Olympic legend sparks ‘racism’ storm
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has sparked outrage after questioning athletics as records tumbled in Oregon.
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Photo proves US star is a cheat code
US athletics star Sydney McLaughlin has stunned fans as she absolutely smashed her own world record, leaving her rivals in her wake.
Aussie wins gold, makes athletics history
Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber has made history as she successfully defended her javelin title at the world athletics championships.
Bol disappointed after tough 800m final run
Peter Bol is now fully focused on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after a disappointing run in the final of the world athletics championships.
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Ribouem, Toomey lift way to Rio
CAMEROON-born weightlifter Simplice Ribouem and former Cross-Fit star Tia-Clair Toomey are off to Rio as Australia’s Olympic representatives this year.
Olympics history to be made in Rio
FOR all the negativity surrounding the Rio Olympics right now, this story of three sisters from Estonia is one of the bright spots.
Lapierre, facing early exit, jumps out of his skin
THE Rio prospects of long-jumper Fabrice Lapierre continue to improve after he produced the third longest leap of his career at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Rabat.
‘Semenya could win 800m by 20 metres’
IF Caster Semenya blitzes the women’s 800m field in Rio – as she is expected to – the South African will leave a conflicted world to wade through the moral minefield behind her.
Tallent win can’t make up for Olympics shame
JARED Tallent will rightly get his gold, but the East German who cheated Raelene Boyle in Munich entered Germany’s Sporting Hall of Fame, writes Robert Craddock.
Fabulous at 40 and set for Olympic debut
SCOTT Westcott will become the oldest Australian track and field athlete to make his Olympic debut when he contests the men’s marathon in Rio at the age of 40 years and 331 days.
Is Tallent the unluckiest athlete in the world?
AFTER coming second to another convicted drug cheat at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, Jared Tallent has been handed an unfortunate epithet.
Parnov’s pain leads to leap at a bigger dream
THE best part of a nightmare is waking up to the sheer relief that the events in your head were only fantasy. Liz Parnov is not that lucky.
Second best a privilege for Lincoln
MERV Lincoln, one of the pioneers of the four-minute mile, once smashed the world record by more than a second — but didn’t even win the race. Herb Elliott ran even faster.
Tallent to receive gold in Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN walker Jared Tallent will finally be presented with his 2012 Olympic gold medal in June in Melbourne.
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