“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.
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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.
‘I got treated like Jesse Owens did in 1936’
AFTER losing the pole vault final to local Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva, Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie made a bizarre comparison to Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Rio erupts as home hero takes gold
UNHERALDED Brazilian Thiago Braz Da Silva sent the home crowd wild as he trumped France’s defending Olympic champion to win the men’s pole vault title.
Miller time! Shaunae dives to 400m glory
ALLYSON Felix was regarded as one of the biggest certainties of the Games and it was going to take something special to beat her in the 400m final.Shaunae Miller did just that.
Rudisha defends 800m title with style
WORLD champion and world record holder David Rudisha produced a last-lap kick to become the first man in 52 years to defend the Olympic title.
Samuels defies downpour to reach discus final
DANI Samuels has defied a torrential downpour and the pressure of delivering on her final throw to make the Olympic discus final.
The 41 steps that made Bolt immortal
JAMAICAN superstar Usain Bolt oozes confidence. So when asked when he knew he was going to win the 100m at the Rio Games, his answer was perfect.
Gatlin: ‘I thought I would get more respect’
EVEN Usain Bolt was left speechless by the jeers directed at Justin Gatlin ahead of the 100m final. The American says he’s served his time, so is it time we move on?
Aussie athletes punch above their weight
AUSTRALIA’S women’s steeplechase duo Madeline Heiner-Hills and Genevieve LaCaze punish haters on and off the track.
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