He’s only 16, but sprinter Gout Gout can’t even walk through school anymore without being mobbed. Australia’s next big Olympic hopeful chats to SCOTT GULLAN about how his family keeps him on a laser-focused path to gold medals.
A stunning run by Gout Gout has shattered an Australian record which has stood since the 1968 Olympics and left Usain Bolt in his dust.
Gout Gout has written himself into Australian athletics history by breaking the country’s longest-standing record — which had stood for almost 50 years.
Gout Gout continues to show his extraordinary talent, coasting to victory in his first 200m run at the All Schools Championships.
An Australian teenager is rewriting the record books and drawing comparisons to Jamaica’s all-time sprinting king.
16 year-old Sydney Swans’ AFLW academy hopeful Telaya Blacksmith is putting footy on hold momentarily to chase Paralympic glory, writes BRAYDEN MAY.
Olympic women’s 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon was honoured with a statue in Kenya, only for it to be torn down amid outcry.
Friends of an Olympic hurdler have taken a cheeky dig at the returning athlete as the Aussie team touched back down on home soil.
As the Paris Olympics come to an end, our Aussie heroes are about to experience the worst type of “hangover”, writes Sally Pearson.
The ‘vitriol’ of social media has again impacted yet another athlete with marathon runner Sinead Diver subjected to online abuse in the lead-up to her forced withdrawal from the Paris Olympic marathon.
Australia’s Sinead Diver has claimed “online vitriol” contributed to her pulling out of the Olympic marathon just a kilometre into the race.
The American defended a decision at the 2024 Paris Olympics that some have labelled ‘stupid’ after he effectively gave away guaranteed gold.
As Paris 2024 draws to a close, it’s clear Australia has a huge amount of work to do to avoid embarrassment on the world stage, writes Sally Pearson.
Fresh off becoming the only Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in the 1500m, Jess Hull’s team believes she can only get better.
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