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...
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...
Closing the door after bolt has bolted | A Column By Len Johnson
Usain Bolt didn’t need a third relay gold medal to confirm his place among the Olympic immortals, but getting one ensured he would not end on an anti-climactic note.
Bolt took the baton from Nickel Ashmeade for the...
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Olympic and Melbourne Track Club teammates run for further glory today in Rio: Australian Athletics Preview Day 15
With all seven events a final, Australia’s best athletes are set to feature in three of them.
In the men’s 1500m,...
Q: What does it mean to you to be representing Australia in your Olympic debut?
It means a lot to me. Ever since I was a kid I've dreamt about representing Australia at the Olympics and now I'm going to finally fulfill that dream. It’s the biggest race I’ve ever...
Zoe Buckman has been selected to represent Australia for her second Olympic games in the 1500 metres.
Runner’s Tribe caught up with the 2013 World Championships 1500m metre finalist for this Q and A on her Road to Rio.
(Q) What does it mean to you to be representing Australia in...
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...
Rio Olympics: Estonian identical triplets Luik sisters set to make Olympics history
British Legend Mo Farah Seeks Fast Time in Pre Classic 10k
Head-To-Heads Give Eugene Pre-Olympic Flavor
Identical six-year-old twins set to reach running milestone at Newcastle parkrun
Queen of the Road Mile Chases Olympic 1500 Berth
What it will take to run...
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Day 8 Rio Olympic Aussie Athletics Wrap
Three-time Olympian, Alana Boyd (Qld) jumped 4.80m in the women’s pole vault final to finish in fourth position.
She finished on the same height as the bronze medallist, New Zealander Eliza McCartney,...
1500m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved.
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In the biggest upset of the athletics fortnight thus far, world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia was overtaken by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, earning the gold medal in a tactical 4:08.92 race. Jenny...
