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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”.
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