Broadcaster Gerard Whateley had no doubt on the value of Jessica Hull’s silver medal in the Paris Olympic1500 metres, Australia’s first-ever in the 52-year history of the women’s event.
In our RT Snap Q&A series, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s best runners, delving into their extraordinary journeys, celebrating their achievements, and exploring the unwavering dedication that defines their careers.
Truly we live in times of change, in athletics anyway. Everywhere there’s change. Take-off zones for the horizontal jumps, eliminating fouls, so they say. Measuring the highest point reached in the vertical jumps rather than being restricted by height that silly old cross-bar is set at. Measuring the distance in the throws only if it represents an improvement.
In our RT Snap Q&A series, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s best runners, delving into their extraordinary journeys, celebrating their achievements, and exploring the unwavering dedication that defines their careers.
Jessica Stenson
Born: August 15, 1987
Nationality: Australian
Long-distance runner
She's one of Australia's most accomplished...
In our RT Snap Q&A series, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s best runners, delving into their extraordinary journeys, celebrating their achievements, and exploring the unwavering dedication that defines their careers.
Adrian Potter
Born: March 9, 1995
Nationality: Australian
Middle and long-distance runner
Adrian Potter is a...
One of Australia's most accomplished middle-distance and marathon runners. Specializing in the 3000m steeplechase, she holds the Australian record of 9:14.28 and has competed in four Olympic Games: London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024. Gregson first made her mark as a teenager, winning the Australian U18 3000m title in 2006 before earning an athletics scholarship to the University of Florida. Her Olympic debut came in London, and she reached her peak in 2016, setting multiple personal bests and reaching the finals in both the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m at the Rio Olympics.
As Faith Kipyegon’s accelerated away from her opponents to victory in the women’s Diamond League 1500 metres the livestream commentary team fell to comparing her with Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
In our RT Snap Q&A series, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s best runners, delving into their extraordinary journeys, celebrating their achievements, and exploring the unwavering dedication that defines their careers.
Tayleb Willis
Born: March 18, 2003
Nationality: Australian
110m hurdler
A rising star in the world...
In our RT Snap Q&A series, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the world’s best runners, delving into their extraordinary journeys, celebrating their achievements, and exploring the unwavering dedication that defines their careers.
Jacob Despard
Born: November 20, 1996
Nationality: Australian
4x100 meters sprinter
Jacob Despard, a sprinter hailing...
Remember 24 September 1993? That was the day International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch reached for the envelope containing the winning bidder for the 2000 Olympic Games, drew out the enclosed sheet of paper and announced (ignoring the mangled English):
“And the winner is . . . Sydney.”
