Rio Olympic Games 2016 Coverage

During the Rio Olympics, Runner’s Tribe will be providing constant updates, news, interviews and videos from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Road to Rio Interview with Brooke Stratton How is everything going in your preparation for Rio? My preparations for Rio are going really well. With approximately a month to go until my qualifying round in Rio, I am definitely where I want to be. There are plenty of minor technical aspects...
From the Archives: Sarah Jamieson Interview This interview was initially published on Runner’s Tribe in early 2008. Long since lost in cyber space, we restore this piece for more to enjoy. Sarah Jamieson is arguably Australia’s best ever female 1500m runner. Sarah is the current Australian record holder over 1500m (4:00.93)...
Current Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba, Australia) was among Australia's 61 selections to the Olympic team in Athletics. Tiernan will run the 5000 meters in Rio. Runner's Tribe caught up with this gifted athlete on his Road to Rio for this Q & A. Road to Rio Interview with Patrick...
Running the streets of North Korea By Matt Fox – Flight Centre Active Travel Photo credits: Heidi Makinen, Simon Carriss, Linda Lofbacka, Kok Chuan Tan I’d been fascinated in North Korea and its behaviour for a long time and had been searching for a good reason to visit. It’s not simple to...
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....
A dominating start to the 2016 season saw Ella Nelson post multiple Rio qualifiers in the women's 200m before she sealed her Olympic Team selection by winning the 2016 Australian National title. Runner's Tribe caught up with Ella to ask her a few questions and see how she was...
The world awaits pole vaulter Alana Boyd (Qld), with the two-time Commonwealth champion set to continue her preparation for the Olympic Games on the international circuit just days after raising her own national record to 4.81m. Delivering an impressive return to competition after an injury sustained in a fall in...
The Olympic champion, Jared Tallent (Vic), has today been announced as Athletics Team Captain for Rio 2016, replacing the injured Sally Pearson (Qld). A three-time medallist from Beijing 2008 and London 2012, Tallent is Australia’s most successful male athlete at the Olympic Games, with his international resume also boasting podium...
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, OR (01-Jul) -- You could call it what you want: a war of attrition, fartlek, or game of cat and mouse. The men's Olympic Trials 10,000m was a pure test of will, with athletes wavering back and forth trying to decide what...
The IAAF Doping Review Board has today decided its first case of an athlete seeking exceptional eligibility to compete in International Competition as a neutral athlete under Competition Rule 22.1A. The Doping Review Board, which is composed of Robert Hersh (chair), Sylvia Barlag and Antti Pihlakoski, has unanimously accepted the...