Race begins 10:30pm (AEST)
With the track and field action at the Olympic Stadium concluded we now turn our attention to the final event, the men’s marathon.
Three Australians, Liam Adams (Vic), Michael Shelley (Qld) and Scott Westcott (NSW) in will lead Australia’s charge on roads of Rio on the final...
Rio's remarkable record week
The 206th IAAF Council Meeting was held today (20) and was chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe, who summed up a week of outstanding performances in the Olympic Stadium and on the roads of Rio de Janeiro.
Three world records and the triple triple
The athletics programme of...
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On a damp, muggy morning in Rio the Aussie Marathon men have fought hard, all finishing the 42.195 km race.
In what was the biggest Olympic marathon ever, with 155 starters, Liam Adams finished the best of the Australians in 31st place with 2:16.12. Michael Shelley placed 47th in 2:18.06...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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FALMOUTH, MA, USA (21-Aug) -- Four thousand, eight hundred miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium, American mile record holder Alan Webb sat watching a television set at his host family's house. Webb didn't bat an eye as...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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LAUSANNE, SUI (24-Aug) -- It's a race that's positioned as the main event of tomorrow's Athletissima Lausanne IAAF Diamond League meet, the highly anticipated battle between two welterweights: newly crowned Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz and three-time world champion...
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By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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PARIS (26-Aug) -- Ezekiel Kemboi finished third in the Olympic Games final of the steeplechase, but was disqualified after a protest by the French federation on behalf of fourth-place finisher, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. Kemboi stepped on the white line between...
Thanks to Athletics Australia
Forty-five of Australia’s best para-athletes are set to realise their Paralympic dream as they prepare for competition in Rio over the next eleven days.
Twenty athletes will making their Paralympic debut, with at least one representative from across seven states and territories.
Entering his fifth and final Paralympic...
