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It was a monumental night in The Maracanã Stadium.
The evening session of the third day of athletics action saw Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA) charge home in 43.03 to smash the men’s 400m world record...
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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,...
A quintet of Australian Flame from last month’s IAAF World Championships will duel at the Mitchell Street Mile in Darwin (NT) this Sunday, in what has been dubbed the best field for a road race in Northern Territory history.
A joint project between Athletics NT and the Northern Territory Government, entry lists confirm...
A laptop and other personal possessions have been stolen from Australian athletes during an evacuation of the Olympic village in Rio.
While the village has been flanked with security guards, concerns have been raised after a laptop and clothing were stolen during a fire evacuation on Friday.
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Anneliese Rubie went a long way towards booking her ticket to Rio after clocking a crackerjack 51.69 at the world athletics championships last year in Beijing.
Earlier this year at the 2016 Australian Nationals, Rubie needed to finish in the top three to secure her Rio spot, which she did by finishing 3rd....
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
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...
