Soldiers hunted his family as the bloodshed of the second Congo war reached its peak. Now Queensland’s fastest 15-year-old hopes to honour the nation that saved them by sprinting for Australia at the Olympics. Watch him in action here.
One of Australia’s most exciting sporting talents is about to get a huge helping hand – linking with one of the fastest women in the world, and a Paris Olympics viral sensation.
The Olympic gold medallist reveals how she was discovered, what was going through her head during the pole vault final, and why the future is bright for Aussie track and field.
Emelia Surch is the best kept secret in Australian sport – and good judges rate her a genuine medal chance at the LA Games in four years time. And a radical funding plan could give the public a shot at sharing in her Olympic dream.
A marathon runner who raced at the Paris Olympics is in intensive care in Kenya after being set on fire by her partner.
Paralympian Dayna Crees thrives on the big stage, yet it’s the everyday activities that are her toughest moments. Now Crees is shutting down the haters with a Games medal on debut.
Australia’s athletics world championships campaign has ended on a sad note with the women’s sprint relay team having a medal taken away.
Rising middle distance star Cameron Myers led the charge as Australia capped a stunning world junior athletics championships with four medals on the final night of competition in Peru.
Aussie internet sensation Gout Gout has delivered on the world stage once again with an incredible run at the junior world championships, as Torrie Lewis won silver in Peru.
Gout Gout has gone viral again and drawn more Usain Bolt comparisons after his latest effort at the under-20 world championships.
He’s the viral internet sprint star earning comparisons to Usain Bolt and Gout Gout showed just why at the world junior athletics championships in Peru.
The world better get used to the name Delta Amidzovski after the teenage Australian did something no other Australian had ever achieved.
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