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At What Age do Aussie Male 800m Runners Peak?

Runner's Tribe In an attempt to assess the ideal age for 800m runners, Runner’s Tribe took a look at the 30 fastest male 800m runners in Australian history. Their respective ages were compared. Facts Average Age: 23 (note this is the same...

Joan Melly takes surprise victory while fellow-Kenyan Gilbert Masai wins in Berlin Half

Late-entrant Joan Melly takes surprise victory while fellow-Kenyan Gilbert Masai wins Kenyans Gilbert Masai and Joan Melly took the 37th edition of the Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday. While Masai was among the top favourites, late-entrant Joan Melly was an...

London calling for Australia’s best, including Pearson, Tallent, Turner and Holt

London is calling for twenty of Australia’s best athletes after initial selections for the 2017 IAAF World Championships were confirmed as the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships drew to a close in Sydney (NSW) today. Featuring Sally Pearson (Qld), who will...
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Video: Sally Pearson wins! – Women’s Open 100m Hurdles Final 2017 Australian Athletics Championships

Video courtesy of Athletics Australia Women's Open 100m Hurdles Final 2017 Australian Athletics Championships Finals 1 Pearson, Sally 86 QLD 12.53 2.3 2 Beahan, Brianna 91 WA 12.96 2.3 3 Jenneke, Michelle 93 NSW 13.12 2.3 4 Morrison, Fiona 88 NZL 13.18 2.3 5 Clay, Elizabeth...

Pearson makes triumphant return, as seven confirm London 2017 selection – AAC Day 8...

Sally Pearson (Qld) has made a triumphant return to the Australian Athletics Championships, reduced to tears of elation after a stunning performance to win her eighth national crown in the women’s 100m hurdles. Taking to the track for the first...
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Video: Men’s Open 1500m Final – 2017 Australian Athletics Championships

Video courtesy of Athletics Australia 2017 Aus Ath Champs Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre - 26/03/2017 to 2/04/2017 Men's 1500 Metre Open National: N 3:31.06 2010 Ryan Gregson, NSW 3:36.00 WCQ World Champs Qual Finals 1 Gregson, Ryan 90...
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Video: Steven Solomon wins the Men’s 400m at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships

Video Courtesy of Athletics Australia Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre - 26/03/2017 to 2/04/2017 Event 502 Men 400 Metre Open National: N 44.38 1988 Darren Clark, NSW 45.50 WCQ World Champs Qual Name Year Team Finals Alternate Finals 1 Solomon, Steven 93 NSW 46.66 2 Collett, Jackson...

Mathews wins gutsy 800m final as Mitchell & Roberts will be London 2017 bound

Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT) will be London 2017 bound after ensuring their automatic selection to the Australian team for the IAAF World Championships on day seven at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. Taking to the start line...

Jepkosgei becomes the first woman ever to break 65 minutes for the Half-Marathon

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PRAGUE (01-Apr) -- Running through the cobblestone streets here with her top rival just a few meters behind, Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei not only ran a pending world record for...