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Multiple Australian medal hopes at world championships

Multiple Australian medal hopes at world championships

The Australian squad boasts a large spread of genuine medal hopes at the world athletics championships in Budapest.

Olyslagers chasing high jump gold, record in Budapest

Olyslagers chasing high jump gold, record in Budapest

Olyslagers chasing high jump gold, record in Budapest

Olyslagers chasing high jump gold, record in Budapest

Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers will have a beautiful little piece of Switzerland in her corner as she chases world championships gold in Budapest.

Amidzovski wins first gold at Commonwealth Youth Games

Amidzovski wins first gold at Commonwealth Youth Games

Amidzovski wins first gold at Commonwealth Youth Games

Amidzovski wins first gold at Commonwealth Youth Games

Rising star Delta Amidzovski has won gold in the women's long jump at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Lewis to make major championships debut in Budapest

Lewis to make major championships debut in Budapest

Teenaged sprinter Torrie Lewis is the youngest member of the 67-strong Australian team for the world athletics championships in Hungary.

Peter Bol 'exonerated' as anti-doping case is dropped

Peter Bol 'exonerated' as anti-doping case is dropped

Sport Integrity Australia has dropped its anti-doping case against middle-distance runner Peter Bol, citing 'varying expert opinions' of his sample.

Bisset, Buschkuehl and Denny excel at London meet

Bisset, Buschkuehl and Denny excel at London meet

Catriona Bisset, Brooke Buschkuehl and Matt Denny have led the Australian charge at the London Diamond League meet.

Hull and Olyslagers excel at Monaco Diamond League meet

Hull and Olyslagers excel at Monaco Diamond League meet

Middle-distance runner Jessica Hull and high jumper Nicola Olyslagers have led the Australian charge at the Monaco Diamond League meet.

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Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Reece Langdon, Angus Hincksman and Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke have finished among the medals for Australia as the world para athletics champs come to a close.

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Michael Roeger and Guy Henly have added two silvers to Australia's haul at the world para athletics championships while shot putter Cam Crombie finished fourth.

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Linden Hall has wrested back the Australian women's 1500m record while Canberra teen Cameron Myers posted an age-group best at the Diamond League in Poland.

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Australia won four medals at the world para athletics titles on Day 7 via James Turner (gold), Mali Lovell and Maria Strong (silver) and Vanessa Low (bronze)

Australia win extra athletics medal at Birmingham Games

Australia win extra athletics medal at Birmingham Games

Australia win extra athletics medal at Birmingham Games

Australia win extra athletics medal at Birmingham Games

Confirmation of a doping violation has given Australia the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m athletics event at last year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Australian javelin thrower Michal Burian has left it late to launch his silver medal-winning effort at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.

Norris edged out of medals at para world titles

Norris edged out of medals at para world titles

Norris edged out of medals at para world titles

Norris edged out of medals at para world titles

Seeking a fourth consecutive medal, Australian sprint star Chad Norris missed out on bronze by 100th of a second at the world para athletics titles in Paris.

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Six and counting for Aussie Para world champion Turner

Australian James Turner has sprinted to his sixth Para Athletics World Championships gold medal, convincingly taking out the 400m T36 event in France.

Silver for Clifford at Para World Championships

Three-time Paralympic medallist Jaryd Clifford has shrugged off a stress fracture to take the 5000m silver medal at the Para Athletics World Championships.

Australia make golden start at Para World Championships

Maria Strong has delivered Australia its first gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Deng breaks Bol's Australian 800m record in France

Joseph Deng has pinched the Australian 800m record from his training partner Pete Bol during an athletics meet in France.

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Peter Bol gets 800m qualifier for world championships

Peter Bol has taken a big stride forward in a difficult year by bettering the 800m qualifying standard for the world championships.

Environmental protest at Stockholm Diamond League meet

Environmental protesters have interrupted the 400m hurdles at the weather-affected Stockholm Diamond League meet.

Little joins Olyslagers in winners' circle in Lausanne

Mackenzie Little has rocketed into world championships medal contention with victory in the javelin at the Lausanne Diamond League meet.

Olyslagers equals Oceanian record in Lausanne high jump

Australian Olympic high jump star Nicola Olyslagers has maintained her season's unbeaten record and equalled her Oceanian record in Lausanne.

Marschall second as Duplantis sets new pole vault mark

Armand Duplantis continues to raise the bar in men's pole vault, after the Swede broke his own outdoor mark in Ostrava to beat Australian Kurtis Marschall.

Peter Bol closing in on world championships qualifier

Peter Bol has finished second in the 800m at a track meet in Germany, while fellow Australian Cameron Myers broke the 1500m national under-20 record.

Hoare, Hull smash Aussie records on special Oslo night

Olli Hoare and Jess Hull have both raced to Australian records at the Bislett Games but were still only bit part players on a special night in Oslo.

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