Ready to take on the world
THE man behind Kurtis Marschall’s journey to the world athletics championships says the SA pole vaulter feels at home alongside the superstars of the sport.
Athletics
Bolt’s six words for booed ‘cheat’
JUSTIN Gatlin not only ruined Usain Bolt’s farewell party, but he created a firestorm in the process, following his drug-filled past.
Nothing goes to plan for Solomon
FIVE years ago it was the scene of his greatest achievement but unfortunately Steve Solomon found out exactly how far the 400m event has shifted since his injury-enforced lay-off.
Bolt slow out of the blocks in farewell dash
IT wouldn’t be classified as a scare but Usain Bolt did have to overcome a horrible start in the opening race of his grand farewell at the World Championships.
Farah going out in customary style
RETIRING British superstar Mo Farah has now won 10 consecutive global track distance titles — and will chase No. 11 in the 5000m later in the week.
‘I just felt this energy overwhelm me’
STEVE Solomon is in awe of 2016 Rio Olympic 400m gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk, but that goes out the window when he takes on the South African at the London world championships.
Riley ticking off life goals, one Day at a time
SHE ticked off racing against Usain Bolt earlier in the year and now schoolgirl sprint star Riley Day can cross off another bucket list item.
Pearson comeback still on track
SALLY Pearson posted her second fastest time of the season at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, while Usain Bolt claimed a routine win on his farewell tour.
Teen ‘over the moon’ with second world title
SCHOOLGIRL Isis Holt was surprised when she won her first world title this week. Now the teen is “over the moon” after picking up another – along with a world record.
Sailing dad Belcher in seventh heaven
MAT Belcher has become Australia’s most successful Olympic class skipper in history with his seventh world crown after a sensational comeback at the world 470 titles in Greece.
Pearson produces five-year stunner
SALLY Pearson has returned to the scene of her greatest triumph to breathe life into her world championship campaign with a blistering run at the London Diamond meet.
‘Faster than we thought was humanly possible’
HE SMASHED the mark, but Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge’s amazing marathon run will not be counted as a world record.
How does the AOC vote work?
THE Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president, vice president and board on Saturday morning using an exhaustive voting system. HERE’S HOW
Rio marathon champion fails drug test
JEMIMA Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold in the marathon when she triumphed in Rio last year, has failed an out-of-competition dope test.
Aussies celebrate world selection
SALLY Pearson, discus star Dani Stevens, sprinter Ella Nelson and hurdler Lauren Wells swapped track shoes for heels to celebrate their world selection.
Dani throws weight behind world discus bid
IT’S been eight years since she stunned by becoming the youngest discus world champion in history, but Dani Stevens reckons she is still nowhere near her peak.
Nelson out to cash in Olympic pain
ELLA Nelson is haunted by the width of a dollar coin. It stalks Australia’s top sprinter at every training session - that’s the distance she missed an Olympic final by.
Drug cheats ‘robbed Oz athlete of gold’
AN Australian who finished behind three Russian drug cheats at the Athens Olympics has launched a bid to be awarded a gold medal, 13 years on.
Lightning Bolt ready to strike twice
USAIN Bolt’s determination to see his All Stars outfit win the inaugural Nitro Athletics series will see him race twice in Saturday’s finale.
Bolt’s second act lives up to the billing
NITRO Athletics was meant to excite, bring in a new audience and set up a cliff-hanger finish on the final night. Tick, tick and tick. Thanks, largely, to Usain Bolt.
Bolt is quick to party in Melbourne
USAIN Bolt went straight from the track to the club last night, DJ-ing after a packed-out athletics tournament with dancers, flame throwers and disco.
The stalking of Usain Bolt
GETTING an audience with the world’s greatest athlete isn’t easy. But this week Melbourne has the chance to collectively enjoy Usain Bolt’s company.
’The Jiggling tag… it’s not a bad thing’
MICHELLE Jenneke has a new coach, a new approach and is upbeat about her future despite her Olympics disappointment in Rio.
How frustrated Sally got back on track
SALLY Pearson was almost down and out, on the verge of quitting athletics. But what was it that lit the spark back under the Olympic gold medal winner?
Jamaica, Bolt stripped of gold medal
JAMAICA and Usain Bolt have been stripped of the 4x100m gold medal from the 2008 Olympics after a positive doping test.
The only person in the stadium not watching Bolt
ONE particular Australian athlete found out the hard way at the Rio Olympics that the world stops for Usain Bolt.
Who is the man that stared down Bolt?
HE ran his first sprint wearing basketball shorts and Converse shoes, and has an Aussie link — meet the Canadian getting under Usain Bolt’s skin.
Aussie flag still flies for ‘Sally’s race’
EVEN though our representative was 14,000kms away, an Australian flag flew proudly behind the blocks for the start of the women’s 100m hurdles final.
‘Not cool’: Bolt fires up at young rival
SPRINT star Usain Bolt has shown a side we have never seen, taking aim at a young rival in his post 200m semi-final interview. WATCH THE RACE HERE!
Kings of the court and BMX bandits
A roundup of what went down on day 12 in Rio: The Boomers ease in to the semi-finals, our BMX men and women fire and Usain Bolt laughs all the way to the 200m final …
Bolt’s main rival suffers massive blow
USAIN Bolt’s quest to win another gold medal in Rio just got a whole lot easier after his main rival shocked the athletics world.
Penis claim denied by ‘ridiculed’ athlete
HIROKI Ogita has denied reports that his penis cost him a place in the pole vault final in Rio and has slammed the media for attempting “to take him down.”
Let’s bring Usain Bolt to Adelaide
EXCLUSIVE: THE State Government has been urged to lobby to make the state part of a new athletics series likely to feature seven-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
Horrific aftermath of Aussie’s graphic injury
KIM Mickle literally threw her arm out of its socket in the Olympic javelin competition. What the Aussie endured to get the dislocated limb back in place is just awful.
Semenya gender debate heats up in Rio
CASTER Semenya has rivalled Usain Bolt for fascination in the lead-up to these Games and the intersex athlete has the world scratching their heads.
Bolt to jump-start athletics in Australia
EXCLUSIVE: Athletics Australia is set to make Usain Bolt the face of its new Big Bash League-style athletics series early next year.
‘I don’t know if she’s getting extra help’
AUSTRALIAN distance runner Eloise Wellings has questioned Ethiopian world record holder Almaz Ayana after the 5000m heats, saying she heard something strange.
Starc hopes to jump above cult figure status
HE walks away from the Olympic Games with a global profile but Brandon Starc hopes he can learn from a disappointing finish in Rio to make his name in high jump.
Stratton feels the heat ahead of Rio final
LONG jump medal hope Brooke Stratton has admitted to struggling with the expectation associated with being ranked world No.3 coming into Rio.
“She’ll bounce back, it’s Kim Mickle”
HEAD coach Craig Hilliard has defended the decision to allow Kim Mickle to compete in Rio after the javelin star blew her shoulder apart for the second time in 12 months.
Aussies rule the waves … but sink elsewhere
A roundup of what went down on day 11 in Rio: Australian sailors rule the waves, but the Opals and our track and field stars fail to stay afloat …
The loneliest athlete at the Rio Olympics
DARYA Klishina says she is so stressed by the past week of her life that she can’t even talk about it. It’s not over yet, either.
The night an Aussie track star was born
SHE missed out on the 200m final by a whisker, but Ella Nelson has announced herself at the Rio Olympics, and looks to become the next Australian sprint queen.
Starc falls just short in high jump final
AUSTRALIAN high jumper Bradon Starc was unable to reproduce his performance in the semi-finals in the final of the event, finishing outside the medal shake-up.
Heartwarming Olympic moment you missed
AMERICAN distance runner Abbey D’Agostino will not leave Rio with a medal, but she did deliver one of the most inspiring moments of the Olympic Games.
He gets knocked down … then gets up again
HAITIAN hurdler Jeffrey Julmis has become an instant Olympic hero after crashing down in the 100m hurdles … but getting up again to complete the race.
Jiggling Jenneke: ‘One of my worst races ever’
AS jiggles went, it wasn’t a gold medal performance. But Michelle Jenneke’s performance in the media mixed zone was a lot more impressive than what she showed out on the track.
Most sporting moment you’ll see
AMERICAN distance runner Abbey D’Agostino will not leave Rio with a medal, but she did deliver one of the most inspiring moments of the Olympic Games.
The shocking next step for world 400m record holder
WAYDE Van Niekerk’s 400m world record for Olympic gold was astonishing, but this might just top it for shock value.
Whisper Games: Rio record-breakers’ sad reality
RIO 2016 has played host to some of the greatest performances in sporting history but with that comes widespread suspicion. Here are the athletes who have copped questions.
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