step at these Olympics. The whole of track and field does too. And the sport is increasingly not afraid to shout about it.
“Athletics is the heart and soul of the Olympic Games,” said the World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, on Thursday. “These will be exceptional Games with jaw-dropping sport and the most exceptional talents we have seen in any generation.”