‘COMEBACK FOR THE AGES’: Favourite stunned in all-time 100m boilover
Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has been beaten by the barest of margins in an all-time classic at the Aussie titles in Perth.
Athletics
Aussie champ’s Gout warning amid shock win
Rohan Browning became a household name at the Tokyo Olympics and is ready to once again show he is the top Aussie sprinter.
Aussie runs second fastest 100m in history
Gout Gout has a serious rival in Australian sprinting after a fellow Queenslander achieved something the teen has yet to do.
Gout Gout’s bid for more history: What’s next after 100m stunner
Gout Gout will get another golden opportunity to claim sprinting history after breaking the magical 10-second barrier. Here’s everything you need to know about his bext race.
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The one person not getting swept away by Gout Gout hype
Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout is seemingly doing the impossible – clocking sub-10s times at 17 years old. But there’s one person who thinks his achievements don’t ‘feel very special’.
‘Eyes of the world’ watch Gout make history
Teen sensation Gout Gout has cracked the magical 10-second mark twice in claiming a 100m title at the Australian Championships.
Shock as Gout handed head start over rival
Australian sprint phenom Gout Gout has been handed a head start against a major rival for the upcoming Stawell Gift.
‘Injuries suckkk’: Olympic champion grounded following surgery
Olympic pole gold medallist Nina Kennedy is hoping to still be able to defend her world title in Tokyo despite facing months on the sideline after going under the knife.
‘Hasn’t proven himself’: Champ’s Gout Gout call
Gout Gout came second taking on older sprinters in Melbourne and one Stawell Gift one rival has questioned whether the teen star’s hype is real.
Teenager wipes Aussie legend from history
Australia has another young gun sprinter after a teenager announced herself by breaking an Aussie legend’s longstanding record.
Aussie freak’s record-breaking throw shatters historic barrier
No Australian had ever broken the magical 70m barrier in discus throwing – until Olympic star Matt Denny shattered the mark with one of the longest throws in history.
Aussie giant makes history with huge throw
The world record could now be within reach for an Australian athletics star who monstered his own national record at an event in the USA.
‘He’s p***ed off’: Gout privately not happy
Sprint sensation Gout Gout’s coach has spoken out about drama that followed the moment he was upstaged on Saturday.
Gout holds the power that Aussie athletics has been searching for
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.
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