Reason Gout Gout’s record run won’t count
The legend of teenage sensation Gout Gout is continuing to grow after the prodigy once again rewrote the record books.
Athletics
WATCH: Gout Gout edges closer to magical 10-second barrier
Sprint sensation Gout Gout is getting closer to a huge milestone after the 16-year-old swept the competition in a record-breaking day at the Australian All Schools Championships. WATCH THE RACES
‘Insane’: Aussie runner shatters record
An Australian runner says he has “transformed” after producing a freakish run the country has never seen before.
Family plans on hold as Hull hunts LA Olympic gold
Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull became an instant legend in Paris, but as she tells Brent Read, she has so much more to achieve.
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New track superstars rise from Paris: ‘We’ve moved on from Bolt’
World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe says the sport has finally moved on from Usain Bolt after a series of exhilarating performances on the track in Paris.
When silver sparkles brighter than gold
Gold medals have dominated Australia’s Games but three silver medals contained performances for the ages and will long live in our memories.
Officials defend ‘devastated’ marathon runner
The drama surrounding Australia’s female marathon squad took a fresh turn after a runner suddenly quit one kilometre into the race.
True cause of Aussie marathon runner’s ‘embarrassing’ early exit
Sinead Diver was out of the women’s marathon before it had really started, but after a far from ideal preparation for Paris, some are asking why she did not withdraw sooner.
Incredible Hull! Jess storms to silver and into our hearts
Jessica Hull took on the might of the Africans and forced defending champion Faith Kipyegon to run an Olympic record as she claimed a historic silver medal in a thrilling 1500m final.
Little fails to live up to big expectation in javelin flame out
Javelin thrower Mackenzie Little says there are no excuses for her disappointing Olympic performance and insists that her early exit has lit a fire that will ensure she returns a better athlete.
The verdict: How Jess Hull can stun 1500m final
Jess Hull enters the 1500m final for Australia as one of the favourites following her blistering semi-final run. Can she make Olympic history?
Marathon shock after legend’s DNF, Aussie breaks Olympic record
Pat Tiernan has run the fastest Olympic marathon by an Aussie, breaking a 40-year record held by the Robert de Castella, as another legend failed to finish for the first time in his career.
USA botch exchange in men’s relay shock
The USA went into the men’s 4x100m relay as heavy favourites, but then they lost Noah Lyles and things only got worse from there.
‘Two years to recover’: Marathon man to put Tokyo torture behind him
His collapse at Tokyo was one of the most frightening images of the 2021 Games. But Pat Tiernan has rebuilt his body and mind and ready to atone in his Olympic marathon debut.
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