Australian Olympian, Jessica Hull, finished second at a track meet in California just two days ago (July 18). Hull clocked 4:00.73, just off her PB of 4:00.42. The winner was Josette Norris who became the 9th American woman to ever break the 4:00.00 barrier for the 1500m. Her winning...
Below is the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletics Schedule along with the Aussies competing in their respective events.
Friday, July 30
Session time (AEST)
Event details
Venue
10am – 1:30pm
Men’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 - Aussie reps: Ben Buckingham, Matthew Clarke, Edward Trippas.
Olympic Stadium. Japan National Stadium
Men’s high jump qualifying round - Aussie rep:...
Both Zoe Hobbs and Eddie Osei-Nketia qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and were invited by the IOC to compete in Tokyo. But Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) have denied them selection, arguing that both would struggle to make it into the top-16.
Brad freezes in Canberra but still rolls smoothly for some 200s.
Julian remembers just how cold Anglesea can get in Winter.
Brady skips Gold Coast and leads the Bats out at Cruden Farm.
Matthew Clarke is selected to represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in the steeplechase after an open spot became...
The 10th edition of the Surf Coast Century is cementing its’ reputation as one of Australia's must-do ultra trail marathons, attracting a number of past winners from ultra running events across the country.
The click-bait articles were quick to flood the internet, but authorities have cleared 20-year-old Oliver Dustin of cocaine use, accepting there had been cross-contamination of a sample that contained small traces of cocaine. Earlier, Dustin was told he had returned an adverse analytical finding for traces of a cocaine metabolite in France. It has put his first Olympic outing in doubt, just 10 days before the opening of the Games in Tokyo.
The world's best 1500m runner and the 2019 1500m world champ, Timothy Cheruiyot, has been added to the Kenyan Olympic team to race the 1500m, in a last second switch. Cheruiyot replaces teenager Kamar Etiang, who finished second at the Kenyan trials. Etiang has recently come into some grief by failing to comply with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) doping measures requiring three out-of-competition tests in the last 10 months, Kenyan athletics officials said.
Mohamed Katir and Stewart McSweyn have had another awesome battle at the 2021 Muller British Grand Prix. Just days ago Katir just beat McSweyn over 1500m in Monaco, now he has won again in England. The fast finishing Spaniard is in the process of re-writing the Spanish record books. In Monaco his 3:28.76 broke Fermin Cacho's 1500m record. Cacho won the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, with similar finishing kicks, it wouldn't shock to see history repeat. Katir's winning time in Gatehead of 7:27.64 is a meet record and takes him to number 15 on the all-time rankings list.
The final Diamond League before the Tokyo Olympics is on today, July 13, in Gateshead, England. In what shapes up to be a vital hit-out before the Olympics, some key names are lining up for a final test before the big dance.
In a much-anticipated race at last Friday's Monaco Diamond League, Sifan Hassan took on Faith Kipyegon over 1500m. Hassan, the 2019 world 1500m champ, had recently announced she would concentrate on the 5000m and 10,000 at the Olympics. Kipyegon, the 2016 Olympic 1500m champ, is all about the 1500m and will look to defend her title come Tokyo:
