Rising star closing in on Aussie history in breakout season
It’s not even her main event, but Sarah Billings still came within touching distance of an Australian record with her podium finish in the Diamond League.
Athletics
Gout Gout linked to face world’s fastest man
If organisers have their way, the world’s fastest man Noah Lyles could soon compete Down Under, facing Australian sprinting phenom Gout Gout.
Aussie sprint sensation stuns Olympic champ
Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has made an impressive Diamond League debut on an incredible day for Australian athletes on the world stage.
No rest for Aus athletics’ ironman in pursuit of sub-10 seconds
Just days after competing at the Stawell Gift, Lachlan Kennedy is jetting off to the next meet in pursuit of a sub-10 second 100 metres.
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Gout Gout set to take on the world’s best
After winning his first national championship, teen sprint sensation Gout Gout will now take on the world’s best.
Handicapper admits Gout, Kennedy blunder
Stawell Gift handicappers came under fire after Gout Gout failed to make the final, and they have now admitted they may have got it wrong.
Photo proves Gout stitch up went too far
Stawell Gift organisers have been hammered for a handicap blunder that robbed fans of the showdown they came to see.
Huge drama as Gout sabotaged before race
Stawell Gift organisers have made a critical blunder resulting in fan favourites Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy missing the final of the iconic race.
Fairytale win completes Stawell Gift’s ultimate love story
They met at the Stawell Gift six years ago, now Bree Rizzo has achieved the ultimate glory, following in her husband’s footsteps to complete the power couple’s fairytale love story.
Gout Gout is Stawell Gift’s biggest winner in decades despite defeat
Despite not making it to the final, Gout Gout is the biggest winner the Stawell Gift has had in decades, after more than 7000 fans packed Central Park to watch the teenage superstar, SCOTT GULLAN writes.
‘Speechless’: Olympian’s shock comeback
Australian Olympian Bree Rizzo has surged back from a challenging period to claim victory in the women’s Stawell Gift.
Gout’s major hurdle to overcome to make Stawell Gift history
Gout Gout will have to overcome a major hurdle at the Stawell Gift, with a quirk in the rankings adding an extra roadblock to the teenage superstar’s chance to create history.
‘Scary’ Gout makes mockery of disadvantage
An enthralling Stawell Gift men’s 120-metre final looms on Monday after Gout Gout blitzed the field in his heat on Saturday.
Olympic legend ruthlessly humiliates mums
Olympic legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took no prisoners, ruthlessly humiliating mums in her son’s school sports day.
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