Meet Archie Herb, a nine-year-old of small stature, whose politeness and humility are as notable as his 11-year-old brother Billy, a slightly more talkative counterpart. What binds these siblings together is a shared sense of destiny, propelling them forward from Bangor towards a future that seems both predetermined and rapid.
Melbourne, Australia; 31 January 2024 - Seven global finalists from the most recent World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games will bring major credentials to the field at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, led by Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers, as Commonwealth rivals Matthew Denny and Lawrence Okoye get ready for a clash of the titans in Melbourne.
In a stunning demonstration of athletic prowess, Workenesh Edesa shattered the course record at the Osaka Women’s Marathon, claiming victory in the World Athletics Platinum Label road race with a remarkable time of 2:18:51 on Sunday (28).
Melbourne, Australia; 29 January 2024 - Athletics prodigy Sasha Zhoya is set to hit Australian shores next month, as the sprint hurdles sensation and face of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games adds further star-power to the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne on Thursday, February 15.
Marco Arop, Edmonton's star track and field athlete, started 2024 with a bang by breaking the Canadian indoor 800m record this past Saturday at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arop, the reigning world 800-meter champion, set a new personal best of 1:45.51 and beat his record. Exhibiting his supremacy on the track, Arop secured the win with a lead of 1.5 seconds.
Canberra, Australia; 27 January 2024 - 19-year-old sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has tonight earned the title of the fastest Australian woman in history, etching her name into the record books with a run of 11.10 (+1.6) over 100m at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships.
Canberra, Australia; 26 January 2024 - Reigning Paralympic champion Vanessa Low has made a resounding entrance into the Games year, with a world best leap in the Long Jump T61 at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships in Canberra tonight.
18-year-old Peyton Craig, has rewritten the Australian U20 record books posting 1:45.77 over 800m at the ACT State Championships on Australia Day. The time eclipsed Paul Byrne's 1995 record of 1:45.91.
In a much-anticipated commencement to her indoor season, Femke Bol, a two-time European Athlete of the Year, is gearing up for participation in the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor, a distinguished World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, slated for February 3rd.
In a landmark event for the World Athletics Indoor Tour, a constellation of athletic luminaries, including world pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis, two-time world indoor 60m hurdles champion Nia Ali, world mile champion Diribe Welteji, and Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse, are gearing up to kickstart their 2024 campaigns at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes.
