‘I was so f**king proud’: How Nina Kennedy conquered the world
After winning gold at the Paris Olympics, Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has starred in a new fashion shoot – and revealed the ‘really scary’ reality behind her ambition.
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Fleeing war, chasing gold: Congo refugee fastest in Queensland
Soldiers hunted his family as the bloodshed of the second Congo war reached its peak. Now Queensland’s fastest 15-year-old hopes to honour the nation that saved them by sprinting for Australia at the Olympics. Watch him in action here.
Australia’s fastest woman relocates to train with Dutch superstar Bol
One of Australia’s most exciting sporting talents is about to get a huge helping hand – linking with one of the fastest women in the world, and a Paris Olympics viral sensation.
How Little Aths, Steve Hooker’s coach launched Nina Kennedy
The Olympic gold medallist reveals how she was discovered, what was going through her head during the pole vault final, and why the future is bright for Aussie track and field.
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Meet the teenage prodigy taking Australian athletics by storm
A Ballarat sprinting sensation has put other Australian Olympic hopefuls of notice after a stunning start to 2024 with the quickest times in the country. And he’s only going to get faster.
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.
New Athletics Australia president hits out over Bol scandal
Jane Flemming has only just stepped into the hot seat at Athletics Australia, but she’s already made a firm statement on the handling of Peter Bol’s drug testing process.
Toowoomba’s Tokyo hero sets his sights on coveted running title
Two years ago Toowoomba’s Patrick Tiernan defied the odds to finish the 10,000m Tokyo Olympics final after two brutal race falls. The long distance runner has gone from strength to strength since then and now has his sights set on a coveted race win.
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