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Book Review: Auma's Long Run

Kid Reporter Ella Nichols reviews Auma's Long Run by Eucabeth Odhiambo, a book about a young runner in Africa who dreams of getting a high school scholarship.

Ella Nichols
Friday Afterschool Special: Bolt

The greatest Usain Bolt won the men's 200m final last night — his second of three possible golds — and proclaimed himself the greatest, in a league with

Sam Page
Meet the August SportsKids of the Month!

In each issue of Sports Illustrated Kids, we feature three kids who excel in sports, does well in school, and gives back to the community. These young athletes

Si Staff
Meet Team USA: Vashti Cunningham
Olympics

​Age: 18Hometown: Las Vegas, NevadaSport: High JumpAfter Cunningham won the gold medal in the high jump at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in

Jack Kelley
Meet Blind Track Star Lex Gillette

Like most young children, Elexis“Lex” Gillette loved to play: hide-and-seek, basketball, football, and video games. Lex’s typical childhood drastically changed

Amiri Tulloch
Adidas reveals new Energy Boost technology

At a special event featuring Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake in New York City on Wednesday, Adidas revealed a new technology for its sneakers called Boost. The

Justin Tejada