16yo stripped of state title over post-race act
A 16-year-old has been left devastated after she was stripped of a state 400m athletics title for her post-race celebration.
Athletics
Runner who cost Aussie gold fails drug test
The runner who won the Paris 2024 race in which Australia’s Jaryd Clifford was disqualified has been banned for doping.
Kennedy steps out of Gout Gout’s shadow with sub-10 stunner
A heartbreaking national championships looked set to haunt Lachlan Kennedy, who seemed destined to always be in the shadow of Gout Gout. But there were two things which gave Kennedy a chance at history.
Gout of this world! The making of our sprint sensation
He’s an Olympic champion-in-waiting, a promoter’s dream and a national cult hero – at just 17 Gout Gout already needs little introduction. SPECIAL REPORT
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‘Hasn’t proven himself’: Champ’s Gout Gout call
Gout Gout came second taking on older sprinters in Melbourne and one Stawell Gift one rival has questioned whether the teen star’s hype is real.
Teenager wipes Aussie legend from history
Australia has another young gun sprinter after a teenager announced herself by breaking an Aussie legend’s longstanding record.
Aussie freak’s record-breaking throw shatters historic barrier
No Australian had ever broken the magical 70m barrier in discus throwing – until Olympic star Matt Denny shattered the mark with one of the longest throws in history.
Aussie giant makes history with huge throw
The world record could now be within reach for an Australian athletics star who monstered his own national record at an event in the USA.
‘He’s p***ed off’: Gout privately not happy
Sprint sensation Gout Gout’s coach has spoken out about drama that followed the moment he was upstaged on Saturday.
Gout holds the power that Aussie athletics has been searching for
Stands full, eagerness and the name on everyone’s lips, Gout Gout is single-handedly leading Australian athletics into its new era, and his star power is what the governing body has been desperately searching for.
Australia’s fastest man stuns Gout in boilover
All eyes were on Gout Gout as the teen sensation hit the track, but he was beaten by a fellow Aussie young gun in a shock result.
American tells Gout, Australia ‘I told you so’
Gout Gout’s biggest critic has given Australia a reality check with a photo showing the American commentator may be right.
Kennedy stuns Gout Gout in race that stopped a nation
While it might not have been in the script, Gout Gout suffering a shock loss to Lachlan Kennedy could end up being a pivotal moment in Australian sprinting. This is why.
How Melbourne’s weather ended hopes to smash 10-second barrier
Melbourne’s fluctuating conditions conspired against the push to break the 100m 10-second barrier, as Claudia Hollingsworth showed why she is one of Australia’s top prospects in year.
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