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Olympic champion tells Gout Gout to bide his time after sixth place finish

Olympic champion tells Gout Gout to bide his time after sixth place finish

Reigning 200m Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo had some advice for teen star Gout Gout after the Australian finished sixth in his first Diamond League race.

  • by Michael Gleeson

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Kerley taunts Gout, challenges teen to race him clean at Enhanced Games

Kerley taunts Gout, challenges teen to race him clean at Enhanced Games

American sprint star Fred Kerley doesn’t think Gout Gout can handle the “pressure” of elite sprinting, warning the teenager he would beat him in a head-to-head race at the Enhanced Games.

  • by Tom Decent
The Enhanced Games star trying to run faster than Usain Bolt – drug free

The Enhanced Games star trying to run faster than Usain Bolt – drug free

The biggest name at the controversial event will race drug-free in Las Vegas as he chases Usain Bolt’s untouchable 100m world record.

  • by Tom Decent
Olympic coach who sent bikini photo to athlete given four-year ban
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Olympic coach who sent bikini photo to athlete given four-year ban

Atlanta Games sprinter Mark Ladbrook allegedly sent an image of a woman in a bikini to an athlete and wrote, “I thought this was you”.

  • by Frances Howe
Home in 9.74 seconds: Aussie sprinter breaks all-conditions record, again

Home in 9.74 seconds: Aussie sprinter breaks all-conditions record, again

Eddie Nketia has run a wind-assisted 9.74 seconds for the 100m at Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska.

  • by Michael Gleeson
How a YouTube video of Cathy Freeman led a 14-year-old to the Commonwealth Games

How a YouTube video of Cathy Freeman led a 14-year-old to the Commonwealth Games

Lexie Brown has been named in the 2026 Commonwealth Games para athletics squad at just 14.

  • by Frances Howe
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Australia’s relay team just equalled the national record … without Gout or Fast Eddie

Australia’s relay team just equalled the national record … without Gout or Fast Eddie

By matching the national record, set last year, Australia booked itself a place in the men’s 4x100m at next year’s athletics world championship, by which time their stocks could be bolstered.

  • by John Salvado
Could Australia see Sawe? Sydney Marathon to chase sub-two hour stars

Could Australia see Sawe? Sydney Marathon to chase sub-two hour stars

After incredible times were set in London, Sydney Marathon organisers are in talks with Sebastian Sawe’s camp about running in the Harbour City in August.

  • by Iain Payten
The secrets behind Sabastian Sawe’s marathon world record

The secrets behind Sabastian Sawe’s marathon world record

Sabastian Sawe broke the men’s marathon world record in London on Sunday. This is how he did it.

  • by Jeremy Wilson
The super-shoes that carried Sabastian Sawe to a sub-two hour marathon

The super-shoes that carried Sabastian Sawe to a sub-two hour marathon

The shoes didn’t do the running. Roger Federer’s racquet needed Roger on the other end. The super-shoes are more akin to modern cricket bats, the ball goes further, but you have to know how to hit it.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Sabastian Sawe conquered sport’s Everest. Where does it fit among the greatest feats?

Sabastian Sawe conquered sport’s Everest. Where does it fit among the greatest feats?

The performance of a Kenyan runner in London has stunned the sporting world.

  • by Oliver Brown