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'I steer the ship': Patterson's big change after Paris

'I steer the ship': Patterson's big change after Paris

Eleanor Patterson will be among a host of Australian stars at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne, having made some major changes since the Paris Olympics.

Kennedy and Gout vie for Aussie sprint supremacy

Kennedy and Gout vie for Aussie sprint supremacy

Kennedy and Gout vie for Aussie sprint supremacy

Kennedy and Gout vie for Aussie sprint supremacy

Australian men's sprint stars Lachlan Kennedy and Gout will take centre stage with Letsile Tebogo and others at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne.

Olyslagers gold leads Aussie medal flourish at worlds

Olyslagers gold leads Aussie medal flourish at worlds

Olyslagers gold leads Aussie medal flourish at worlds

Olyslagers gold leads Aussie medal flourish at worlds

High jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson have headlined a record seven-medal display by Australian athletes at the world indoor championships.

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Hull an inspiration to fellow Aussie medallist Robinson

Hull an inspiration to fellow Aussie medallist Robinson

Aussie Olympic star Jess Hull has played her part in inspiring middle-distance teammate Ky Robinson to follow her to a world indoor podium place in Nanjing.

Jess Hull, Ky Robinson hit medal trail at world indoors

Jess Hull, Ky Robinson hit medal trail at world indoors

Jess Hull and Ky Robinson have won 3000m bronze medals for Australia at the world indoor championships in Nanjing.

Speedster Kennedy: 'World medal just the start for me'

Speedster Kennedy: 'World medal just the start for me'

Lachlan Kennedy has promised that his silver medal from the world indoor championships is just the start for him - and for Australia's lightning sprinters.

Kennedy pipped for historic 60m gold at world indoors

Kennedy pipped for historic 60m gold at world indoors

Lachlan Kennedy has won the first ever 60 metres medal by an Australian at the world indoor championships, taking silver in an agonising near-miss in Nanjing.

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Schoolyard sprint that hurtled Gout towards greatness

Schoolyard sprint that hurtled Gout towards greatness

Schoolyard sprint that hurtled Gout towards greatness

Schoolyard sprint that hurtled Gout towards greatness

Gout Gout had his heart set on playing soccer until an impromptu schoolyard sprint race, wearing joggers, changed everything.

NZ boy becomes first 15-yr-old to run sub-4 minute mile

NZ boy becomes first 15-yr-old to run sub-4 minute mile

NZ boy becomes first 15-yr-old to run sub-4 minute mile

NZ boy becomes first 15-yr-old to run sub-4 minute mile

Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old New Zealander, has become the youngest athlete ever to break four minutes for the mile.

Australian medal hopes high for world indoors

Australian medal hopes high for world indoors

Australian medal hopes high for world indoors

Australian medal hopes high for world indoors

Paris podium finishers Nicola Olyslagers, Eleanor Patterson and Jessica Hull headline the Australian team at the world indoor championships.

Gout Gout on fire again in 200m at Qld championships

Gout Gout on fire again in 200m at Qld championships

Gout Gout on fire again in 200m at Qld championships

Gout Gout on fire again in 200m at Qld championships

Gout Gout has broken 20 seconds for the 200m for the first time at the Queensland championships with the aid of an illegal tailwind.

Rohan Browning upstages Gout Gout on his home turf

Rohan Browning upstages Gout Gout on his home turf

Rohan Browning upstages Gout Gout on his home turf

Rohan Browning upstages Gout Gout on his home turf

Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout stormed to the U/20 100m crown at the Queensland Athletics Championships, but Olympian Rohan Browning also caught the eye.

Marathon's all-time greatest Kipchoge to run in Sydney

Marathon's all-time greatest Kipchoge to run in Sydney

Marathon's all-time greatest Kipchoge to run in Sydney

Marathon's all-time greatest Kipchoge to run in Sydney

Eliud Kipchoge has plumped to run the Sydney Marathon as he seeks to get his incomparable running career back to winning ways.

Sub-10-second sprint breakthrough beckons for Kennedy

Sub-10-second sprint breakthrough beckons for Kennedy

Sub-10-second sprint breakthrough beckons for Kennedy

Sub-10-second sprint breakthrough beckons for Kennedy

Rising sprint star Lachlan Kennedy and Bree Rizzo both teased Australian 100m records on a lightning night of sprinting at the Perth Track Classic.

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Kennedy turns flying start into 100m win in Adelaide

Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy, middle-distance star Peter Bol and Olympics discus bronze medallist Matt Denny all won at the Adelaide Invitational.

One lap no stretch for track star Gout

Sprint star Gout Gout has warmed up for the Maurie Plant meet with an eye-catching 400m performance in Brisbane.

Gout Gout to light up Stawell Gift

The Gout Gout show will hit the road to the Stawell Gift in April.

Australian Cam Myers continues record-breaking streak

Australian Cameron Myers has continued his flying start to 2025 with a record-breaking performance in the Wanamaker Mile in the US.

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No more doubts in Aussie marathon man's race return

Andy Buchanan will run with new-found conviction in his first race since smashing the Australian marathon record last year.

Olympic sprint king Tebogo to run at Melbourne meet

Botswana's first Olympic gold medallist, sprinter Letsile Tebogo, will be the star attraction at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne in March.

How Bendigo teacher ran fastest Aussie marathon time

School teacher Andy Buchanan learned a lot to become Australia's faster marathon runner, but a powerful lesson came from a former AFL player in his classroom.

Olympian shrugs off early blow to take race walk title

Olivia Sandery and Rhydian Cowley have won the Australian 35km race walk titles with Sandery setting a national record in the process.

Aussie Jack Rayner wins fourth straight 10,000m title

Jack Rayner has prevailed in the 10,000m men's national titles in Victoria, while Rose Davies won the women's event.

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Disgraced pole vault coach Alex Parnov is accused of engaging in alleged predatory behaviour during his time at the West Australian Institute of Sport.

Rayner and Ryan to start Zatopek track title favourites

Olympians Jack Rayner and Lauren Ryan will start favourites in the 10,000 metres at the annual Zatopek:10 track challenge in Melbourne.

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