BEIJING—A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of ...

© 2026 Yahoo. All rights reserved. While the focus of the finish of the men's 4x100m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics was on Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who had just run his ...

Sprinter Harita Bhadra achieved a landmark feat by becoming the second-fastest Indian woman in the 100m, clocking 11.22 seconds at the Indian Athletics Series Final in New Delhi. Her performance ...

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, known as the most decorated 100 m sprinter in track and field, has officially announced her retirement. The eight-time Olympic medallist made history not only for her talents ...

Karnataka’s international sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar suffered stomach cramps but overcame the setback to emerge as the ...

Irish sprinter Orla Comerford has dominated at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India, and she will be leaving as a double world champion. The 28-year-old from Dublin stormed her way to ...

Just over 13 months ago, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was claiming a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics. Despite not claiming the sought after title of ...

Five humanoid robots from Beijing, China, went head-to-head in a chaotic 100m sprint that saw one competitor’s leg fly off mid-race. Footage from the World Humanoid Robot Games shows the machines ...

This achievement, notably, is a new Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters time by a quadruped robot. The current ...

Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira is on course for another Asian Games medal after reaching the women's 100m semi-finals. That race takes place on Sep 25, with Pereira looking to match or better ...