Keely Hodgkinson blasts 1:54.87 to shatter the long-standing women’s indoor 800m world record in Lievin. On Thursday night at the World Indoor Tour Lievin, Hodgkinson delivered one of the greatest ...

Bal Joshi has done more than finish the World Marathon Challenge — he has set a Guinness World Record. The runner completed the 777 challenge, also known as the World Marathon Challenge, running seven ...

An extreme athlete from Arlington has broken the world record for the fastest time in a series of 50K races on all seven continents. Michael Wardian, 51, completed a seven-day string of back-to-back ...

MILAN — For a year and a half, speedskater Jordan Stolz has been waiting for this moment. To get out his favorite pair of blades, the ones he’s saved since using them to set a 1,000-meter world record ...

When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing and sees very little. Despite almost losing two of his senses, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira beat another Guinness World Record, adding one more feat to her lengthy list of achievements ...

What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport’s world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several ...

A 2-year-old boy has been confirmed as the holder of two snooker world records after showing a prodigious talent for the sport. At just 2 years, 261 days old, Jude Owens from Manchester, England, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katelyn Hutchison covers all things track and field. It’s been 30 years since the first-ever New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and ...

Jan 24 (Reuters) - American Josh Hoey shattered the men's 800 metres short track world record at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Saturday, clocking 1:42.50 to break a mark that stood for over 28 ...

In an incredible team effort with his brother, Josh Hoey shattered the world record in the indoor 800 meters. On January 24, the reigning world indoor champion won the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in ...

A British hobbyist has applied multicopter drone thinking to radically simplify the steering and powertrain of his high-performance radio-control car – and absolutely demolished the world top speed ...