Shock as Aussie teen sprinter tops Usain Bolt
Gout Gout has gone viral again and drawn more Usain Bolt comparisons after his latest effort at the under-20 world championships.
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Watch: Viral sprint star Gout Gout stuns with another world-class run
He’s the viral internet sprint star earning comparisons to Usain Bolt and Gout Gout showed just why at the world junior athletics championships in Peru.
Aussie teen prodigy rewrites history books
The world better get used to the name Delta Amidzovski after the teenage Australian did something no other Australian had ever achieved.
Geelong Paralympian out to shed ‘fourth-place’ status in Paris
In January, Geelong Paralympian Sam McIntosh found himself in hospital, undergoing surgery for internal bleeding. Now, eight months later, he’ll go for gold in Paris in a fourth games appearance.
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Fourth Townsville athlete confirmed for Paris Olympics
A fourth North Queensland athlete has officially punched her ticket for Paris, after qualifying for the Australian Olympic heptathlon team. We spoke to her exclusively from Poland:
Australia’s fastest woman drops 100m shock
Torrie Lewis, who made huge news with a record-breaking effort earlier this year, has made a surprise Paris Olympics call.
Jess shares sweet family moment ahead of Olympics tilt
SA champion runner and mum Jessica Stenson has revealed her secret weapon that will fuel her marathon run at the Paris Olympics.
Australia’s fastest man facing Paris wipe out
Australia’s fastest man Rohan Browning, a stunning semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is at serious risk of failing to qualify for Paris 2024.
Australia’s fastest man in danger of missing Paris
Dubbed the next Matt Shirvington and Australia’s budding super star over the 100 metres, Rohan Browning now finds himself on the brink of missing the Olympic Games in Paris after a semi-final appearance in Tokyo, three years ago.
Olympic sprint queen out of Paris Games
The Jamaican great, who has won the 100m-200m sprint double at the last two Olympics, won’t have a chance to compete in Paris.
America in uproar as gold medalist erased
The reigning women’s Olympic 800m champion will not defend her title in Paris after “heartbreaking” scenes at the US trials.
Sprint champ stuns with item in his suit
Outspoken American sprint star Noah Lyles pulled a trick from his pocket at the US Olympic trials that had nerds salivating.
How one breadcrumb could derail Aussie’s Olympic dreams
She might be Australia’s fastest woman, but Torrie Lewis has a constant battle on her hands just to get to the starting blocks, revealing how coeliac disease could potentially derail her Olympic campaign.
Torrie Lewis: ‘I knew I had it in me’
She spirited into sporting history with a record-breaking run that saw her dubbed Australia’s ‘fastest woman ever’. Now, Torrie Lewis reveals what’s next as she prepares for the Paris Olympics.
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