An athlete or sportsman is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed and/or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen.Here are some of the famous Athletes across various sports who have contributed their bit to the world of sports:

  • JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI Shatters 10K World Record
    African athletes have dominated the world of distance running like it is the realm of their birth right. Their dominance in distance running also chronicles the amazing tales of outstanding individuals, who are breaking barriers to go beyond their limit to break world records ...

  • Brigid Kosgei Shatters Women’s Marathon World Record

    The world of Marathon has become really very interesting and fascinating in recent time as World Records are being broken consistently by the Kenyan distance runners. Kenyan distance athletes, male and female, have established their ultimate supremacy by breaking and establish...

  • Kenenisa BEKELE: Second Fastest Marathon Ever Run
    The legendary Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele is the greatest all time distance runner in the world. The current World Record holder of 5,000m and 10,000m narrowly missed to break the third World Record at the 2019 Berlin Marathon by just 2 mere seconds. The current ...
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    Dalilah Muhammad Breaks 16-Year-Old World Record

    The women’s 400m Hurdles event has progressed immensely, ever since it was first officially introduced as a discipline by the IAAF in the year 1974. The first woman to establish the 400m Hurdles World Record was Poland’s Krystyna Kacperczyk, who clocked 56.51s in 1...
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    SIFAN HASSAN BREAKS 23-YEAR-OLD MILE WORLD RECORD
    Breaking the mile World Record is considered to be one of the toughest records to break for its sheer pace, tactics and test of endurance at the highest caliber. Outstanding middle distance athletes have tried their hands over the amazing distance of a mile, ever since Britain...
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    LAURA SIDDALL’s Hat-trick at IRONMAN Australia
    IRONMAN World Championship races are truly unique in the world of endurance running. Triathletes from all across the globe compete in IRONMAN races to test the best of their capabilities in swimming, cycling and running. In the year 1978, the very first IRONMAN World Champions...

  • Mary Keitany Story
    8th November 2018: The grueling distance of a marathon race has become an ultimate in distance running in the world. Athletes around the world are mastering the art to better the records, set and broken time and again, and dominate the world stage. Marathon titles h...

  • Lelisa Desisa Story
    Prestigious marathons around the world have attracted many distance runners to win the titles in record timing. Superb quality athletes have often dominated the field with their tactical planning, dedicated training and the unquenchable will to succeed. With their superb winni...

  • Mary Keitany Story
    8th November 2018: The grueling distance of a marathon race has become an ultimate in distance running in the world. Athletes around the world are mastering the art to better the records, set and broken time and again, and dominate the world stage. Marathon titles h...

  • Beatrice Chepkoech: Steeplechase World Record
    “I wanted to break the World Record. That was the plan from the beginning of the Season. And, I was aware the biggest chance would be at Monaco, due to weather, crowds and the whole environment. I knew I was running fast splits. But, I was not worried. I felt strong duri...

  • Hima Das: A Legend is Born!
    On the 12th of July 2018, at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Finland, Indian teenage sensation Hima Das was born as an Indian track legend. She became a legend in just 51.46s by winning the first-ever Gold Medal for India in the track events. ...

  • Yuki Kawauchi - Japanese Marathon Legend
    The extraordinary success story of Japanese Marathon Legend Yuki Kawauchi is indeed hard to believe. He has become legendary for his unsatiable quest in the world of distance running. His magnificent Marathon records will be nearly impossible to break or equalled by anyone, in...

Athletes are highly competitive in nature & always strives for success. They spend huge amount of time in practicing their arena of sports & always air for higher & better scores. This hunger for better scores as compared to previous ones makes them a go-getter in life. They also represents their country at various capacities across several sporting events & hence are very image conscious. The prestige of their nation is dependent on their performances.

Athletes are largely single players but in some sports they form a part of a team & hence they possess both the qualities of an individual sportsperson as well as team player. They also are face of certain brands, brand image of those that matches with the traits of the sportsperson. Since they strive for success, they also know how to celebrate their success. Though their professional life span is of short duration, but this period is full of adrenalin rush, which pushes them to achieve the next level & raise the bar and hold new records in the world of sports.