Stawell Gift officials are investigating the possibility of breaking 148 years of history for event drawcard Gout Gout, as the teen sprint sensation appears for his first appearance at the race.
Rowing Australia has changed processes and personnel after an independent review into its worst Olympic showing in 36 years highlighted several issues in the high performance program.
An emotional Peter Bol has smashed the 800m national record in his stunning return to the track, reminding the athletics world that he’s back, SCOTT GULLAN reports from Perth.
It was the bang – and crash – which saw the Australian crew star on highlight reels worldwide and has now stopped the SailGP series in its tracks to ensure the safety of sailors.
A teenage multi-sport gun is moving to a new sport to chase an Olympic dream after ending the Australian surf life saving titles as its champion of champions with an incredible medal haul.
Iron star Georgia Fitzsimmons never imagined a career of world and Aussie crowns. Nor did she ever think she would eclipse the record of surf life saving great Karla Gilbert – until she did.
As governments wrestle over the ceiling of Olympic spending, one sport is trying to stop the water leaking through a real ceiling, and is urgently calling for support ahead of Brisbane 2032.
Stands full, eagerness and the name on everyone’s lips, Gout Gout is single-handedly leading Australian athletics into its new era, and his star power is what the governing body has been desperately searching for.
Australian snowboard star Scotty James has celebrated with an ice-cold snow boot “shoey” after his latest gold-medal feat at the world championships in Switzerland.
Australia has a long history of producing parent-child sporting greatness, but which famous name stands above the rest?
While it might not have been in the script, Gout Gout suffering a shock loss to Lachlan Kennedy could end up being a pivotal moment in Australian sprinting. This is why.
Melbourne’s fluctuating conditions conspired against the push to break the 100m 10-second barrier, as Claudia Hollingsworth showed why she is one of Australia’s top prospects in year.
Jordan Petaia’s path to an NFL roster has been revealed – with the former Wallaby in the sights of four teams. Read why pop star Taylor Swift could play a role in where he ends up.
A loud bang and thousands of dollars worth of hi tech machinery crashed on the Australians SailGP foiling 50-footers in a shocking and “very scary’ disaster in San Francisco. Watch the video
Rowing Australia has conceded the sport will be left ‘in limbo’ with the proposed Brisbane Games venue set to fail its technical assessment, and leave them with a baffling alternate option.
It might not be the most orthodox way to deal with a sailing issue but a chill out has worked wonders for the SailGP Australian crew in San Francisco. Day 1 winners, grinners and drama
A few weeks ago this skill was two-time world sailor and SailGP skipper Tom Slingsby’s superpower. Now it has disappeared and he is completely mystified. LA SailGP wrap
Gout Gout has done it again. The comparisons to Usain Bolt were already there, now, a record-breaking 200m effort won’t put those to rest. Even if the Queensland teenager had some help.
Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew had to grab one of the strangest – and low tech – pieces of equipment on their hi tech foiling catamaran to save the day at the LA SailGP regatta
Tom Slingsby has unveiled the Australian master plan to take the SailGP series lead from Great Britain while putting his team on high alert for drama and destruction at the LA regatta.
Injury prone hockey star Joel Rintala has been granted a late reprieve for the Kookaburras’ first squad on the path to the LA Games, as two sets of siblings are locked in. FULL SQUAD.
There were impressive medal hauls, new rivalries established and emerging stars racing into the limelight at full tilt. Stars and standouts of the opening days of the NSW Surf Life Saving titles
Ranked second on the World Championship Tour, Molly Picklum is out to skew the perception of her intense rivalry with number one seed and reigning champion Caitlin Simmers.
It’s been 22 years since the first Australian broke the magical 10-second 100m barrier – next month there could be “multiple” men to make the mark.
It was supposed to be a game showcasing the future of the sport but very little went to plan as the Waratahs hosted Fiji Drua in a match where records fell from the first minute of the match.
It was a brutal survival of the fittest, more Hunger Games than hockey. Now, new Kookaburras coach Mark Hager has several huge selection decisions that will shape our Olympic destiny.
He is one of Australia’s most remarkable athletes – a soon to be 99-year-old still competing in the elite arena and making waves, Now he’s revealed the secret of his success and future plans.
It’s a name synonymous with surf life saving but this Next Gen athlete is hoping it’s also on an Olympic start list by the Brisbane 2032 Games – or even LA in 2028 in a different sport.
Siblings won major titles, young guns from surf life saving made waves and a kayak champion began his quest for a third Olympic medal at the Paddle Australia canoe sprint Grand Prix II. WRAP
Queensland sprinter Gout Gout is making headlines again, this time in a 400m time trial. See the details here.
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