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‘I never felt safe’: Selection fight overshadows Gregson’s remarkable switch from steeplechase to Olympic marathon
Six runners were never going to fit into the three places Australia had available for the women’s marathon in the Paris, and heartache was inevitable ... for all concerned.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Athletics Australia defends marathon selection after ‘heartbroken’ family hits out online
Six women qualified for three spots, with one Olympic marathon runner who missed out accusing Athletics Australia of breaking its selection criteria.Â
- by Carla Jaeger
Medal threat: Australia’s Hull smashes national record on eve of Olympics
Jess Hull is dramatically closing the gap on the world’s best and is now poised as a medal threat at this year’s Olympics after smashing the Australian 1500 metres record in a Diamond League meet on Sunday morning.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘We support Peter’: Bol’s Olympic place secure despite revelations in anti-doping hearing
Athletics Australia says Peter Bol’s spot at Paris 2024 will not be affected by the revelations that included the discovery of a screenshot of doping information on his phone.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Screenshot found on Peter Bol’s phone contained doping information
The Australian runner’s lawyer labelled the discovery meaningless and its airing by WADA an appalling attempt to shirk responsibility for falsely accusing his client of doping.
- by Michael Gleeson and Nick McKenzie
13 siblings, one Paris dream: Sprint sensation defies back-breaking crisis
He is a young man with history in his sights, having overcome an injury that threatened his Paris quest. The help of 13 boxing siblings pushed him on.
- by Nick Wright
Australia’s male sprinters on blocks for Paris relay, and they’ve still got our fastest man to call up
Like their female counterparts, Australia’s men’s team has qualified for the 4x100-metre Olympics relay for the first time since Sydney 2000. And they did it without even calling on the services of sprint star Rohan Browning.
- by Michael Gleeson and John Salvado
Olympians bumped off Sydney tracks for school carnivals before Paris
Less than 100 days before competing in Paris, Sydney-based Olympians have been forced to move to Japan to get regular track time ahead of Paris.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘I want my name to be there forever’: Australia’s fastest woman targets records on path to Paris
Torrie Lewis stunned the athletics world by beating a world champion on her Diamond League debut. Now she’s aiming even higher.
- by Billie Eder
Australian teen sensation beats world’s fastest woman in Diamond League triumph
Torrie Lewis has made another stunning sprint breakthrough by beating the world 100-metre champ and powering to victory in the 200 metres at the season’s opening Diamond League meeting.
- by Ian Chadband
WADA makes drug testing changes after Bol ‘disaster’
Drug testers will alter how they test for the endurance drug EPO after a World Anti-Doping Agency review prompted by Australian Olympian Peter Bol’s case.
- by Michael Gleeson