Three Olympic finals, three golds: reading Bolt’s 100m streak
Read Usain Bolt’s three Olympic 100m wins through the official times, winning margins and record labels from Beijing, London and Rio.
Read the guideGoated / The journal
The records.
The context.
The greatness.
Athlete stories and clear-eyed analysis. Look beyond the highlight and into the details that make sporting greatness worth discussing.
Explore Serena’s record
Records, explained
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Serena Williams at London 2012: what the 6–0, 6–1 final tells us
Read Serena Williams’s London 2012 final score in context: games, sets and what the result adds to a greatness debate.
Read the guideSerena’s 39 majors: why the categories matter
23 singles. 14 women’s doubles. Two mixed doubles. A fuller view of a remarkable tennis record.
Read the storyPhelps: 28 medals, 23 golds—and two different measures
Why total medals and gold medals answer different questions about an Olympic career.
Read the storyHow to read a GOAT debate without losing the context
A simple framework for separating a sporting record from an opinion about greatness.
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