Hoare’s Paris Olympic dream on track after gruelling injury battle
Commonwealth champion Ollie Hoare is hoping he makes less mistakes on the track than he did with his hair styling as he makes his return after a 10-month absence through injury.
Commonwealth champion Ollie Hoare is hoping he makes less mistakes on the track than he did with his hair styling as he makes his return after a 10-month absence through injury.
Track star Rohan Browning warmed up for the national titles with a win, but he and the rest of a high-class field were upstaged by a pair of rising stars with the Paris Olympics in their sights.
Paris 2024 and the Stade de France. LA 2028 and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Every Olympics is a silent prisoner of the Games before it – that spells trouble for Brisbane.
Aussie fan favourite Peter Bol has just four months until he is back in the blocks on the Olympic stage, but the lead into Paris hasn’t been all smooth sailing despite it being his ‘biggest year yet.’
Today’s announcement by Queensland Premier Steven Miles to overlook recommendations as to where Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic stadium should be, provides plenty of food for thought. ROBERT CRADDOCK’s analysis.
Victorian Lauren Ryan has booked her spot at the Paris Olympics after shattering the Australian 10,000m record.
There is no match on at the Gabba on Monday but it could be the most significant day in the venue’s history, as big decisions are to come with the Olympics on the horizon.
While the IOC is remaining steadfast Olympic medals will not be retrospectively awarded, it will not interfere with sports recognising the victims of East German doping regime.
The Paris Olympics are rapidly approaching – and you’ve got many questions that need to be answered. So, here’s the complete breakdown on dates, sports, tickets and more.
Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers was staring at another silver medal before memories of a cold night competing in Melbourne inspired her to a 10 out of 10 jump and World indoors gold.
Needing a successful jump to continue her pursuit of gold, Aussie Nicola Olyslagers turned to a secret weapon at the indoor world titles.
Bookies have been banned from one of Australia’s most iconic races — the Stawell Gift — in a controversial move which has killed off more than a century worth of history.
Middle-distance legend Craig Mottram has revealed the day he first spotted Claudia Hollingsworth, the teenager who put the Paris Olympics on notice with a stunning 800m win in Melbourne.
Athletes willing to compete in the Enhanced Games have been given a sobering warning about their futures – and their health – in a stunning takedown by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Arrests have been made following chilling claims about the shock death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya.
At just 19 she’s already the fastest Aussie in history but the teen flash has a big goal as she plots an Olympic path.
The father of Kelvin Kiptum has called on the Kenyan government to investigate his son’s sudden death after meeting four mystery men.
Glamorous German track star Alica Schmidt says she didn’t ‘feel comfortable’ accepting an eye-popping offer.
Discus champion Matt Denny has revealed a secret weapon he picked up from golf star Cameron Smith to help his gold medal quest at the Paris Olympics.
The Enhanced Games, which will encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs “out in the open” is almost a reality.
A rising star of Tasmanian athletics has claimed two state records in one weekend in results which even shocked her. Here’s why.
The new Australian 100m record holder has declared it is only a matter of time until she breaks one of the most elusive barriers in Australian athletics. Watch Torrie Lewis’s incredible run.
A teenager has just announced herself as an emerging force in athletics after breaking one of the sport’s most cherished records.
A Ballarat sprinting sensation has put other Australian Olympic hopefuls of notice after a stunning start to 2024 with the quickest times in the country. And he’s only going to get faster.
From NCAA titles to Olympic finals, the promising sportsman still had a long road ahead before he died on Wednesday at home in Kingswood, Texas.
An Australian Olympian is rejoicing after a lengthy investigation into a false positive drugs test was closed for good.
They are our Olympians and world championship hopefuls of the future – the best young track and field aces in Australia. Meet the teens hitting the world stage at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
A year out from the 2024 Olympic Games, Australia is enjoying enormous success all over the world. Here are 24 young athletes to keep an eye on as the countdown continues.
An Aussie running teen freak has smashed a host of world records in a staggering performance 12 months before the Paris Olympics.
Joseph Deng has burst out of training partner Peter Bol’s shadow to become the fastest 800m runner in Australian history, setting a new Australian Record in Lyon overnight.
In just his fourth run back since having a provisional doping ban lifted, Australian 800m record holder Peter Bol has comfortably qualified for next month’s world championships in Budapest.
After enduring the ups and downs of a positive drug test that was ruled false, Peter Bol has got back to the track.
Two Australians set new records with sizzling runs in Norway, with one etching his name in the history books.
The athletics world is in mourning after the first man to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100m sprint died at age 76.
An Aussie triathlete says a race collision that caused the death of a motorcycle rider was the most horrific thing he’s seen and says he was shocked the event was allowed to continue.
Australia’s golden girl Jessica Hull finished on the podium in a in a historic 1500m race with Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, who became the first woman to break the 3.50 minute barrier.
Australia’s Jessica Hull was a part of history in the Diamond League, breaking the Australian record while also witnessing the first sub-3:50 time ever in the women’s 1500m.
Despite being cleared to return to the track, Sport Integrity Australia is yet to interview Peter Bol, as the investigation into an irregular drug test continues to weigh on him.
Police have found the body of a 32-year-old Olympics champion, leaving the sporting world in absolute devastation.
A pioneer on the world stage, Olympic medallist Glynis Nunn is now devoting her time to the nation’s future and believes the Australian Little Athletics Championships are key to unlocking another golden generation.
A young teenager has avenged her mother’s defeat in the Stawell Gift against the same athlete, while another teenager has won the men’s sprint after a summer with Essendon footballers.
Sprinting ace Rohan Browning has come agonisingly close to breaking the 10 second barrier on his way to a second 100m national title.
The Olympian has addressed claims racism was to blame after his supposedly positive drug test result was leaked for the world to see.
New independent testing has revealed the “catastrophic blunder” that wrongly found champion runner Peter Bol was doping.
Australian Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green has condemned the transgender ban put into place by World Athletics this week.
Lord Sebastian Coe, called it decisive action to protect females as World Athletics fell in line with swimming to ban transgender athletes from elite competition.
Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone.
A leading Australian athletics coach has laid out the major hurdles facing the sport ahead of a seismic vote on whether to allow transgender women into elite-level female competitions.
A star athlete has issued a grovelling apology after he outraged the sports world at a recent athletics championship.
The Australian Olympian’s reality TV switch has been revealed – and he’s already one of the favourites to emerge victorious.
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