Aussie athlete ‘shouldn’t be on TV’
Just two days ago, Genevieve Gregson’s devastating injury ripped our heart out. Her heartbreaking interview just did it again.
Athletics
PB for Aussie Hall, but Kenyan rewrites record books
Australian Linden Hall ran a career-best time, but Kenyan Faith Kipyegon won 1500m gold in a breathtaking Olympic record run.
Aussie will be ‘best athlete on the planet’
After announcing himself in Tokyo as the new pin-up boy of Australian sport, there have been some remarkable claims about how good Ash Moloney can be.
How Australia turned Olympic athletics on its head
Australia’s middle-distance revolution is making the rest of the world sit up and take notice. This is the 15-year journey that has earned global respect and made other countries nervous.
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It’s Belgium or bust for Solomon
FOUR years of planning has come down to one race in a small town in Belgium for Steve Solomon.
Boyd to ‘dial-in’ on Rio rivals in Europe
AUSTRALIAN pole vaulter Alana Boyd says she will do homework on her Olympic rivals while competing in Europe this month.
Tallent to lead Aussie aths in Rio
WALKER Jared Tallent has replaced fellow gold medallist Sally Pearson as captain of the Australian athletics team for the Rio Olympics.
Young star leaping toward Olympic success
SHE’S the high jumper about to emerge from her country cocoon in Rio. In our series on athletes to watch, meet the intriguing Eleanor Patterson.
An inspiration to the next generation
AS SA marathon runner Jess Trengove prepares to compete at the Rio Olympics, she is inspiring the next generation to do the same.
Police ban Usain Bolt gesture
USAIN Bolt’s trouble-making act has been banned by police because the Olympic champion was causing too many fights.
The best is yet to come: Pearson
SALLY Pearson has turned her focus to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast following her heartbreaking injury withdrawal from Rio.
Could Pearson have new role at Rio?
SALLY Pearson could be headed to Rio as a mentor and has refused to rule out a tilt at the 2020 Olympic Games.
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