Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin Jürgen Schult beside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986. World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics.Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.

Sprinting is an activity where athletes run short distances of 100 meters, 200 meters, or 400 meters at breakneck speeds. Racers in the 100 meter and 400 meter categories start from the same point while those competing in the 200 meter dash have staggered starting points.

Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks. Indoor marks are established on 200-meter tracks, whether banked or unbanked. Indoor tracks longer than 200 meters are considered "oversized" and times are not accepted for record purposes.

Derby's 4x400 relay of Carter, Petree, Joel Capelle and Jarell Williams finished fifth (3:39.76) and the Raiders' 1,600-meter sprint medley of Petree, Amaya, Titus and Capelle was second (3:45.75). Capelle took third in the 1,000 meters (2:37.95). ... In the 300 meters, Kylie Walsh of Holy Cross was fourth (43.16). Watertown's Khrystalyn Lafo ...

Jenny Barringer set collegiate records in six events representing the Colorado Buffaloes, though none of them still stand Elijah Hall posing with the clock after setting a collegiate record of 20.02 seconds in the indoor 200 m, a mark that also stands as the American record and the No. 2 performance of all time. The United States collegiate records in track and field are the best marks in ...