The Latest

  • COLUMN
  • Athletics in Australia is NOT a Joke -- Haile Gebrselassie: The Greatest
  • INTERVIEW
  • Flash chat with the Great Haile Gebrselassie
  • FORUM
  • Mottram run out -- McLellan gets silver -- 1500m Ramzi wins
  • VIDEO
  • Gail Devers recaps the Olympic men's 100m final
  • FEATURES
  • Aussie Olympic Track & Marathon Mens Team Bio
  • RESULTS
  • Beijing Olympic Games: Link to results, start-lists and timetable
  • 101
  • NEW: Worldwide rankings: Ranking lists for 5 countries plus IAAF added

                             News headlines
Golden double for awesome Bolt
Mottram and Birmingham miss 5,000m final
Men's 800m - Round 1
Women's 400m Hurdles - FINAL
Renshaw bows out of men's 800m
Women's 200m - Semi-Finals
Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails drugs test
Willis wins 1500m bronze- Great Read
MORE NEWS ARTICLES IN OUR NEWS SECTION...

Athletics in Australia is NOT a Joke: Latest column

This is in response to a post by Wayne Goldsmith about the state of athletics in Australia. But don't be taken in. Wayne is heavily critical of athletics in Australia, and claims that 'everyone' thinks it's a joke. But he's wrong. This is a reply, based on a comment I have left him (you can read the original comment on his site, if he posts it). It talks about a lot of issues which are highly relevant within the sport; including why we shouldn't expect to be as dominant as we are in, say, swimming; and what can be done about it....

Haile Gebrselassie: The Greatest Ever: Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Haile Gebrselassie is the greatest ever distance runner the world has ever seen. Sunday's 10000m final confirmed that for me. Forget that Kenenisa Bekele broke the Olympic record, and clocked a 53 second final lap to win in just over 27 minutes. Haile was the star of the night, and his sixth place was the highlight.:...

The Future: Usain Bolt: Saturday, August 16, 2008

Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter we have ever seen. Let me just put that out there, although I'm sure most people won't need much convincing. He has just demolished a 100m field of incredible quality, and made a new world record of 9.69 look easy. At 21, there really seems to be no limit to what he can do.:...

Haile Gebrselassie, Runner's Tribe Exclusive: latest interview

To say that Haile Gebrselassie’s world runs a little faster than most could be the understatement of the year, it seems all eyes in running are constantly fixed on the tiny Ethiopian great. We catch up with Haile just days before his Beijing Olympic 10,000m showdown with Kekenisa Bekele....

Beijing Olympic Preview - The Top Clashes and Events: Wednesday, August 7, 2008

Edward covers it all with this comprehensive Olympic athletics preview : Asafa Powell vs. Tyson Gay vs. Usain Bolt (100m), Jeremy Wariner vs. LaShawn Merritt (400m), Craig Mottram vs. The Field (5000m), Haile Gebrselassie vs. Kekenisa Bekele vs. The Rest (10000m), Men's Marathon (too many people to name), Dayron Robles vs. Liu Xiang (110m Hurdles), Pamela Jelimo vs. Janeth Jepkosgei vs. The Rest (800m), Meseret Defar vs. Tirunesh Dibaba vs. Russia (5000m)...

Gail Devers recaps the Olympic men's 100m final


eastbay.com