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Glasgow, United Kingdom; 1 March, 2024 -  Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers (NSW) is officially on top of the world, becoming the fifth Australian woman to win global gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships when taking out the Women’s High Jump in Glasgow this morning.
‪#AITGrandPrix (Indoor) Men’s Mile Ryan Gregson 3:57.86‬ John Travers (3rd) became the 1st Irishman to go sub 4 indoors in Ireland. via @AthloneIT ‬
West Australian Peter Bol has broken the Australian 800m record at the Tokyo Olympics. Running in heat 1, Bol sat in second for most of the race, and finished strong crossing the line also in second.  Easing up over the line, Bol still managed to break the Australian 800m record clocking 1:44.13.  Not hard to see Bol dipping significantly under 1:44.00 in either the semi-final or final.
Day 9 - Basically, the best night of all-round athletics I’ve ever witnessed. You want a local hero returning to form and thrilling the crowd? Barshim did it all. He literally turned the Khalifa stadium into gridlock. With all the whinging going on about the small crowds, Barshim’s appearance in the...
089: Jessica Hull - This week’s episode is sponsored by New Balance, tune in episode 90 for their product review about their upcoming innovative shoes. Julian Spence has been announced to represent Australia at the World Championships Athletics in Doha running the marathon at midnight, 5th October 2019.Brad debuts for...
Three days after clocking a German steeplechase record in Zurich Gesa Krause thrilled the home crowd at the ISTAF in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium by smashing the world best in the 2,000 m Steeplechase. The 27 year-old clocked 5:52.80 for the distance, which is not a standard event. Kenya’s Virginia...
Congrats 4 x medallist @JaredTallent #Silver #AUS champion on so many fronts @7olympics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Mha5lCUPQL — Jim Wilson (@JimWilsonTV) August 19, 2016 Gutsy #Silver for @JaredTallent - he collapses over line along with 3rd & 4th.#Athletics https://t.co/zZ3mztbRwM https://t.co/M7CnB4zSV9 — 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 19, 2016 COURAGE FROM JARED That's it! Silver for Australia!@JaredTallent wins silver...
New York, September 19, 2018 – Today, New York Road Runners (NYRR) released its annual Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2018 (April 2017-March 2018), which illustrates the organization’s commitment to make fitness and the sport of running accessible to people of all ages and abilities.  The report can be found at: http://bit.ly/NYRR_WeRunWeRise Titled We...
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Usain Bolt Loses His Last Ever World Champs 100m Race. The good news is, it was a seasons best for the great man.
The Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan has secured her first Olympic Gold in the women’s 5000m in Tokyo tonight! Her victory comes after the double World Champion announced a few days ago that she would be attempting to triple at this year’s Olympic Games.