RT Column By Grace Kalac
At the conclusion of the 2006 Australian Cross Country Championships, an awestruck eleven-year-old Luke Mathews approached sixteen-year-old Ryan Gregson at Hobart Airport, hoping that Gregson would trade state team singlets with him. Mathews, who had won the Under 12s race the day before, had watched Gregson finish...
Countdown to Selection Meeting - 21 Days and Counting
In just over three weeks time we will know exactly which Australian athletes will be part of our final Olympic team bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The problem now for athletes still chasing the required qualifying marks is the fact...
Ghost Who Runs - Fast! | A Column by Len Johnson
Hunched of shoulder, stooped of frame, Ibrahim Jeilan’s running style resembles nothing more than a question mark.
If that is so, then the question Jeilan poses is this: can the last man to defeat Mo Farah for a global 5000...
LACAZE MOVES UP TO THIRD ON AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST
Written By Grace Kalac
Genevieve LaCaze has finished third in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase at the Stockholm Diamond League meet overnight in a seven second personal best of 9:23.19, moving her up to third on the Australian All-Time list. Fellow Australian athlete...
Justice Delayed Finally Becomes Justice Delivered
Written By Len Johnson
Justice delayed is justice denied is an old legal maxim, but Jared Tallent belatedly received his Olympic gold medal at a ceremony in Melbourne on Friday.
After a couple of sunny early winter’s days, Melbourne was beset with persistent drizzle for the...
Rio Competition Less Than 60 Days Away
It's hard to believe but the Rio Olympic Games are less than 60 days away. The Australian team is far from being finalised, although some athletes are understanding that time is starting to run out if they are to produce the required performances...
Did you see that? (we didn’t) | A Column by Len Johnson
During my years as a full-time journalist, I worked many times with Roy Masters.
A senior sports journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald, Roy had previously been an average country Rugby League player, a teacher and a successful NSW...
Going to college in the USA and transferring schools part 2 of 2
Going to college in America to be a student athlete is full of ups and downs. While I had some great experiences, I also had some not so great experiences and struggled through many days. The first...
35 Days and Counting
We are closing in the all important final deadline for Olympic selection, being July 11, and we are still hopeful of sending 60 individual athletes to Rio. At present the likely number would be 56, after the recent additions of Matt Denny (discus), Josh Robinson (javelin)...
