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The Australian team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships has today been boosted by five, with Alana Boyd (Qld), Brooke Stratton (Vic), Brett Robinson (Vic), Melissa Duncan (Vic) and Chelsea Jaensch (Qld) selected to compete. Set to join the already confirmed Fabrice Lapierre (NSW), Michelle Jenneke (NSW) and Collis Birmingham...
The Virgin Money London Marathon is the world’s largest one-day fundraising event and more than 75 per cent of the 37,000+ runners on Sunday 24 April will be raising money for charity, adding to the incredible total of £770+ million raised in the first 35 years of the event. Here...
The first of more than 1800 athletes have descended on Perth (WA) for day one of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Headlined by Annabel McDermott (NSW) and Matthew Ramsden (WA), who achieved automatic selection to the IAAF World Under 20 Championships in the first session, the six-day competition will pit athletes...
The 20-year-old Luke Mathews (Vic) has almost upstaged world record holder David Rudisha(KEN) to stake his maiden claim for Rio 2016 selection in the men’s 800m at the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge. Crossing the line second in a massive personal best time of 1:45.16 as Rudisha won in 1:44.78, Mathews...
Melbourne World Challenge - Saturday March 5 There is much anticipation as we count our way down to the first 'big' meeting of 2016 - the Melbourne World Challenge on Saturday night. This is a meeting where our Australian athletes can shine, and in some events against some top international...
The very best of Australian athletics will be on show at the IAAF Melbourne World Challenge this Saturday 5 March, as the most impressive track and field talent from across the country takes on a bounty of challengers from across the globe. Headlined by world record holder David Rudisha (KEN, 800m),...
Levy Omari intends to return to winning ways in Vienna Levy Omari has chosen Vienna as his next destination for a marathon. The Kenyan finally aims to return to winning ways in the Austrian capital on 10th April since his last marathon victory dates back to 2011. In the meantime...
More than 70 of the world’s finest para-athletics marathon racers will be in action at the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 24 April as the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup returns to the streets of the British capital. Four reigning marathon world champions plus five previous World Cup...
Melbourne World Challenge (5 March) - Great Depth in Women's 1500m The women's 1500m (Saturday at 7.11pm) looks set to be one of the top events of the night at this years Melbourne World Challenge. It includes 2 athletes who have already qualified for the Rio Olympics, Zoe Buckman and Melissa...