World stunned as Aussie chases 64-year first
History is awaiting Australian Jess Hull, who has the chance to do something no other Aussie has achieved in 64-years.
Athletics
Gold medallist’s brutal sledge for Nine host
Nina Kennedy created history for Australia and capped a post-event interview with a quip that’s been labelled “iconic”.
‘I can handle the pace’: Hull ready to take her place in 1500m history
A year ago Jess Hull was struggling to keep up with the upper echelon of middle-distance running. Come Paris, she is now vying for gold.
Lyles leaves track in a wheelchair after drama-filled 200m final
Noah Lyles’ dream of the sprint double has fallen victim to a blue flash and a bout of COVID. Later fellow American superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record winning the 400m hurdles.
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World champion pole vaulter dead at 29
From NCAA titles to Olympic finals, the promising sportsman still had a long road ahead before he died on Wednesday at home in Kingswood, Texas.
Bol confirms first Aussie race since return
Peter Bol’s path to the Paris Olympics will now include a race in Melbourne in February.
Saving lives and juggling javelin: Star’s battle for Olympic glory
Doctor by day, medal hopeful by night – how javelin star Mackenzie Little juggles the demands of medicine with her Paris Olympic dream.
‘Murder’: Olympian stabbed to death
Police have announced an Olympic runner has been stabbed to death in news that has rocked the athletics world.
‘I had to be all-in for this’: Aussie Olympian’s huge risk to chase gold
Tanielle Crase is a three-time national heptathlon champion, but the financial strains of chasing her Olympic dream forced the Paris hopeful out of the country and to take massive risks in the pursuit of glory on the world stage.
Bol ‘in the right mindset’ after nightmare drug scandal
Peter Bol has welcomed new Athletics Australia boss Jane Flemming’s scathing condemnation of his nightmare drug scandal, as he turns his eyes towards the Paris Olympics in 2024.
‘Shocked myself’: Aussie close to Olympic miracle
After leaving the Tokyo Olympics in tears after a shattering injury, an Aussie running star has gone to another exciting level.
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