Athletics’ bizarre rebrand to give sport ‘bold new identity’
The nation’s governing body for track and field events says it is “reimagining what athletics means to Australians” by renaming from Athletics Australia to Australian Athletics.
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Olympic sprint star goes postal in wild act
US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was tasered and later hit with a number of charges after a wild incident caught on video.
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‘Disgraceful’: Gout Gout blunder savaged
Teenage sensation Gout Gout may be the biggest Australian star on the planet, but he was inexplicably mistaken in a glaring error.
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Norman family’s special message for Gout Gout as Bolt weighs in
Gout Gout passed Peter Norman’s long-standing 200m record on the weekend, and his family is delighted to pass the torch – while Usain Bolt himself has taken notice of Australia’s big new thing.
Usain Bolt breaks silence on Aussie teen star
The world has been waiting to hear what Usain Bolt thinks of Aussie teen sensation Gout Gout. Now the sprint god has given his verdict.
‘Not acceptable’: Dad to change Gout’s name
Gout Gout is the talk of world sport after his record-breaking weekend, but his parents say we’ve been getting one thing wrong.
Technique, build, ability: Bolt clone Gout Gout is real deal
Believe the hype. Sixteen-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout ‘has the ability to become the next Usain Bolt’, according to an Australian sprint icon.
‘Abhorrent’: Ugly Gout storm erupts
Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout’s historic day has been ruined by a “disgusting” twist that has caused widespread outrage.
‘Like I’m floating’: How sprint sensation Gout Gout is keeping grounded
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.
Gout Gout madness blows Usain Bolt away
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.
WATCH: ‘Bolt-like’ teen shatters Australia’s longest-standing aths record
Gout Gout has written himself into Australian athletics history by breaking the country’s longest-standing record — which had stood for almost 50 years.
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