The Australian 100 metres record holder at 11.11 seconds, Melissa Breen scored her fifth national 100 metres title in April, yet she still needed the Olympic qualifier of 11.32 which she finally nailed in June in Townsville running 11.31.
How satisfying was it nailing the qualifier in June in Townsville running 11.31?
Townsville...
Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp announced through USATF.tv that he plans to run the Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. However, he still plans to run the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, March 18 - 20.
"The was no way I was going to miss that,"...
Birkinhead 21.21m Shot Put is World Class
Damien Birkinhead is making up for lost time after missing selection for the 2015 World Championships by the barest of margins. In 2016 he has simply been outstanding, with two world class performances - 20.80m in Christchurch and then a superb 21.21m effort...
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Day 8 Rio Olympic Aussie Athletics Wrap
Three-time Olympian, Alana Boyd (Qld) jumped 4.80m in the women’s pole vault final to finish in fourth position.
She finished on the same height as the bronze medallist, New Zealander Eliza McCartney,...
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Stubbs Shows Rio is Clearly on the Radar
Gold Coast sprinter Aaron Stubbs took another step towards representing Australia at the Rio Olympic Games, only a week after taking home a $12,000 cheque for a narrow win in the Queanbeyan Gift (in a very swift time of 12.14 seconds).
At the Joanna Stone Shield...
Over the past 18 months, Adams has experienced some of the darkest moments of her career, enduring major shoulder and elbow surgery, before then being forced to go under the knife once more for a routine clear-out of her right knee. The 31-year-old returned to competition this year and...
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Ryan Gregson becomes the first Australian to make the 1500m final in the last 40 years on a night where Kathryn Mitchell finishes sixth in the javelin final
It was a day for the country kids within the...
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In the evening session in Rio, the men’s long jump final thrilled spectators with two Australians in the mix - the Gary Bourne coached Queenslander Henry Frayne and world championships silver medallist, Fabrice Lapierre(NSW).
Frayne, who...
Ryan Hall, America’s Fastest Marathoner, Slows Down
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