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Stewart McSweyn is the Chris Judd of Australian athletics, if not better… much better. In a sporting climate that is currently dominated by the…
Stewart McSweyn is the Chris Judd of Australian athletics, if not better… much better. In a sporting climate that is currently dominated by the…
This week, Eliza Ault-Connell was one of the first people selected to represent Australia at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games. But for Ault-Connell, this…
One of the biggest challenges during this pandemic for many of us has been the stillness. Due to restrictions on our movement, many of…
World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica. Bolt…
World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says he's self-isolating while waiting to hear back from the Jamaican health ministry after taking…
Jasmine Hampton can unleash some serious throws!
Jasmine Hampton dominates the National Junior Olympics in nearly every event there is!
On 26 April, 2018, the International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) made a significant ruling. They ruled that any athlete wishing to compete in…
Runners live their lives by the stopwatch. Perhaps, in its own way, an accelerated metaphor for the heart-drumming business of life. Sir Roger Bannister…
Sally Pearson is reportedly poised to announce her retirement from athletics just a year out from the Tokyo Olympics. Australia's track superstar is reportedly…
Sally Pearson is reportedly poised to announce her retirement from athletics just a year out from the Tokyo Olympics. Australia's track superstar is reportedly…
Sally Pearson is reportedly poised to announce her retirement from athletics just a year out from the Tokyo Olympics. Australia's track superstar is reportedly…
British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88. Bannister became the first man…
British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88. Bannister became the first man…
British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88. Bannister became the first man…
Trailing sprinter makes up an extraordinary amount of ground to run down the leader on the finishing line.
The final round of the Ocean 6 Series will be held at North Cronulla this weekend, with both the Ironman and Ironwoman titles are…
Australian javelin champion Jarrod Bannister has died suddenly in The Netherlands. Bannister, 33, had been living and training in Holland and there are no…
Highlights of Cranbrook track and field superstars on display at Sydney Olympic Park.
Intense four-way haka from the McEvedy Shield athletics tourney in Wellington. The four teams Wellington College, St. Pats Silverstream, St. Pats Wellington and Rongotai…
Sunday marks the 40th edition of the Melbourne Marathon, and on a personal level it represents the fifth anniversary of this columnist's voyage into…
Has the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gotten on top of drug cheating? No way. As the IAAF president Lord Coe acknowledged, he…
Usain Bolt ended his stellar career in excruciating pain. The Jamaican great crumpled to the track with a left-leg injury as he was chasing…
Her hurdling return was more bruising than she hoped it would be, but world champion Sally Pearson is confident she will be in peak…
Her hurdling return was more bruising than she hoped it would be, but world champion Sally Pearson is confident she will be in peak…
Her hurdling return was more bruising than she hoped it would be, but world champion Sally Pearson is confident she will be in peak…
For any number of reasons, Cathy Freeman's triumph in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics arguably stands alone in the annals of Australian…
For any number of reasons, Cathy Freeman's triumph in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics arguably stands alone in the annals of Australian…
For any number of reasons, Cathy Freeman's triumph in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics arguably stands alone in the annals of Australian…
Thousands will never dance again at a stadium to Bob Marley's One Love. Millions will never see live on TV again the greatest sprinter…
Given the constant booing that was directed at Justin Gatlin by the London crowd at the 2017 World Athletics Championships - when he was…
Vivid memories of Betty Cuthbert winning triple gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and backing up eight years later to capture 400 gold in…
Australian sprinting legend Betty Cuthbert has died at the age of 79, with an Olympic record still unmatched. Cuthbert remains the only athlete, man…
Usain Bolt didn't deserve to end his glittering track career with a bronze at London's world championships. For a decade he'd sliced through elite…
Usain Bolt didn't deserve to end his glittering track career with a bronze at London's world championships. For a decade he'd sliced through elite…
Stewart McSweyn is the Chris Judd of Australian athletics, if not better… much better. In a sporting climate that is currently dominated by the…
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I absolutely care about 5,000m races.