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RIO TEAM: New faces and seasoned track and field performers have been selected on to the 2016 Australian Olympic Team today for the Rio Games.
Twenty-eight (28) new athletes have been announced at a Gala Dinner at Sydney Olympic Park, following...
Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and Luke Mathews (Vic) will be automatically nominated for Rio 2016 selection after victory in the women’s 400m and men’s 800m at the Australian Athletics Championships tonight.
Undefeated in the one-lap race so far in 2016, Mitchell started in the final tonight after impressive runs in both...
Olympic Selection Trials: Important Stepping Stone to Rio
If the Australian team for Rio was selected today we would expect to have 21 males and 28 females being selected (plus a few additional athletes added as part of the women's 4x400m relay squad). But as we count down to the...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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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...
The 20-year-old Luke Mathews (Vic) has almost upstaged world record holder David Rudisha(KEN) to stake his maiden claim for Rio 2016 selection in the men’s 800m at the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge.
Crossing the line second in a massive personal best time of 1:45.16 as Rudisha won in 1:44.78, Mathews...
Melbourne World Challenge - Saturday March 5
There is much anticipation as we count our way down to the first 'big' meeting of 2016 - the Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday night. This is a meeting where our Australian athletes can shine, and in some events against some top international...
Olympic Hopefuls Lead the Way at State Titles
Although many of our stars decided to miss their respective State Championships, there were still some outstanding results in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The biggest performances came from:
Morgan Mitchell (400m) - another PB, this time a 51.81s to win the Victorian title,...
RT interview with Aussie and Villanova standout, Sam McEntee. McEntee is looking to qualify for the Rio Olympics in the 5,000m which he has a great shot at considering his recent form seen at the Hunter and Briggs track classics. McEntee is part of the Melbourne Track Club and...
Welcome to our very first update where we take a look at the teams currently taking shape for both the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and also the World U/20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The long road to making these teams for many started many years ago, but for...
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...
