The verdict: How Jess Hull can stun 1500m final
Jess Hull enters the 1500m final for Australia as one of the favourites following her blistering semi-final run. Can she make Olympic history?
Athletics
Marathon shock after legend’s DNF, Aussie breaks Olympic record
Pat Tiernan has run the fastest Olympic marathon by an Aussie, breaking a 40-year record held by the Robert de Castella, as another legend failed to finish for the first time in his career.
USA botch exchange in men’s relay shock
The USA went into the men’s 4x100m relay as heavy favourites, but then they lost Noah Lyles and things only got worse from there.
‘Two years to recover’: Marathon man to put Tokyo torture behind him
His collapse at Tokyo was one of the most frightening images of the 2021 Games. But Pat Tiernan has rebuilt his body and mind and ready to atone in his Olympic marathon debut.
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100 years of history dumped as bookies banned from Stawell Gift
Bookies have been banned from one of Australia’s most iconic races — the Stawell Gift — in a controversial move which has killed off more than a century worth of history.
‘Who is that?’: Day Mottram unearthed our next aths star
Middle-distance legend Craig Mottram has revealed the day he first spotted Claudia Hollingsworth, the teenager who put the Paris Olympics on notice with a stunning 800m win in Melbourne.
‘Dangerous, irresponsible’: WADA destroys ‘Steroid Olympics’
Athletes willing to compete in the Enhanced Games have been given a sobering warning about their futures – and their health – in a stunning takedown by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Arrests in marathon runner’s chilling death
Arrests have been made following chilling claims about the shock death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum in Kenya.
‘Break it again’: New sprint queen’s bold call
At just 19 she’s already the fastest Aussie in history but the teen flash has a big goal as she plots an Olympic path.
Mystery men raise suspicions after Kiptum’s shock death
The father of Kelvin Kiptum has called on the Kenyan government to investigate his son’s sudden death after meeting four mystery men.
World’s sexiest athlete refuses lucrative offer
Glamorous German track star Alica Schmidt says she didn’t ‘feel comfortable’ accepting an eye-popping offer.
Secret weapon in Commonwealth champ’s Olympic plans
Discus champion Matt Denny has revealed a secret weapon he picked up from golf star Cameron Smith to help his gold medal quest at the Paris Olympics.
Actual ‘fastest man in world’ to be crowned
The Enhanced Games, which will encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs “out in the open” is almost a reality.
Meet the rising star rewriting Tasmanian athletics history
A rising star of Tasmanian athletics has claimed two state records in one weekend in results which even shocked her. Here’s why.
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