This week we take a look at some of our female athletes who are all at a critical stage in their individual careers. All four athletes that we focus on below are at different stages in their careers, but essentially are all looking for one thing - success on the international...
Birkinhead 21.21m Shot Put is World Class
Damien Birkinhead is making up for lost time after missing selection for the 2015 World Championships by the barest of margins. In 2016 he has simply been outstanding, with two world class performances - 20.80m in Christchurch and then a superb 21.21m effort...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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LOS ANGELES (12-Feb) -- On a day that will be remembered for the harsh wrath of mother nature and its crippling heat, Galen Rupp and Amy Hastings ran their way to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics here at the...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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LOS ANGELES (11-Feb) -- Since he won the NCAA 5000m title in 2008, Bobby Curtis has hovered near the top levels of USA distance running. Although he's never won an open national title, he's made it to the IAAF...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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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...
Hamish Peacock (Tas) and Ryan Gregson (NSW) are determined to add their names to the list of athletes qualified for Rio 2016 at the Briggs Athletics Classic in Hobart (Tas) this Saturday 13 February.
A local favourite in his home city, Peacock narrowly missed the Olympic Games javelin standard at...
Paris 2024 revealed their official logo for their Olympic and Paralympic Games bid here tonight, with the design claimed to be a modern interpretation of the French capital’s most iconic symbol, the Eiffel Tower.
Sonia O’Sullivan: Being labelled three-time world champion would be ‘hugely satisfying’
Olympic Year Ignites Athletes in Canberra
ACT Championships - Canberra, 7-9 February
It's not hard to be excited when you know that it's an Olympic year, and it's made even easier when our track and field stars are firing on all cylinders. At the ACT Championships in Canberra over the weekend we...
Brooke Stratton 6.79m, Josh Clarke 10.15
Power Rankings - as at February 6, 2016
If you need any more evidence that Brooke Stratton is a world class long jumper then you were not in attendance at the ACT Championships over the weekend. Stratton not only jumped a new PB of 6.79m in...
