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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 1936, file photo, America's Jesse Owens, second from right, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, after defeating Nazi Germany's Lutz Long, right, during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Naoto Tajima of Japan, center, placed third. The performance of Jesse Owens will be honored in the stadium where he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games when the world championships are held in Berlin this month. (AP Photo/File)

Fast friends: Unlikely ally aids Owens at ‘36 Berlin Games

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 1936, file photo, Jesse Owens competes in one of the heats of the 200-meter run at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Owens is the American track star who defied Adolf Hitler, winning the 100 meters, 200, 4x100 relay and long jump at the racially charged Berlins Olympics in 1936. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Melting the racial glaciers in America

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Man flies to Cleveland for acorns from Jesse Owens tree

Associated Press

1968 US Olympic athletes Tommie Smith, right, and John Carlos, left, stand as they are recognized by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, where the president honored the 2016 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams. Smith and Carlos extended their gloved hands skyward in racial protest during the playing of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner&quot; after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze medal in the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City 1968. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama welcomes relatives of 1936 African-American Olympians

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

File - In this Aug. 5, 1936 file photo, American athlete Jesse Owens practices in the Olympic Village in Berlin. Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolph Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and America's 17 other black Olympians found a less-than-welcoming reception from their own government, as well. On Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 relatives of those 1936 African-American Olympians will be welcomed to the White House and will get to shake the President's hand, an honor Owens and the others didn’t receive after they returned home from Berlin 80 years ago. (AP Photo/File)

1936 Olympians receive overdue recognition at White House

By STEPHEN WHYNO and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

This photo provided by Focus Features shows Stephan James as Jesse Owens in Stephen Hopkins’ &quot;Race,&quot; a Focus Features release. The movie opens in theaters Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. (Thibault Grabherr/Focus Features via AP)

‘Race’: Flawed Jesse Owens biopic a timely tribute

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

DEBORAH SIMMONS: ‘Race’ and Jesse Owens, race and the Democrats

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Students from The Duke Ellington School of the Arts pose with the Jesse Owens Mural at The Reeves Center in the District (Focus Features photographs)

Jesse Owens memorialized by Duke Ellington School of the Arts students

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Former Olympic sprint champion Mel Patton dies

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Aug. 14, 1936, file photo, Jesse Owens competes in one of the heats of the 200-meter run at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. One of the four Olympic gold medals won by Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is for sale in an online auction that runs from through Dec. 7. (AP Photo/File)

Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic gold medal hits the auction block

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This Sept. 15, 2011 photo shows a track used for warm-up during the 2000 Olympics is shown at the Athletic Centre in Sydney. This track and an adjacent track are open for recreational use when there isn’t an event. (Associated Press)

Olympic venues attract fans, tourists long past games

By Anick Jesdanun - Associated Press

Ohio State head: Football troubles are temporary

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press