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Olympic 4th place finisher, Peter Bol, has kept his momentum flowing following his successful Olympic campaign. At a meet in Poland, Bol ran from the front and showed his class, clocking 1:45.49, celebrating as he crossed the line.
Ethiopian star distance runner, Kenenisa Bekele, is on the hunt for his third Berlin Marathon title, one of the most prestigious marathons in the world.The race is set for 26 September, 2021.
This week is sponsored by New Balance, where the boys will review the newly released Vongo v5 at the end of the episode. Brad gets through a rare patch of dry weather in Canberra and back into Deek’s Quarters. Julian grinds through his biggest week of mileage with Nipsey Hussel, then...
New Zealand great Nick Willis has titled the Tokyo Olympic 1500m men's final as the 'Greatest of all-time'.  Nick is punching out some awesome vids - links provided below.
“I think most Australians would be absolutely shocked to learn just how little funding there is for athletes,” Peter Bol’s manager James Templeton 
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...
By Brett Davies The Final night at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium was magical.  Nicola McDermott was absolutely brilliant in the high jump, She beat her national record  (2.02m) to win the silver, showing composure and nerves of steel to jump her way into history. She was chasing the Russian Mariya Latiskene...
In the much-anticipated women’s 1,500, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon takes home the Olympic Gold to become double Olympic Champion! Leading into the final lap, the three favourites were all in contention to win. But Kipyegon, the 2016 Olympic Champion pulled away over the course of the final lap to retain her title!
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...
The day begins with the toughest event in athletics, the men's 50km walk. The ironmen of the sport will battle for 4 hours in brutal conditions (30 degrees, 70% humidity @ 09.00). The Pole Dawid Tomala looks the goods and can emulate his legendary countryman, multiple gold medallist, Robert Korzienowski. Kawano (JAP) and Hilbert (GER) will go well and Aussie Rhydian Cowley could be in the top ten.
                   

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