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'We accept their legal sex': IAAF rejects claims about Semenya

'We accept their legal sex': IAAF rejects claims about Semenya

The IAAF has rejected a report that it wants women's Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya to be classified as a biological male.

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Lauren Wells runs fastest time in almost three years
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Lauren Wells runs fastest time in almost three years

Wells ran her second world championships qualifer in as many weeks with the Canberra star finishing the 400-metre hurdles in 55.47 seconds on Friday.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Canberra duo make Australian world cross country team
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Canberra duo make Australian world cross country team

Leanne Pompeani and Emily Brichacek will race at the world cross country championships in Denmark on March 30.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Stunning Lauren Wells return opens door for third Olympics
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Stunning Lauren Wells return opens door for third Olympics

Wells all but drew curtains on her Australian career following the Commonwealth Games last April but she returned with a vengeance at the AIS on Monday.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Keely Small and Jack Hale hit the ground running in Canberra
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Keely Small and Jack Hale hit the ground running in Canberra

The young guns will open their 2019 seasons at the Canberra Track Classic on Monday.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Robinson says Australia poised for first cross country worlds medal
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Robinson says Australia poised for first cross country worlds medal

Robinson won the Australian trials for the world cross country championships at Mt Stromlo on Sunday.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
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Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall leaping towards Olympic gold
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Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall leaping towards Olympic gold

Marschall lept his way into the hearts of Australians with a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last April.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Brett Robinson running towards Tokyo marathon
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Brett Robinson running towards Tokyo marathon

Robinson was a finalist in the 5000m at the Rio Olympics but will move to the marathon for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Small keen to end big wait for Australian record
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Small keen to end big wait for Australian record

It's a record old enough to be her mother. For 43 years it's stood there, patiently waiting for someone faster to come along.

  • by David Polkinghorne
Sprint queen Breen on track for Tokyo after blistering return
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Sprint queen Breen on track for Tokyo after blistering return

Melissa Breen ran her first 100 metres in nine months last week and stopped the clocked in 11.58 seconds. She'll race again in Canberra on Monday.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
IAAF clears 42 Russians to compete as neutrals in 2019
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IAAF clears 42 Russians to compete as neutrals in 2019

Former world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Maria Lasitskene were among 42 Russian athletes cleared to compete as neutrals in international competition in 2019.