By Len Johnson reporting from the Gold Coast
Standing on the runway for her last throw of the Commonwealth Games javelin competition at Carrara Stadium on Wednesday night, Kathryn Mitchell dissolved into tears.
These were tears of joy, however, not those born of the frustration at having to wait so long...
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games 5000m medallist Zane Robertson has pulled out of the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team.
A groin injury picked up earlier in the year forced the Kenyan-based Kiwi to miss several weeks of training at a key stage of his preparation for the Games and while he...
Family ties – Parent-child coaching partnerships thrive on the Gold Coast
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
When an athlete wins a medal at a major championships, they often take the time to thank both their coach and their parents for their ongoing support...
In Praise of Shelley - A column by Mark Tucker - Runner's Tribe
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is...
Article by Tracy Canham - Runner's Tribe
Hobart brothers Hamish and Huw Peacock have been selected for a second consecutive time to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games to be held on the Gold Coast in April.
For Javelin thrower Hamish, winning his third National title last weekend secured his place...
By Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe - From the Gold Coast
Australian sprinters Melissa Breen, Rohan Browning, Trae Williams (100m) and Steve Solomon (400m) have cemented their spots in the semi-finals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Breen finishing fourth in her 100m heat, crossing the line in a time of 11.65....
Dreams fulfilled on field
A column by Len Johnson - Reporting from the Gold Coast
It might be stretching things too far to call Carrara Stadium a field of dreams – the so-far-hapless Gold Coast Suns might object, for a start.
But it has been on the field that Australian dreams have...
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
In thrilling fashion, Nick Hough has lit up Carrara Stadium with a bronze medal performance in the men’s 110 metre hurdles.
Hough, who finished an agonising fourth at the Glasgow Games, shaved 0.04 off his three-year-old personal best...
Len Johnson - Runner's Tribe
You know the feeling. Many Australians will be familiar with it.
You go away for a Gold Coast holiday, lie on the beach, soak up the sun, feel good about yourself and life in general; then, it’s back to grey skies and wintry weather. Sometime it...
Small’s big day - Day 5 morning recap
Written by Grace Kalac – Runner’s Tribe – Reporting from the Gold Coast
Sixteen-year-old Keely Small has raced beyond her years in the women’s 800m heats. She hung on for sixth in a fast-paced first heat, racing superbly to clock 2:00.81 to finish...
