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Athletics
Athletics urged to curb influence of 'super shoes'
A prominent athletics scientist believes advanced technology is undermining the integrity of the sport.
- by Robert Dineen
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Best Games ever
Too good to be true for athlete no one saw coming
"Who the hell is Kon?" the chief reporter asked, as if what we had just seen was somehow my fault. The first white man in a generation had just won an Olympic sprint final. And it was my job to find out who this mystery man was.
- by Malcolm Knox
Flashback
From the Archives, 2000: Elite sprinters conned by Kon the Greek
There were upsets aplenty on the track at the Sydney Olympics, but none so shocking as the victory by Konstantinos Kenteris in the men's 200-metre sprint.
- by Malcolm Knox
2021 Tokyo Olympics
Australian stars Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull smash track records
In empty stadiums across Europe and the Middle East, Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull have quietly become a pair of Australia’s greatest-ever distance runners.
- by Michael Gleeson
Olympics
Who would have won Freeman v Perec in 2000? This coach isn't sure
The man who coached Marie-Jose Perec for years and then Cathy Freeman in the lead-up to the Sydney Olympics is wistful at the missed opportunity to witness a great race.
- by Michael Gleeson
Best Games ever
'Temptation was too great': Grigorieva had the best seat in the house for Freeman's gold
At the 2000 Games, Tatiana Grigorieva was pole vaulting for silver at the exact time Cathy Freeman was racing for gold in the 400m. Grigorieva couldn't help but pause to watch history play out.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Olympics
Australia ganged up on Perec. She deserves an apology
If the spirit of the Olympics counts for anything, and if Australia is as big-hearted as it imagines itself to be, an apology should be given to Marie-Jose Perec.
- by Greg Baum
Olympics
'I'm in awe of them': Young Tasmanian second fastest non-African ever over 3000m
The Australian record he holds has previously been held by distance-running luminaries such as Craig Mottram, Ron Clarke and John Landy.
- by Adam Pengilly and Michael Gleeson
Olympics
'Fire in the belly': Hull sets second national record in weeks
Rising Australian track star Jessica Hull has broken the national 1500m record just weeks after also claiming the 5000m record.
- by Michael Gleeson
Best Games ever
'I'm black and I'm the best there is': Freeman's run shone a light on race
Twenty years later, Cathy Freeman still sits at the end of the track in quiet bewilderment when reflecting on her Sydney Olympic gold medal triumph and what she went through to get there.
- by Michael Gleeson
Olympics
Semenya wrongly targeted but ruling opens door for trans athletes, says Mouncey
Caster Semenya’s ban from defending her Olympic title next year was wrong but also inadvertently opened the door for trans athletes.
- by Michael Gleeson