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...
We continue our look at the events to keep a close eye on at the upcoming AA Tour Meetings. After taking an in depth look at the men's 100m, we decided to focus our attention on the Australian distance stars of our sport, specifically the men's 1500m. Target 65 -...
Weightman Delivers Rio Qualifier in Houston Race Report from the Chevron Houston Marathon What started off as runaways Sunday in the Chevron Houston Marathon by Poland's Artur Kozlowski and Australia's Lisa-Jane Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories. Last year's men's runner-up Gebo Burka passed Kozlowski after the 35K mark, making...
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...
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...
CONQUERING HANGOVER HILL   A Column by Daniel Wallis - Runner's Tribe in conjunction with SOS Rehydrate BIG NIGHT, BAD MORNING A hangover is not a disease, so there isn’t really a cure. However, there are a couple of methods with which you can mitigate the effects and help with the...
The rising stars of Australian men’s track and field have shone across the globe these past twenty-four hours, with Joel Baden (Vic) and Kurtis Marschall (SA) both qualifying for the Olympic Games as Jack Hale (Tas) bettered the national under 20 100m record. Competing in the men’s high jump at...
Ryan Hall, America’s Fastest Marathoner, Slows Down BY PETER HESSLER
Oslo 2016 Highlights – IAAF Diamond League Aussie Oslo DL Wrap: A maiden victory for Mathews at Diamond League in Oslo Going to college in the USA and transferring schools | By Izzi-Batt-Doyle | Part 2 of 2 Edward Cheserek wins 10,000, and Oregon Ducks men lead: NCAA track and field championships...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PORTLAND, ORE. (17-Mar) -- Some seven hours before the 16th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships get underway here, the mood was an interesting mixture of optimism and defense at the event's kickoff festivities in downtown Portland. With...
                   

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