Olympic News

All news relating directly to the Olympic Games – Rio 2016

Live Feed: Most recent post up top. Keep refreshing as this page is updated constantly as the Aussies perform and people tweet, post etc… Hopefully, you’re watching on TV, but this is a good way to keep up to date with everything Rio athletics, Aussie style from social media throughout...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LOS ANGELES (11-Feb) -- With each step taken here at the USA Olympic Trials Marathon on Saturday, Luke Puskedra will feel a sense of accomplishment. Just a few short years ago, the tall 26-year-old contemplated giving up competitive running...
Zombie 5Ks: Run (If you Dare) This is the first column from our new US-based (New York) writer, Ryan Nelson. Ryan will be providing weekly race recaps, interest pieces and more from the world of US athletics. Being in the Halloween spirit, Ryan has chosen to explore the growing popularity...
Live Feed: Most recent post up top. Keep refreshing as this page is updated constantly as the Aussies perform and people tweet, post etc… Hopefully, you’re watching on TV, but this is a good way to keep up to date with everything Rio athletics, Aussie style from social media throughout...
The Big Shot in Christchurch proved two things on Friday evening -Tom Walsh is hard to beat and Dame Valerie Adams is on the improve. The Athletics NZ International Series rolled through Christchurch for The Big Shot at the Retro Sports Facility in front of a big appreciative crowd. New Zealand’s...
IAAF World Challenge, Beijing – Blundell 4.04.62! Aussie Athletes competition highlights Bach says National Federations could be banned amid doping crisis Kenya, WADA reach ‘agreement’ on compliance road map Acting Brazilian President reassures IOC over Rio 2016 success Maker of Popular Running App Admits It Did Track Users Too Much Regular Running Can Cut Cancer...
Tomorrow Josh Harris (@_JoshHarris) will take on the world’s best at the Flotrack Beer Mile World Championships. Having recently run a solo 4:56 personal best as part of a time-trial, Harris enters the competition with a ranking of 8th. Along with defending World Champ Corey Gallagher (@CoreyGallagher4) and superstar Lewis Kent...
MUNICH // A World Anti-Doping Agency report said Thursday that corruption was “embedded” at the world athletics body piling pressure on its new leader Sebastian Coe. IAAF leaders must have been aware of the full extent of doping in Russia but did nothing to stop it, and the track and...
2016 Season: Not Defined by Medals in Rio The 2016 season unofficially started with the Zatopek:10 (back in December, 2015), and since then we have witnessed so many magical moments from our stars of Australian athletics. Although many people would rate the Australian team's performance purely on the results from...
The first day of action in Tokyo. Flash recap below from day 1, session 1.