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Don’t let us jump the vaccine queue: Australian track stars

Don’t let us jump the vaccine queue: Australian track stars

Australia’s top runners have said they should not be jumping the vaccine queue for their chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

  • by Michael Gleeson

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Ramsden books Tokyo spot with fastest 1500m in Australia since ’88

Ramsden books Tokyo spot with fastest 1500m in Australia since ’88

The Tokyo Olympics might be in doubt but if they do go ahead, Matthew Ramsden can book a ticket.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Browning becomes second Australian sprinter to break 10-second barrier

Browning becomes second Australian sprinter to break 10-second barrier

Rohan Browning became the second-fastest Australian in history over 100 metres with a blistering 9.96 seconds at a meet in Wollongong.

  • by Staff
Rival of Pearson faces eight-year ban for anti-doping 'tampering'

Rival of Pearson faces eight-year ban for anti-doping 'tampering'

Olympic champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal, who beat Sally Pearson in the 2013 world titles, has been provisionally suspended by track and field's integrity unit.

  • by Glynn A. Hill
Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe

Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe

Athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with pressing needs despite events such as the Olympics likely to be highly dependent on competitors being free from the virus, Seb Coe says.

  • by Mitch Phillips
‘I wasn’t going home empty handed’: Tiernan breaks Australian record

‘I wasn’t going home empty handed’: Tiernan breaks Australian record

Patrick Tiernan has broken the national 10,000-metre record less than a year after it was broken by his compatriot and rival Stewart McSteyn.

  • by Michael Gleeson