By Brett Davies
Australia's Peter Bol has produced a superb run to win his 800m semi-final, and move into medal contention in what will be a very competitive final. The 27 year-old Sudanese-born Bol showed great tactical awareness and confidence, and he has established himself as a genuine threat to...
Now we have three men with a great opportunity. Jeff Riseley has, at the age of 34, come into form at just the right time to qualify, after years of injury and indifferent form. He ran well for 4th in his heat in 1.45.41, coming home hard and passing a former world champ, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse.
In December, 1952, a young man stood on the starting line for a mile race at Melbourne’s Olympic Park, unsure whether the rumbling in his stomach was pre-race nerves or emanated from the couple of meat pies and chocolate sundae he had wolfed down fewer than two hours earlier.
Written by Brett Davies
The greatest marathon runner of all time again caused athletics fans to be utterly awestruck by his brilliance, as he destroyed the field in a race run in harsh conditions in Sapporo this morning.
The reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge was awe-inspiring in...
Written by Brett Davies
The action kicked off today on the streets of Tokyo with the women's marathon. It was an epic contest with some surprises along the way.
After some deliberation and consultation with IAAF President Seb Coe, the IOC moved the marathon start back to 06.00 to mitigate the...
Written by Brett Davies
First up was the gruelling 50km walk for men.In the final running of this event at Olympic level, the Pole Dawid Tomala took it out hard and was able to follow in the footsteps of his celebrated compatriot, multiple Olympic gold medallist, Robert Korzienowski. In the...
Written by Brett Davies
The action on Day 7 of the track and field program was brilliant as it has been every day of these Olympics, with compelling action all day and some surprises.
The first big final of the morning session was the 110m hurdles which saw favourite Grant Holloway...
Hi all! My name is Colby Eddowes, I’m 19 years old and I compete for the South Canberra Tuggeranong Athletics Club in the ACT. Up until last September (2020) I was a fully pledged decathlete having won the silver at the Australian u17 championship in 2018 and gold in...
Brett Davies
This week (1/9 & 3/9) sees Olympic stars in action in the Koning Boudewijnstadion in Brussels for the annual Van Damme Memorial Diamond League Meeting.
The event was founded in 1977, and named in honour of one of Belgium's greatest athletes, Ivo van Damme. Van Damme, the two time...
On’s collection of shoe models is expanding nearly as fast as the company itself. And with the On Cloudstratus we have another cool shoe from On.
The On Cloudstratus is similar to the Cloudultra, but for roads not trails. With plenty of cushioning, the Cloudstratus is On’s maximalist road running shoe, built for long miles with a firm, snappy ride. This updated model is juiced with two layers of On’s new Helion foam, this is really what sets the Cloudstratus apart from other ON shoes.
