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On Wednesday and Friday evening (1/9 & 3/9) in Brussels, athletics aficionados were treated to another fabulous night's action at the famous Boudewijnstadion for the 45th Van Damme Memorial Meeting.
By Brett Davies The international Diamond League series has its final meeting of the season this week, with the prestigious Zurich Weltklasse meeting, which takes place over two days  (8/9 & 9/9)- both in the legendary Letzigrund stadium and, in a brilliant innovation from organisers, on a specially-laid  560m track...
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON will get underway on Sunday, September 26 with high-quality elite fields headed by the Ethiopian superstar Kenenisa Bekele on his fourth appearance in Germany’s biggest and most spectacular marathon, while his compatriot Hiwot Gebrekidan will run in Berlin’s women’s field for the first time. Gebrekidan is...
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Three Australians have earned podium finishes at the Zurich Diamon League. Below is a short summary of the Aussies in action and in most cases the event video. Kelsey-Lee Barber was the highest placed Australian with a second-place finish. The reigning world champion and Olympic bronze medallist hurled the javelin...
Written by Brett Davies Athletics fans were treated to a very special edition of the annual Zurich Weltklasse meeting this year, and the final edition of the Diamond League more than lived up to expectations, with some close-fought competitions and top-tier world-class performances across the program. This year, we saw action...
The G.O.A.T. Eliud Kipchoge is a huge fan of Australian Stewart McSweyn, it would seem. “I am always following him, I always say McSweyn is not limiting himself and that’s why he is going very hard. In the 1500 and in the mile, McSweyn is the future. He is the future of the 800, he is the future of the 1500 and the 3000m. He is the future of the 5000m and even 10,000m.
20-year-old Keely Small has signed with the Oregon Ducks.  One of Australia's best middle distance talents, Small won the women's 800m at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2019 Pacific Games. She also competed in the 800m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she became the fastest ever Australian junior over 800m clocking 2:00.81.
Written by Callen Goldsmith (science graduate and avid runner). It feels obvious that knocking back a protein shake after a training session will make you, in the words of Daft Punk: “harder, better, faster, stronger”. I mean, everyone seems to be doing it must work, right? I’ve had a fair...
Written by Brett Davies This weekend (Sunday 26/9) will see the return of the Berlin Marathon, arguably the world's premier marathon. The event began in 1974 and has been held annually on the last weekend of September - except for 2000, 2018 and of course, 2020, when it was cancelled...
                   

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