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”.
Athletics
‘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.
‘Bloody magnificent’ Jenneke stuns onlookers
A day after her Olympic campaign appeared over due to a serious injury, the popular Aussie somehow donned the spikes once more.
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‘Huge relief’: Aussie star’s rare feat
It’s been a banner year for Australian athletes and another high mark has been achieved in Vienna.
‘World’s sexiest athlete’ comes crashing down
Alica Schmidt, dubbed the “world’s sexiest athlete”, has been dealt a crushing reality check after being blown off the track.
50 Qld rookies from 12 sports eyeing Games glory
Here’s 50 crack sporting rookies from 12 sports short listed as potentially Queensland’s next Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives.
Runner’s dreams crushed by his own penis
A furious athlete has lashed out after his privates were exposed in the middle of a race where he dropped to dead last. WARNING: Explicit content.
Aussie teen sprint freak stuns at worlds
Australia’s sprint stocks are looking healthy after one of the nation’s quickest teenagers shocked the world at the under-20s world champs.
Aussies rocked as world champ tests positive
An Aussie world champion is set to become a guinea pig for the Commonwealth Games’ controversial Covid policy after testing positive.
Awesome Aussies to take the world by storm
Australia is expected to break records with an insane gold rush at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games — but some will be bigger than the rest.
Truth about Europe’s most ‘boring’ city
One photo says it all about what is really happening at the Commonwealth Games and the sights you’re not supposed to see.
World loses it as ‘insane’ record shattered
Armand Duplantis is an absolute god of athletics, taking the sport of pole vault to height scarcely thought possible in the past.
Olympic legend sparks ‘racism’ storm
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has sparked outrage after questioning athletics as records tumbled in Oregon.
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