The bold plan to get Usain Bolt to Gold Coast
MOVES are afoot to have Usain Bolt run at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018, with a sponsor key to securing the world’s fastest man.
Athletics
Bolt destroys rivals in epic Olympic farewell
VIDEO: Usain Bolt has the historic golden triple-triple after an incredible relay run in his last Olympic race, while Aussie Alana Boyd copped a heartbreaking near miss for a medal.
Could these NFL stars beat Bolt?
SEVERAL NFL players had stellar track careers before football — a sport where Olympic speed is a coveted commodity — which of them could have challenged in Rio?
Tallent takes silver in epic 50km race
FIRST he was denied by a drug cheat, this time it was a fast-finishing Slovakian who has cruelled Jared Tallent’s dream of crossing the line first at an Olympic Games.
Shattering moment for walk champion
SERIOUS health issues denied this French 50km walk world record holder from converting his dominance of the event into Olympic gold. WARNING: Graphic images
The mentality of winning at the Olympics
IT’S called “Olympic swagger”. And when it comes to the Rio Games, you either have it or you don’t.
‘I almost killed a cameraman’
HE’S the Brisbane athlete who just completed the gruelling 10-stage event at the Rio Olympics. But it is his javelin throw that everyone will remember. SEE THE VIDEO
Why Bolt was disappointed after historic win
USAIN Bolt and slowing down don’t really go in the same sentence. But after winning his eighth Olympic gold medal, Bolt admitted he was finally showing his age.
Bolt’s heir apparent ready to take up mantle
ASKED to sum up Usain Bolt’s legacy in the world of athletics, young Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse was happy to play ball. To a point.
This is what Usain Bolt does to people
IT WAS a moment that epitomised what it’s like to be a world-class athlete, but in the same event as an all-time legend.
Bolt, Ali, Pele: The new big three!
HAVING won the 100m and 200m Olympic gold medal for the third time in a row, Usain Bolt says he now wants to be considered in the same category as Muhammad Ali and Pele.
How Bolt secured legend status
USAIN Bolt won a third successive Olympic 200m gold, further cementing his legendary status. Here’s a breakdown of how he won his eighth gold medal.
Bolt smashes field to win gold
USAIN Bolt has just won gold in the men’s 200m final, defending his Olympic title and adding another chapter to his legendary biography.
Aussie bucking 40-year trend in 1500m
RYAN Gregson could retire today and be happy. But instead he still has some unfinished business after becoming the first Australian man to make an Olympic 1500m final for 40 years.
Aussie sailors and brilliant Bolt come good again
A roundup of what went down on day 13 in Rio: Aussie sailors and kayakers weigh in with more medals, a BMX beat-up and Usain Bolt strolls to 200m gold …
Gregson’s 40-year first in superb 1500m run
RYAN Gregson has become the first Australian man into an Olympic 1500m final for 40 years with a superb semi-final run in Rio.
Semenya powers into final chasing sensitive gold
ANDROGYNOUS superstar Caster Semenya is racing against Olympic rivals who simply cannot match her, which critics call “ridiculous”. Now she’s in the Rio 800m final.
Relay mayhem as US re-run punts China
THEY were expecting boos but the American women’s 4x100m relay team rode home the cheers of the Rio crowd and qualified for the finals in an unusual solo heat.
USA superstars’ bizarre race against no one
THE USA 4x100m relay team had a major calamity. In bizarre scenes, they were given the chance to make up for it on an empty track in a near-empty stadium.
The trick that helped Gregson regain form
AUSSIE 1500m runner Ryan Gregson was finding it hard to relax so much so that it was affecting his performances. A trick from his coach has helped reverse that.
Usain Bolt: 10 things you didn’t know
WE ALL know about Usain Bolt’s world records and gold medals, but did you know he’s bowled Chris Gayle (video) and has never run a full mile? Here are 10 facts you won’t know.
Bolt’s world record bid on track
USAIN Bolt’s bid for a historic triple-triple is on course after the 200m semi-finals, and he he might just add a world record for good measure.
High hopes dashed for Aussie teen
HIGH jumping prodigy Eleanor Patterson was pegged as the next big thing for Australian athletics heading into the Rio Olympics was left in tears after failing to progress past qualifying.
‘No regrets, I’d do it over again’
AUSTRALIAN javelin athlete Kim Mickle says she has no regrets about pushing herself so hard in Rio she literally threw her shoulder out of its socket.
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.
Bolt’s incredible run stuns the world
SUPREME and sublime. That’s one more for Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen.“Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal.”
Australia’s new rising star of the marathon
MILLY Clark was competing in her first Olympics, and just the second marathon of her life. She didn’t win gold, but the Aussie put together a performance to remember.
‘There is nobody cooler than him’
HE’S the fastest man in history and the crowds who gathered to watch his barnstorming seventh Olympic gold say he’s also the coolest.
Bolt’s grandest triumph of all
HE did it. Start the superlatives now as Usain Bolt has created history by winning his third consecutive Olympic 100m crown.
How Bolt saved Olympic Games
IT took 9.81secs for one man to save the 2016 Rio Olympics. He did everything we wanted him too. Which when we look back, will never be said about the 2016 Games in Brazil.
100m sprint final results: Bolt wins
ALL the results and times from the 100m sprint final at Rio 2016.
Bolt and 10 ‘other’ fastest men on the planet
USAIN Bolt bestrides the 100m track like a colossus. How does his recent domination of the speed gun compare with former ‘fastest men in the world’?
Why the world needs Bolt to win
DRUG scandals have engulfed athletics in Rio and, while he doesn’t like being called the sport’s saviour, the fact is Jamiacan superstar Usain Bolt has a big job to do.
Bolt the No 1 selfie target in Rio
HE’S the rockstar of Rio and if athlete selfies were awarded points, nabbing one with Usain Bolt would top the charts.
Milly’s marvellous Olympic debut
COMPETING in just her second marathon, Australia’s Milly Clark has run brilliantly to finish 18th in Rio.
‘What’s going on with my d***?’
THE most stressful moment of Usain Bolt’s career didn’t come on the track, but in a Jamaican hospital ward after a car crash.
‘We signed who?’ Mo in EPL dreamland
MO Farah was in dreamland after his incredible 10,000m victory at the Olympics on Sunday, but it had nothing to do with his victory or Olympic gold.
Worst choke in ‘Olympic history’
THE Campbell sisters have again missed out on a medal in their individual events, with Cate proving to be her own harshest critic.
Can Gatlin get Bolt in Rio?
THEY call it a rivalry, but it’s been dominated by one man. He’s only beaten Usain Bolt once in eight tries, but Justin Gatlin says he can turn the tide in Rio.
Brennan’s gold moment, Cate’s silver lining
A roundup of what went down on day 8 in Rio: Kim Brennan delivered gold, Cate Campbell’s meet had a silver lining, while Michael Phelps signed off with yet another triumph.
Thompson snaps Fraser-Pryce 100m stranglehold
JAMAICA’S Elaine Thompson stormed to victory in the women’s 100m to end the Olympic reign of compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Legendary Farah overcomes fall, claims gold
THEY said the only way they’d beat Mo Farah in the Olympic 10,000m was to knock him over. They were wrong. Farah got knocked down with 15 laps to go and still won.
Lapierre fails to fire as hand costs US star gold
HE finished 10th but long-jumper Fabrice Lapierre is convinced he threw the gold medal away, as Henry Frayne performed better but still missed the medals.
Bolt v Gatlin: The race to stop the world
OLYMPIC great Michael Johnson has a unique take when asked for comment about the ‘rivalry’ between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin.
Leaping Lapierre’s taste for gold
FABRICE Lapierre will be hoping his trademark gold necklace he’s worn since 2010 will bring him more gold when he competes in the final of the men’s long jump.
Lilly who? Gatlin hits back at swim ace
JUST days after Lilly King said compatriot Justin Gatlin should not be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics, the American sprinter has responded to her comments.
Model athlete? Russia’s Klishina kick out of Olympics
ATHLETICS world body, the IAAF, has banned long jumper Darya Klishina, Russia’s only athlete allowed to take part in the Rio Olympics, the Court of Arbitration has confirmed.
Bolt blows out cobwebs, Aussies on track
IT was a nice lunchtime stroll for Usain Bolt as he ticked off the opening round of the men’s 100m while the Aussies showed they were also on track.
Bronzed Aussie’s ’bloody epic’ day
WITH three kilometres remaining and his hamstrings going, Dane Bird-Smith knew he needed to draw on something special if he was going to win a medal.
Doubts linger: ‘It’s too easy’
LESS than five minutes after Almaz Ayana had crossed the line in the 10,000m final, one of her rivals said what everyone was thinking.
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