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Aussie Myers stuns with new Oceania mile record

Aussie Myers stuns with new Oceania mile record

ACT middle distance star Cameron Myers set a new Oceania men's mile record at the Diamond League meet in the United States.

Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track

Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track

Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track

Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track

Fit again, Andy Buchanan will line up in his first major race in more than a year - enough time for plenty to have changed in the marathon world.

Track star Myers sets new world-leading time in Paris

Track star Myers sets new world-leading time in Paris

Track star Myers sets new world-leading time in Paris

Track star Myers sets new world-leading time in Paris

Australian middle-distance star Cameron Myers has delivered the biggest performance of his career by powering to 1500m victory at the Paris Diamond League.

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Australia's Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow

Australia's Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow

Eddie Nketia produced some eye-opening 100m sprint times recently. He wants more on debut in a strong Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team.

Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great

Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great

Australian sprinter Gout Gout has finished an impressive third behind the great Noah Lyles in the 150m at a track meet in Ostrava.

Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions

Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions

Queensland's Lachie Kennedy has his sights on achieving Commonwealth Games glory and a slice of Australian sprinting history before the year is out.

Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow

Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow

Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.

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'Chuffed it was you': Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo

'Chuffed it was you': Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo

'Chuffed it was you': Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo

'Chuffed it was you': Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo

Australian Kurtis Marschall has achieved what no pole vaulter has been able to do in nearly three years -- defeat the mighty Armand Duplantis.

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Nina Kennedy returns home with plenty of confidence, form and two Diamond League medals but an English rival looms large at the Commonwealth Games.

Aussie sprint star's record ratified by World Athletics

Aussie sprint star's record ratified by World Athletics

Aussie sprint star's record ratified by World Athletics

Aussie sprint star's record ratified by World Athletics

World Athletics has ratified Gout Gout's under-20 200m world record, after his time set at the national championships in April had attracted criticism.

Olympic champ Kennedy fires on Diamond League return

Olympic champ Kennedy fires on Diamond League return

Olympic champ Kennedy fires on Diamond League return

Olympic champ Kennedy fires on Diamond League return

Australia's Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy soared to victory at the Rabat Diamond League, while Eleanor Patterson finished second in the high jump.

Caldwell upstages top Aussies again to win in China

Caldwell upstages top Aussies again to win in China

Caldwell upstages top Aussies again to win in China

Caldwell upstages top Aussies again to win in China

Abbey Caldwell has delivered the race of her life to win the 1500m at the Xiamen Diamond League meet in China, upstaging distinguished compatriot Jess Hull.

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

It's hardly surprising that imposing PNG sprinter Pais Wisil has drawn the attention of rugby league scouts.

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Australian sprinter Aidan Murphy has done the rare 200m-400m double at the Oceania championships in Darwin.

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Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles

Sprinter Josh Azzopardi and high jumper Yual Reath were the day's big winners at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.

Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

After making her mark in rugby for the Queensland Reds and the Fiji sevens team, Heleina Young is back on the track with an eye on the LA Olympics.

Murphy goes oh so close to Australian 400m record

Aidan Murphy has led home an Australian trifecta in a high-quality men's 400m at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.

Aussie sprinter clocks another flying 100m time

Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia has clocked a blistering 100m time in the United States with the aid of an illegal tailwind.

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Aussie track aces eclipsed by Caldwell's Diamond run

Australian rivals Jess Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth have been eclipsed by less celebrated compatriot Abbey Caldwell in the Shanghai Diamond League meeting.

Gout Gout to double up at World U20s in Oregon

Australia will send a record squad of 75 to August's U20 world athletics championships in the US.

Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume

One of Australia's biggest stars in Glasgow has achieved nearly everything possible in his sport - except win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Another Australian record broken at World Relays

All six Australian relay teams have locked in their spots for the 2027 world athletics championships in Beijing.

Record-breaking day for Aussies at World Relays

Three Australian records have been set on a spectacular opening day at the World Relays in Botswana.

'Incredible Hulk' Nketia can challenge world's fastest

Powerful Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia has set his sights on the LA Olympics as his US college coach declares the 24-year-old capable of greatness.

Little-known Aussie clocks flying 100m time

Edward Osei-Nketia has run the fastest-ever 100m by an Australian - but he can't claim the national record.

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