No more doubts in Aussie marathon man’s race return
Andy Buchanan will run with new-found conviction in his first race since smashing the Australian marathon record last year.
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How Bendigo teacher ran fastest Aussie marathon time
School teacher Andy Buchanan learned a lot to become Australia's faster marathon runner, but a powerful lesson came from a former AFL player in his classroom.
Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims
Disgraced pole vault coach Alex Parnov is accused of engaging in alleged predatory behaviour during his time at the West Australian Institute of Sport.
Gout Gout nabs 200m record, eyes more athletics history
Sprint star Gout Gout has taken aim at even higher honours after the 16-year-old claimed Australian track and field's longest-standing record in Brisbane.
Gout Gout closes in on Australian sprint greats
Sprint star Gout Gout's sights are soaring even higher after a pair of world class performances at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane.
Sprint sensation Gout Gout smashes several more records
The remarkable Gout Gout has clocked an astonishing 200m time of 20.29 seconds at the Queensland All Schools Championships.
Nina Kennedy ends golden season with Diamond glory
Olympic champion Nina Kennedy has soared to victory in the Diamond League final once more in Brussels, completing her remarkable 2024 pole vault campaign.
Aussie teen lights up 200m final at world junior champs
Australian sprinters Gout Gout and Torrie Lewis have produced eye-catching performances to win silver in the 200m at the world junior championships.
Aussies set 200m pace at world junior athletics
Torrie Lewis and 16-year-old Queenslander Gout Gout are the fastest qualifiers in the 200 metres, while Tryphena Hewett has won Australia's fourth junior medal.
Sinead Diver succumbs to cramping in Olympic marathon
Sinead Diver lasted just one kilometre of the Olympic women's marathon before succumbing to severe cramping.
Jess Stenson leads Aussie charge in Olympic marathon
Dutch star Sifan Hassan has won the Olympic women's marathon, with Jess Stenson the leading Australian in 13th place.
Dutch star Sifan Hassan win’s Olympic women’s marathon
Dutch star Sifan Hassan has won the Olympic women's marathon, with Jess Stenson the leading Australian in 13th place.
Stunning silver medal for Jessica Hull in Olympic 1500
Jessica Hull has won a sensational silver medal in the women's 1500m at the Paris Olympics to etch her name in Australia's athletic history books.
Peyton Craig runs personal best in Olympic 800m semi
Hugely-promising Australian middle-distance runner Peyton Craig has just missed out on a spot in the Olympic 800m final.
Jessica Hull storms into Olympic 1500m final
Jessica Hull says she is a legitimate gold medal shot in what is shaping as a classic Olympic women's 1500m final.
Nina Kennedy wins gold medal in Olympic pole vault
Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has won Australia's record 18th gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Medal fancy Hull advances to 1500m semis at Olympics
Easing into the women's 1500m semi-finals, Jessica Hull says she couldn't be better-placed to win Australia's first Olympic track medal in a dozen years.
Kurtis Marschall gets front seat for vaulting history
Australian Kurtis Marschall has finished sixth in an Olympic pole vault final won by peerless Swede Armand Duplantis.
Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record
Armand Duplantis from Sweden has broken his own pole vault world record - yet again - this time in the Olympic final.
Kurtis Marschall finishes sixth in Olympic vault final
Australian Kurtis Marschall has finished sixth in an Olympic pole vault final won by peerless Swede Armand Duplantis.
American Noah Lyles takes gold in 100 metre thriller
American Noah Lyles won Olympic gold in the men's 100 metres, edging Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second.
Silver and bronze for Australian high jumpers
Nicola Olyslagers has won a second Olympic silver medal in the high jump, with fellow Australian Eleanor Patterson claiming the bronze.
Browning eliminated in first round of 100m heats
Rohan Browning was unable to match his Tokyo heroics as he bowed out in the opening round of the 100m at the Paris Olympics.
Browning eliminated in Olympic 100m heats
Rohan Browning was unable to match his Tokyo heroics as he bowed out in the opening round of the 100m at the Paris Olympics.
Australian Bree Masters gets spot in Olympic 100m semis
Sprinter Bree Masters, 800m runner Claudia Hollingsworth and high jumpers Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olsylagers were the stand-out Australians on day one.
Jemima Montag wins brave bronze in 20km walk
Australian Jemima Montag has drawn inspiration from her late grandmother to win a bronze medal in the women's 20km walk at the Paris Olympics.
Host of Aussie track and field stars chasing Oly medals
The Australian track and field team at the Paris Olympic is arguably deeper than any since the 1956 Melbourne Games.
Australian Josh Azzopardi added to Olympic 100m field
Australian sprinter Josh Azzopardi has been added to the field for the men's individual 100m at the Paris Olympics.
Aussie Jess Hull smashes world 2000m record in Monaco
Australian middle-distance star Jess Hull has raced to a world record in the 2000 metres at a pre-Olympic Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Sprinter Browning picked in Olympics athletics team
Sprint star Rohan Browning is in the Australian Olympic athletics team, while there were some tough calls in the middle-distance events.
Jess Hull stars on world record-breaking night in Paris
Australian Olympic hopes Jess Hull and Nicola Olyslagers have played a big part in a double world record-breaking night at the Paris Diamond League meeting.