24 Aussie stars set to blow Paris 2024 away
A year out from the 2024 Olympic Games, Australia is enjoying enormous success all over the world. Here are 24 young athletes to keep an eye on as the countdown continues.
Athletics
‘Amazing’ Aussie 17yo smashes world record
An Aussie running teen freak has smashed a host of world records in a staggering performance 12 months before the Paris Olympics.
Joseph Deng bests Peter Bol’s 800m record by 0.1
Joseph Deng has burst out of training partner Peter Bol’s shadow to become the fastest 800m runner in Australian history, setting a new Australian Record in Lyon overnight.
Bol qualifies to take his quest for redemption to world stage
In just his fourth run back since having a provisional doping ban lifted, Australian 800m record holder Peter Bol has comfortably qualified for next month’s world championships in Budapest.
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Usain Bolt’s incredible 400m boast
THE greatest Olympic sprinter of all time is never short on confidence but this claim is next level, even for him.
It’s no contest, Bolt’s the best ever
SPORTS fans were ready to crown Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympian of all time – then Usain Bolt stepped on the track. VOTE: Who do you think is the greatest Olympian?
The day Usain Bolt became too good for words
AMAZING, incredible, astonishing? Just letters put in a certain order, but none of them even come close to describing Usain Bolt, writes Mike Colman.
The origin of the ‘Lightning Bolt’
USAIN Bolt’s famous ‘Lightning Bolt’ signature pose has flashed across countless screens in the last 24 hours — but its origins will surprise you.
Aussie athletes punch above their weight
AUSTRALIA’S women’s steeplechase duo Madeline Heiner-Hills and Genevieve LaCaze punish haters on and off the track.
Howzat? You’re a legend bro!
MITCHELL Starc is on record-breaking pace in Sri Lanka, but the fast bowler’s status as the most talented sportsman in the family is under threat.
Aussies make mark on historic night
HIGH-jumper Brandon Starc became the first Aussie to qualify for the high jump final in 20 years, while Australia’s 400m duo earned different fates.
Man who almost upstaged Bolt
AS THE world waited to watch Usain Bolt, a young man stunned us all, very nearly upstaging the great Jamaican.
Where Bolt’s Rio run rates in Olympic history
USAIN Bolt has won an historic third Olympic 100m gold medal in a time of 9.81 seconds. So, how does that compare with the fastest times recorded in Olympic history?
The sprinter who almost upstaged Bolt
“OH my God!” That was the reaction of Michael Johnson as he watched his 400m world record, which has stood for almost two decades, get smashed in Rio.
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