Australian athlete Peter Bol's case is causing concern among experts in sports integrity worldwide after two independent scientific reports commissioned by Bol's lawyers raised questions about the testing methods used in his doping case. Bol, a silver medalist at the Commonwealth Games, tested positive for synthetic erythropoietin (EPO), a performance-enhancing drug, in January. However, last month his B-sample returned an atypical finding, allowing Bol to return to competition as Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) investigates the matter.
Abbey Caldwell, one of Australia's most exciting young athletes, has broken Linden Hall's Australian 1000m record in Bern, Switzerland. Racing at the Citius Meeting, Abbey took the line victory and posted a nice confidence boosting run, just two weeks out from the Budapest World Champs.
Young will be remembered most of all for establishing American steeplechasing on the international map, for solidifying the 1952 gold-medal achievement of Horace Ashenfelter.
In a daring move that has taken the athletics world by surprise, Africa's swiftest sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala, has opted for a significant change in coaching as he readies himself for the highly awaited Olympic Games set to unfold in Paris, France. Omanyala, who was previously under the mentorship of the renowned coach Duncan Ayiemba, has made a strategic transition, entrusting his training to the able hands of coach Geoffrey Kimani. This strategic move aims to propel Omanyala to the pinnacle of his career, starting with a promising outing at the Olympic Games and a packed 2024 season.
Athletics Australia is proud to confirm the largest ever Australian team to contest a World Athletics Indoors Championships, with a contingent of 16 athletes ready to compete in Belgrade, Serbia next weekend.
Canberra, Australia; 2 March 2024 - Teenage sensation Claudia Hollingsworth has continued her meteoric rise with her maiden Olympic qualifying performance and third consecutive Australian Under 20 record tonight at the Chemist Warehouse Canberra Track Classic, stealing the show alongside training partner Bendere Oboya.
Brisbane, Australia; March 23, 2023 - All roads lead to Brisbane for the business end of the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, with Saturday’s Brisbane Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Level Meet, attracting stellar fields less than a week before the 100th edition of the Australian Track and Field Championships.
The world of track and field lost a rising star when Agnes Tirop, a talented 25-year-old distance runner representing Kenya, tragically met her end on October 13, 2021. Tirop, who had showcased her prowess at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 5,000 meters and subsequently set a world record for the 10K, was discovered fatally stabbed at her home in Iten, Kenya. Her husband, Ibrahim Rotich, was charged with her murder after attempting to flee the country.
Good riddance Covid, and welcome back to elite interstate stars to one of the most iconic middle distance events on the annual calendar. $7000 and a one ounce gold nugget is once again up for grabs, with the top-8 finishers all receiving prize money.
Below is your preview for the 2022 Leonora Golden Gift elite mile races.
