‘20 negative tests’: Mystery over Bol drug fail
Sprinting great Matt Shirvington has revealed what really happened following Peter Bol’s positive drug test last year – a situation he describes as a ‘devastating debacle’.
Athletics
27-year first: Bol has no excuse for drug test fail
An Australian track and field athlete has tested posituve for the first time since 1996. So what does history suggest Peter Bol’s fate will be?
‘I’m innocent’: Aussie star fails drug test
Australian athletics star Peter Bol, who rose to prominence at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to a performance enhancing substance.
Mystery over Usain Bolt’s missing millions
Jamaican financial authorities are investigating reports athletics legend Usain Bolt may have lost millions to fraud.
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Fabulous at 40 and set for Olympic debut
SCOTT Westcott will become the oldest Australian track and field athlete to make his Olympic debut when he contests the men’s marathon in Rio at the age of 40 years and 331 days.
Is Tallent the unluckiest athlete in the world?
AFTER coming second to another convicted drug cheat at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, Jared Tallent has been handed an unfortunate epithet.
Parnov’s pain leads to leap at a bigger dream
THE best part of a nightmare is waking up to the sheer relief that the events in your head were only fantasy. Liz Parnov is not that lucky.
Second best a privilege for Lincoln
MERV Lincoln, one of the pioneers of the four-minute mile, once smashed the world record by more than a second — but didn’t even win the race. Herb Elliott ran even faster.
Tallent to receive gold in Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN walker Jared Tallent will finally be presented with his 2012 Olympic gold medal in June in Melbourne.
Short and sweet: Supermum Rio bound
A SUPERMUM is heading to Rio, Turia Pitt goes the distance and surfer Steph Gilmore’s new passion. All in this week’s SHORT AND SWEET.
New Dawn for Aussie swimmers
OLYMPIC legend Dawn Fraser refuses to make any gold medal predictions for our swimmers but believes the current crop can bury the demons of the past in Rio.
Jess on mend as Games near
MARATHON star Jess Trengove says she is not panicking about a foot injury which has sidelined her this month as she flies to the US today to continue her preparation for the Rio Olympics.
Rio proves a race too far for Mottram
IT was the end of an era for Craig Mottram but the start of a new dawn for fellow Victorian marathoner Liam Adams.
Sally Pearson’s ‘Healing Hans’
HE is a world-renowned German doctor who works with some of the world’s top athletes and could be Sally Pearson’s secret weapon.
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