The Western Australian Institute of Sport has apologised and urged complainants to contact police, after admitting they failed to protect athletes from alleged abuse by pole vault coach Alex Parnov.
Athletics Australia has addressed the “unacceptable, distressing” allegations against the prominent coach in a fresh twist to the scandal.
He’s attracting attention from some of the world’s biggest names and brands. Now marketing experts weigh in on what Gout Gout’s impact could be on and off the track.
Paris Olympics gold medal winning star Nina Kennedy has revealed she was one of several victims of alleged misconduct from former pole vault coach Alex Parnov.
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.
The legend of teenage sensation Gout Gout is continuing to grow after the prodigy once again rewrote the record books.
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
An Australian runner says he has “transformed” after producing a freakish run the country has never seen before.
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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