Welcome, Track and Field Fans

Before the final full day of Olympic track and field begins, I'd like to invite all the new visitors to this site to return when the Olympics are over for a variety of track and field coverage. I'll have exclusive interviews with elite athletes, including Mike Powell, who talks about his world record-setting long jump performance, and Brian Diemer, who discusses his surprise bronze medal success in the 1984 Olympic steeplechase. I'll also have new tutorials and advice for track and field competitors, including a timely article on baton-passing technique.

I began this site earlier this year and have focused mainly on pre-Olympics and Olympic Games material. In the future, this site will feature stories on track and field technique, coaching strategies and advice for competitors of all ages, along with plenty of track and field history and continuing coverage of today's elite athletes. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll keep coming back to About.com's track and field site.