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Pearson happy to fly solo

Another title: Sally Pearson is doing a pretty decent job at coaching herself as she heads towards the Commonwealth ...

The newly crowned world champion has no plans to find a coach heading towards the Commonwealth Games and the next Olympics.

Unexpected silver: Stevens surprises again

Consistent: Dani Stevens.

Eight years after she won an unexpected and premature world gold as a 21-year-old, Dani Stevens has won a world silver medal in a fashion almost as unexpected her world gold.

When Raelene Boyle made Betty Cuthbert cry

Betty Cuthbert, centre, at the medal ceremony for Raelene Boyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

It was one of the great moments in Australian sport. You see, when Raelene Boyle won gold in her last race, at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 1982 – roaring home in the 400 Metres – the stadium roared even as the nation came to a standstill.