Tag: Athletics
Bolt not the greatest yet, says coach
The coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is prepared to wait a while longer before declaring the Jamaican the world's greatest ever sprinter.[MORE]
De Castella, Flintoff-King inducted into Hall of Fame
Former marathon champion Robert De Castella and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Debbie Flintoff-King are among five athletes to be inducted into Athletics Australia's Hall of Fame.[MORE]
Allen hand two-year doping ban
Australian sprinter Nathan Allen has been found guilty of a doping violation by the International Athletics Federation.[MORE]
Liu Xiang may need psychological help: coach
World 110 metres hurdles champion Liu Xiang may need psychological help to deal with the memory of his dramatic exit from the Beijing Olympics, according to China's head athletics coach.[MORE]
Jones gives tell-all interview to Oprah
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones recalls her ill-fated decision to lie to authorities about doping.[MORE]
NSW runner takes Burnie Ten
Australia's top 10 km foot race, the Burnie Ten, has been won dominated by two young athletes from New South Wales.[MORE]
Big field in Burnie Ten
A record field of more than 4,000 runners is signed up to compete today in Tasmania's premier foot race, the Burnie Ten.[MORE]
MacFarlane back on track
Tasmanian track and field athlete Donna MacFarlane returns to the track this weekend after a post-Beijing Olympics break.[MORE]
Golden Tomescu signs on for Great Australian Run
The women's marathon gold medallist from the Beijing Olympic Games will take part in the Great Australian Run in Melbourne at the end of next month.[MORE]
Kohler again up to the Challenge at Freycinet
The defending champion, Jarod Kohler, has won this year's Freycinet Challenge endurance event on Tasmania's east coast.[MORE]
Disgraced Montgomery to spend more time in jail
Disgraced former 100 metres world record holder Tim Montgomery has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to distributing heroin last year.[MORE]
Gebrselassie breaks world marathon record again
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon for the second consecutive year.[MORE]
Tallent walks away with IAAF bonus
Australian dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent has finished the athletics season with a victory in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) race walking challenge.[MORE]
Sprinter Johnson not done yet
Champion sprinter Patrick Johnson says he will not be quitting athletics despite losing his scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).[MORE]
Golden finish as Paralympics wrap up
Kurt Fearnley has won his first gold at the Bird's Nest, holding onto his title of marathon champion on the last day of Paralympic competition in Beijing.[MORE]
Fearnley's Paralympics turn to gold
Kurt Fearnley has won his first gold medal of the Beijing Games on the final day of competition.[MORE]
Cathy Freeman's brother killed in car accident
The brother of Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has died in a car accident in north Queensland.[MORE]
Aust adds silver and double bronze to medal haul
Australia has won silver in the women's 4x100 metres relay T53/54 final and bronze in the men's 4x100 metres relay T42-T46 final.[MORE]
Sullivan and team take historic gold
Gold in the men's 4x100m T35-38 relay makes Tim Sullivan Australia's most successful Paralympian in history. [MORE]
Petitclerc scores fifth Beijing gold
Canada's Chantal Petitclerc has boosted her medal haul at the Beijing Paralympics to five gold. [MORE]
Scott takes 4th in joy race
Australia's Brad Scott has finished fourth in the men's T37 200m final - an event he said he entered just for fun.[MORE]
Harbeck misses final
Australia's Courtney Harbeck has missed out on the chance to race in the women's T13 100m final at the Paralympics in Beijing. [MORE]
Colman narrowly misses bronze
Australia's Richard Colman has missed out on a bronze medal by just 0.04 seconds in a close final of the men's T53 800m wheelchair event in Beijing. [MORE]
Powell on fire at World Athletics Finals
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has won the 100 metres final on the opening day of the IAAF World Athletics Finals in Stuttgart.[MORE]
Powell foresees 9.5sec 100m
Asafa Powell has forecast the 100 metres world record could be cut to as low as 9.5 seconds in 2009.[MORE]
