Aussie teen freak blowing the world away
An Australian teenager is rewriting the record books and drawing comparisons to Jamaica’s all-time sprinting king.
Athletics
Teen Swan Telaya flying towards Paris track dream
16 year-old Sydney Swans’ AFLW academy hopeful Telaya Blacksmith is putting footy on hold momentarily to chase Paralympic glory, writes BRAYDEN MAY.
‘Abomination’: Champion’s statue torn down
Olympic women’s 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon was honoured with a statue in Kenya, only for it to be torn down amid outcry.
‘Nice trip’: Cheeky dig at Olympic hurdler
Friends of an Olympic hurdler have taken a cheeky dig at the returning athlete as the Aussie team touched back down on home soil.
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Ballarat high jumper who swapped landscaping for Paris dream
Ballarat based high jumper Yual Reath could be Australia’s surprise packet in Paris, as coach declares he could ‘win at the Olympics’ after he achieved his first Oceania Championship title.
Cathy drops 2000 Olympics bombshell
Aussie sporting legend Cathy Freeman has revealed she feels a tinge of regret over her iconic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
‘Quite special’: Sultana going from strength to strength
Sebastian Sultana is the future and the present of Australia’s athletics team with the 18-year-old continuing to impress with strong performances on his lead into a debut Olympic Games.
Controversial Olympic picks locked in
After some ugly fallout the Australian marathon team for the Olympics has been confirmed with one inclusion overcoming some remarkable obstacles.
Two words behind Aussie marathon furore
An Australian athletics legend has weighed in on the women’s marathon Olympics controversy, criticising the selection policy.
‘Never seen this’: Olympic bombshell exposed
Aussie Olympic champion Sally Pearson has dropped a bomb on the Australian team just 58 days from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
Aussie shatters record in Olympics statement
Australian middle distance runner Jessica Hill has smashed an athletics record, announcing herself as an Olympic medal contender.
Hull smashes Aussie record to fire rivals Olympic warning
Jessica Hull has further enhanced her Paris Olympic medal credentials, smashing the Australian 1500m record in one of the fastest races in the world this year.
How ‘imposter’ became Australia’s great gold medal hope
She suffered from “imposter syndrome” after winning the world title in 2022, but Eleanor Patterson is more confident than ever she can convert her favouritism into an Olympic gold medal.
Shameful statistic two Indigenous icons are fighting to fix
When Patrick Johnson and Nova Peris rose to stardom, there were no clear pathways for the champion Indigenous Olympians. Now, they are creating avenues so young athletes don’t have to go through what they did.
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