Tributes flow as legendary Aussie coach dies
Australian athletics cult hero Michelle Jenneke is in mourning after the death of a legendary coach, which has rocked the sport.
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‘It’s our duty’: The bond between stars amid drug fight
As Peter Bol proclaimed his innocence after being provisionally suspended following a failed drug test, Shayna Jack wasted no time reaching out. She knew what he was going through.
Why China doesn’t want you to see this pic
A photo of two Chinese athletes has been censored on social media in China with one tiny detail in the photo the reason behind it all.
‘Not human’: World record obliterated
The women’s marathon world record has been absolutely obliterated in a stunning performance that left runners in awe.
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Rio marathon champion fails drug test
JEMIMA Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold in the marathon when she triumphed in Rio last year, has failed an out-of-competition dope test.
Aussies celebrate world selection
SALLY Pearson, discus star Dani Stevens, sprinter Ella Nelson and hurdler Lauren Wells swapped track shoes for heels to celebrate their world selection.
Dani throws weight behind world discus bid
IT’S been eight years since she stunned by becoming the youngest discus world champion in history, but Dani Stevens reckons she is still nowhere near her peak.
Nelson out to cash in Olympic pain
ELLA Nelson is haunted by the width of a dollar coin. It stalks Australia’s top sprinter at every training session - that’s the distance she missed an Olympic final by.
Drug cheats ‘robbed Oz athlete of gold’
AN Australian who finished behind three Russian drug cheats at the Athens Olympics has launched a bid to be awarded a gold medal, 13 years on.
Lightning Bolt ready to strike twice
USAIN Bolt’s determination to see his All Stars outfit win the inaugural Nitro Athletics series will see him race twice in Saturday’s finale.
Bolt’s second act lives up to the billing
NITRO Athletics was meant to excite, bring in a new audience and set up a cliff-hanger finish on the final night. Tick, tick and tick. Thanks, largely, to Usain Bolt.
Bolt is quick to party in Melbourne
USAIN Bolt went straight from the track to the club last night, DJ-ing after a packed-out athletics tournament with dancers, flame throwers and disco.
The stalking of Usain Bolt
GETTING an audience with the world’s greatest athlete isn’t easy. But this week Melbourne has the chance to collectively enjoy Usain Bolt’s company.
’The Jiggling tag… it’s not a bad thing’
MICHELLE Jenneke has a new coach, a new approach and is upbeat about her future despite her Olympics disappointment in Rio.
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