Aussie’s stunning feat on world stage
Nina Kennedy has kicked off Australia’s medal tally at the World Athletics Championships after taking an Olympic champion all the way.
Athletics
Injury hell to bronze medal: Aussie’s incredible comeback
It wasn’t long ago that Nina Kennedy’s injury-riddled body nearly gave up on her. Now the Australian pole vaulter is world championships bronze medallist.
America’s clean sweep is pure dominance
Team USA proved they are still the kings of the athletics world after three Americans swept the medals in the men’s 100m sprint.
Ex-Aussie champ breaks dad’s 28-year record
Australia had a horror 100m heats at the World Champs but a former Australian titleholder took a national record away from his father.
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Tallent: ‘IOC have head in the sand’
AUSTRALIAN Olympic gold medallist Jared Tallent says he has lost faith in the Olympic movement following the IOC’s decision not to apply a blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio.
How are ‘rotten Russia’ allowed to compete?
FIVE weeks ago IOC vice-president John Coates tore into Russia as he handed Jared Tallent his gold medal from London 2012. So the IOC deciding not to ban all athletes was staggering on many levels.
How animal cruelty transformed Rio campaign
WHEN Morgan Mitchell’s boyfriend played a documentary about animal cruelty it changed her life forever and caused some furrowed brows among athletics types.
Olympic drama aside, the show must go on!
AS SOON as swimmers start swimming, runners start running and medals start getting handed out, nothing else seems to matter. No matter how shaky the lead-up to the Olympics, they always go on.
Wait — you broke the world record
THIS sprinter had no idea she had smashed an historic record, until she got a tap on the shoulder. Her reaction was perfect.
Sex Olympics: Will Aussie couples abstain?
WITH so many Australian athletes pairing up in the Olympic team for Rio, the age-old issue of sex and sport has resurfaced, writes Amy Harris.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
Bolt: Russia ban will scare a lot of cheats
USAIN Bolt says Russia’s track and field team being banned from the Olympics sends a powerful message that should scare other cheats.
Pressure on IOC to ban Russia from Rio
RUSSIA’s track and field athletes have been banned from the Olympics and the entire Russian squad could swiftly follow. The pressure is now on the IOC after the landmark CAS decision.
Medal hope Stratton favours Russia ban
HER idol was robbed by the Russians and long-jumper Brooke Stratton doesn’t want to suffer the same fate in Rio.
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