How Little Aths, Steve Hooker’s coach launched Nina Kennedy
The Olympic gold medallist reveals how she was discovered, what was going through her head during the pole vault final, and why the future is bright for Aussie track and field.
Athletics
How $75 can get you a shot at an Olympic gold medal
Emelia Surch is the best kept secret in Australian sport – and good judges rate her a genuine medal chance at the LA Games in four years time. And a radical funding plan could give the public a shot at sharing in her Olympic dream.
‘Nearly lost my life’: Olympians’ shock reveal
Australian Olympic athletics star Morgan Mitchell has opened up on one of the darkest moments of her life.
Round and round … and round: Aussie hero chases insane record as ‘cooked’ new challenge begins
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.
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Call for ‘DNA test’ for gold medallist
A Canadian superstar has completely destroyed the competition with an enormous throw. But something else entirely caught the attention of Aussies.
Look out LA and Brisbane… Torrie is going to be big
She was run out of the 200m in the semi finals but Australia’s new track queen Torrie Lewis has proven she is ready to take on LA and Brisbane. Her story is just beginning.
’Did what I had to’: Kennedy flies through qualifiers
Star Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy cruised through to the finals in Paris, while a main rival crashed out of the Olympics with a risky move that ended her campaign.
‘I felt isolated, unable to leave my room’: Aussie longjumper’s living hell
Mentally, Brooke Buschkuehl was fried. Physically, she struggled to put one foot in front of the other. The medal hopeful unpacks a year that left her questioning whether she should even bother trying to qualify for Paris.
Bible verses and ratings: Inside Olyslagers’ medal inspiring journal
Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers has revealed the journal entry that fuelled her pursuit of a second consecutive medal at the Olympic Games.
High flyers: Aussie women soar to silver and bronze
Nicola Olyslagers soared to a second consecutive Olympic silver medal and she was joined on medal dais by Aussie teammate Eleanor Patterson.
Mystery of the disappearing Jamaican track queens
For over a decade Jamaican women have dominated the sprint events like no other country, but after two of their stars withdrew from their races it appears the empire is starting to crumble.
Shirvo turns up the heat on USA’s self declared sprinting ‘champ’
Australian sprinting legend Matt Shirvington has amped up the pressure on USA’s Noah Lyles, after the American declared himself ‘the champ’ before hitting the Olympic track in Paris.
Win and you’re in: Aussie teen sensation inspired by the best
She ran a personal best in her heat but Aussie teen sensation Torrie Lewis will have to run again for a chance at the 200m final, and she is already taking inspiration off the newly crowned world’s fastest woman.
Magnussen: ‘Mixed medley is the Olympics’ egg and spoon race’
With bragging rights on the line, Matty Johns and James Magnussen break down the penultimate final night of swimming, the strange individual medley, success on the clay and more.
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