Gout Gout has been inundated with messages since his heroics in breaking Peter Norman’s 56 year-old Australian record for the 200m, but one stood out as the teenager’s new life takes shape.
The athletics world is all saying the same thing about Gout Gout, as one of the greatest runners of all time offered his advice to the Aussie teen.
Australia may be just getting on the Gout Gout train but former Aussie sprint king Matt Shirvington has made an enormous call about his future.
Gout Gout passed Peter Norman’s long-standing 200m record on the weekend, and his family is delighted to pass the torch – while Usain Bolt himself has taken notice of Australia’s big new thing.
Two years after completing a 3953km journey from Perth to Sydney, Australian cult hero Nedd Brockmann is about to embark on his next utterly insane challenge.
Two years after he won the hearts of Australia, one man is attempting a completely bonkers new challenge that will blow your mind.
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Australia’s Paris medal winning track and field stars have capped a stellar year with outstanding efforts in one of the most ‘high-pressure environments’ at the Diamond League championships in Brussels.
Police say the man who murdered marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei has now died from his injuries sustained in the incident.
After defying all odds to claim his third Olympic title in Paris, James Turner has revealed how he had to build himself from the ground up just months out from the Paralympic Games.
Pole Vault superstar Nina Kennedy’s Olympic gold medal triumph is being followed by paydays on and off the track.
Buoyed by the birth of her son Matteo, Vanessa Low wants to push long jump barriers after her third Paralympic gold medal.
The Olympic marathon runner, aged just 33, has died in the most horrific circumstances after returning from the Paris games.
There was another medal rush for the Aussies on day seven of the Paralympic Games — check out what you missed overnight plus the full medal table.
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