Athletics boss defends Bol treatment
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says “there are some balances” behind Peter Bol’s initial test result going public.
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‘Disgrace’: Ugly twist in Bol doping saga
Peter Bol’s lawyer has labelled Australian sporting authorities a “disgrace” for leaking the athletics star’s drug test results, as a grim theory about the timing emerges.
‘It’s a disgrace’: Bol’s lawyer goes nuclear
Peter Bol’s lawyer has torn shreds through Sport Integrity Australia, questioning why his positive sample was made public.
Bombshell finding in Aussie’s doping case
A shocking new development in the Peter Bol doping saga has unfolded, with the 800m star releasing a statement today.
Shock twist as star’s drug ‘nightmare’ over
After a positive drugs test late last year, Australian star Peter Bol’s running ban has been lifted.
‘I’m innocent’: Aussie star fails drug test
Australian athletics star Peter Bol, who rose to prominence at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to a performance enhancing substance.
Mystery over Usain Bolt’s missing millions
Jamaican financial authorities are investigating reports athletics legend Usain Bolt may have lost millions to fraud.
World’s fastest man to race in Australia
Australian sprint star Rohan Browning will face off with the fastest man in the world in Australia.
Olympic champ’s wild photo after plane crash
Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha might want to run out to get a lottery ticket after once again dodging death.
‘Got it’: Aussies shatter records on historic day
Two Australian runners in two different parts of the world broke longstanding records in a mammoth day for athletics.
Pittman shares family ‘heartbreak’
Former Olympian Jana Pittman has opened up on a ‘heartbreaking’ moment from the birth of her twins earlier this year.
‘Sexiest athlete’ joins exclusive $1b club
2022 just keeps getting better for athletics sensation Alica Schmidt who has taken to Instagram to share some very happy news.
The most inspirational Aussie of all time
She was told she’d never walk again but this youngster continues to defy the odds and is smashing records on her way.
‘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.
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.
Photo proves US star is a cheat code
US athletics star Sydney McLaughlin has stunned fans as she absolutely smashed her own world record, leaving her rivals in her wake.
Aussie wins gold, makes athletics history
Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Barber has made history as she successfully defended her javelin title at the world athletics championships.
‘Damn’: Aussie only just makes history
Aussie 800m star Peter Bol has made history at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon but it was by the skin of his teeth.
‘Incredible’: US star breaks 26-year record
Noah Lyles retained his world 200m crown on Friday, breaking the US record, and edging ever closer to Usain Bolt’s world record.
‘Impossible’: World stunned by athletics farce
Fans have erupted after an American star was seemingly robbed by an overeager stopwatch at the world athletics championships.
Controversial star’s return to world champs
South African athlete Caster Semenya will make her first appearance in a world championships in five years this week.
Brit pulls off ‘one of biggest upsets ever’
British athlete Jake Wightman upstaged the Olympic champion in a huge upset in the 1500m final at the world championship.
‘Never seen this’: Cameraman causes chaos
The sporting world was left to do a double take when it became immediately clear that something was amiss at the World Championships.
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.
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.
Aussie star reveals extent of heart scare
Olympic star Stewart McSweyn has made a sizzling return to form while opening up about the heart scare that threatened to derail his career.
Rugby league makes call on trans athletes
Rugby league has made a major call on the participation of transgender players after swimming dropped a bombshell earlier this week.
Peter Bol breaks 800m Aussie record
Australian track superstar Peter Bol has put the athletics world on notice after producing the fourth fastest run over 800m this year.
Runner drops dead at marathon finish line
A young runner has died after collapsing at the finish line of Brooklyn’s famous half-marathon, following a difficult race that saw others rushed to hospital.
Olympics star shamed by cellulite warning
Aussie track star Morgan Mitchell has revealed it “blows her mind” that a female athlete could still be talked about in this way.
Highjumper leaping waterfalls in uncertain climb back to top
For a highjumper, obstacles tend to come easy … but this year Olympic silver medallist Nicola McDermott has had to navigate herself around a couple of unexpected, yet significant setbacks.
Aussie Olympian absolutely obliterates record
Australian long-distance runner Jack Rayner has obliterated the national men’s 10,000m record, registering a blistering time in California.
‘Rest in peace’: Aussie icon dead at 91
Australian sporting icon John Landy, the second person to run a sub four-minute mile, has passed away aged 91 surrounded by family.
‘Devastating’: Fury at Olympic drug cheat
British athlete Richard Kilty says he will never forgive drugs cheat CJ Ujah after he was stripped of his Tokyo Games silver medal.
Olympic medal stripped after failed drug test
Britain has been stripped of their Tokyo 2020 men’s 4x100m silver medal following the confirmation of an athletes’s Anti-Doping violation.
Sad detail in Olympian’s pregnancy reveal
Australian Olympian Genevieve Gregson has revealed that she is pregnant, but the announcement came with a bittersweet reminder.
Aussie record obliterated in 96-year first
Australian Olympic runner Ollie Hoare has toppled the national and Oceania indoor mile records in a stunning 96-year first.
Partnership payday to give athletics a boost
A breakthrough Tokyo Olympics has resulted in a cash injection for Australia’s track and field team, with athletics’ peak body securing an important partnership.
Olympic sprinter hit with booster side effect
An Olympic sprinter says she is “upset” at being diagnosed with a rare heart condition after getting her Pfizer booster shot.
Friendly Games flame burns bright for a starstruck generation
It’s 65 years since the Olympics that defined a nation. Melbourne was the catalyst for so much change, and for one current Aussie athlete on her first visit to the MCG, that legacy hasn’t been lost.
Family ‘distraught’ over Pistorius news
Eight years later, an Oscar Pistorius development has left the family of South African model Reeva Steenkamp “shocked and distraught”.
Secret ‘twist’ behind star’s huge family
Ex-Olympian and athletics star Jana Pittman has revealed the incredible story behind her unique family that just keeps on growing.
Aussie discus champ Dani Stevens retires
Aussie two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Dani Stevens has taken to social media to announce her retirement from discus.
Is Olympic hero faster than a racehorse?
Australian Olympic sprinter Rohan Browning took on a racehorse ahead of The Everest, which takes place at Randwick this weekend.
Olympic 100m flop’s insane bounce back
Remember the name Trayvon Bromell — while he didn’t set the Olympics on fire as expected, he’s going after all of Usain Bolt’s records.
SAS star’s ’heartbreak’ after doping scandal
Australian sprinter Jessica Peris has revealed she attempted suicide following an “absolutely heartbreaking” athletics scandal.
Entire Olympic team to be stripped of silver
One of the tightest races at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games is set to be shaken up after a British runner tested positive for banned substances.
Legends hail ‘greatest Aussie marathon ever’
Australia’s 21st and final gold in Tokyo is sure to live long in the memory as Madi di Rozario somehow found the energy for one last push when she had nothing left to grab a famous victory.
We’re equal: 16-year fight ends for Aussie Paralympics great
Swimmer Ellie Cole was thrilled when she became Australia’s greatest female Paralympian in Tokyo, but a government commitment close to her heart has bought real emotion.
Gold medallist Madi de Rozario’s special preparation
If Madi de Rozario is looking sad before her races that’s a good thing according to the three time Paralympian who has already won a gold medal.
Blade runner out to extend unbelievable athletics record
It’s only 100 grams but this tiny piece of lead could make all the difference to blade runner Scott Reardon in his quest for gold in Tokyo.
Olympic champ engaged after ‘toxic’ outburst
An Olympic champion has written a letter to her new fiancee just days after an explosive post on Instagram over bullying accusations.
Sprinter burned by second-fastest time ever
Sha’Carri Richardson made a rough return to the track as a sprinting rival left her for dead while clocking the second-fastest time ever.
Welcome home Queensland Olympians – here you are in pictures
Welcome home Queensland Olympians – here you are in pictures.
Olympian sells silver medal, wants $246k
Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk claimed silver in Tokyo earlier this month but the athlete is auctioning off her prized medal.
‘Stay hungry’: Watch Olympic hero’s revenge
He emerged as a new national hero in Tokyo, and Aussie Olympian Peter Bol has racked up a big win. WATCH THE EPIC FINISH
Shocked reaction as Olympian may lose medal
CJ Ujah has spoken publicly for the first time after being caught in an Olympic drugs scandal that could rip his entire team’s silver medal away.
100m champ laughs at rival facing doping ban
The world’s newest sprint king has shown no mercy at all towards a rival who is facing being stripped of his silver medal because of doping.
Viral selfie is best story of the Olympics
Jamaican sprinter Hansle Parchment has shared the sweetest story of the Tokyo Olympics with the woman that saved his Games.
Entire team risks being stripped of silver
An entire Great Britain relay team faces the prospect of losing the silver medal it won in Tokyo after being rocked by a doping scandal.
‘I still cry’: Aussie’s heartbreaking update
Australian’s Genevieve Gregson will undergo surgery later today after returning home from a devastating Olympic campaign.
Olympian comes clean on ‘unbelievable’ act
Morhad Amdouni has broken his silence on a controversial move during the Olympic marathon which prompted fierce backlash.
Brutal toll of Games hits Aussies
An emotional Ian Chesterman has reflected on how the Australian athletes in Tokyo have touched the hearts of Aussies back home.
‘Never seen’ marathon act is Olympic gold
The marathon always throws up some great Olympic scenes and it was no different in Tokyo as a hug at the finish line stole the show.
Debate rages over ‘evil’ marathon moment
Social media erupted over a video showing a marathon runner appearing to sabotage his rivals at a watering station, but there may be more to it.
Star collapses in ‘really distressing’ sight
The men’s marathon became difficult to watch as the field was wiped out in scenes described by an Aussie great as “suicidal”.
What is in high jump star’s notebook
Nicola McDermott pulled off a stunning finish to the track and field for Australia but the nation was wondering what was in her book.
Drug drama engulfs shock 100m champ
He was a shock successor to Usain Bolt’s 100m crown but Italy’s Lamont Jacobs is reportedly at the centre of an investigation.
Barber hopes clutch moments inspire next generation
‘I have had such moments of doubt, such moments of pressure.’ Challenged in ways she never anticipated, Kelsey-Lee Barber bounced back with a performance for the ages in Tokyo.
Disqualified American a ‘total failure’
This confronting admission from American Olympian Emma Coburn prompted an emotional response from her fanbase.
44yo Aussie supermum’s legendary feat
The oldest member of Australia’s athletics team has broken a 33-year drought in the women’s marathon, a sport she took up just 11 years ago.
Historic night for two mums in Tokyo
A pair of amazing women broke two impossible Olympic records on Friday night in a victory for mums everywhere.
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