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A now masters sprinter / pole vaulter whose passion for athletics far outweighs his ability
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Eight gold medals are on the table today with Austtalia having medal chances in the walks, Bolt aiming for his third gold and a…
There are six gold medals available on day 8 with Steve Hooker going for gold in the Men’s Pole Vault and Dibaba looking to…
On Thursday, the ninth of August, the Australian Men's 4x400m relay team will line-up in the heats. In recent times the this team has…
There are five gold medals on offer on day 7 and in three of them, Men’s 200m, 800m and Decathlon, there is a chance…
Four gold medals are awarded on Day 6 of the Athletics with the American and Jamaican sprinters going head to head in the Women’s…
At 6:00am (AEST) our own Sally Pearson goes for gold in the 100m hurdles in one of four gold medals to be decided. Adding…
Pole vaulting is not a normal activity. Nobody is able to just pick up a pole and jump high straight away. It takes months…
Five gold medals are to be decided on day 4 of the athletics, and Australia will see our own 2011 IAAF Female Athlete of…
We have a habit of adopting people as our own, especially if they excel in their chosen field. Anyone from New Zealand suddenly becomes…
There are another six gold medals up for grabs on day 3 of the athletics but it is a relatively quiet day for Australia…
There are six gold medals to be decided on day 2 of the London 2012 Olympics athletics including one of our best shots for…
There are two gold medals to be decided on day one of the athletics and eleven Australians athletes are competing. A qualifier for the…
What I want to know is;
What happens when a cyclist in a bike lane comes across a car in the process of turning left? On a strict interpretation of the Road Rules, both may have right of way and yet they both have to give way to each other!
Let's be careful out there, but learn some bloody road rules!
“Not since perhaps the days of high jumpers Vanessa Brown and Christine Stanton has Australia had two world class competitors in a field event.”
I asume you are talking about females and have forgotten about Joanna Stone and Louise McPaul?
Mickle shines for Australia as Mitchell Watt withdraws
Tim – Do you think that the reduction in doping over the last few years has / will lead to what we might consider to be more boring racing? Where people win the tour by not having a bad day as opposed to breaking off the front and gaining time.
It seems to me like there just isn’t the same chance of a single rider dominating a stage as in the past. No one seems to break away from the bunch until there is only 1 or 2 km to go where as my (perhaps romantic) memories of past races was of now proven dopers looking over their shoulder with 10km of climbing to go and just taking off.
Tour de France 2013: team leader special - part I
“Le Bron is not the offesnive weapon that Jordan was, more an all rounder.”
Were you aware that Jordan made the NBA All Defensive Team 9 times? But I agree that they are different players with different attributes. And the rest of your comment is spot on.
And rather than Usain Bolt v Carl Lewis I would say:
Carl Lewis v Ben Johnson
Carl Lewis v Mike Powel
Sebastian Coe v Steve Ovett
Top 10 sporting rivalries of all time
Flo Jo’s 100m world record is definitely wind assisted. The probably wind mark was about +5m/s.
A good (and very old) article about it is here:
http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~spstnpl/Publications/FlojoWR(Linthorne).pdf
And even the generally opinion free Wikipedia says it was wind aided.
If you have to cheat, why compete?
McCabe is only 22 and ran his PB this year. As far as I am aware he has not made senior Australian team before. Not bad to make the Olympic final and equal the Australian record with your first senior uniform!
London 2012: Jared Tallent and the walkers are our last chance at an Athletics medal
Does this mean that if Dibaba does her double double tonight you will rank her as high as Bolt?
Usain Bolt sets a new Olympic benchmark
Well, time for me to eat humble pie and say that Steffensen ran a faster split than I expected him to and he totally justified his place in the team.
Should Steffensen even be in the 4x400m relay team?
5:55am AEST.
London 2012: Superstars Rudisha, Bolt and Eaton go for gold - Athletics Day 7
Did you also notice that the guy who he was critisizing (presumably Offereins as he ran the slowest split) came up to Steffensen during the interview and put his arm round Steffensen.
London 2012: Superstars Rudisha, Bolt and Eaton go for gold - Athletics Day 7
He does, but my 200m review was written before the semi finals of the 200m. Lemaitre did actually run his second fastest time ever in the race though. It more comes down to whether Spearmon can produce his for of 3 or 4 years ago. Spearmon has been out of sorts so far this year but at his best he is better than Lemaitre at his best.
London 2012: Superstars Rudisha, Bolt and Eaton go for gold - Athletics Day 7
Final will be on at 4am Saturday morning Australian EST. They have a days break between the qualifying and final.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
Looks like the officials are calling it. 14 though to the final including Steve.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
7 men over 5.60 with 6 who passed after being clear at 5.50.
13 men at the moment…
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
16 men over 5.50m. One still to enter the comp.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
Steve clear at first attempt at 5.50m
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
13 people over 5.35. 9 people still to enter the competition.
Steve should come in at the next height of 5.50m.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
Steve has passed 5.35 as well. The Cuban jumped just did an awesome pole snap.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
Hooker passed the opening height of 5.20, and the man with the best name in pole vault Kim Yu Suc no heighted.
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
Pole vault qualifying is due to start in 5 minutes!
Can Steve Hooker overcome the yips on Day 6 of the Athletics?
You’re welcome Tim. And you weren’t even going to go to the track that day…
Yes, for the rest of my life I will be able to say “I saw a man run 9.58 seconds for the 100m”.
Is Bolt the greatest sprinter of all time?
It is not really Jessie Owens’ fault that his achievements were confined to a single Olympics. There was this thing called World War 2 that got in the way and he was accused of running for money and so was banned from amateur competition.
Is Bolt the greatest sprinter of all time?
Sally won her heat in the fastest time ever for a heat at the Olympics.
Sally Pearson starts her Olympic campaign on Day 4 of the Athletics
What does it say about the sport of cycling when the three riders who Cadel says get the most “respect” from the peleton have all served suspensions for drugs…
Cadel Evans talks to The Roar: Great Ocean Road Race, Tour de France and more