Heartbroken Australian sprinter Ebony Lane has taken a shot at selectors after missing out on a spot in the 4x100m Olympic relay team. Australia had the option of several runners for the event, but Lane was left searching for answers after she was the unlucky omission. Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards and Torrie Lewis … Read more
Netherlands Olympic runner Lieke Klaver has narrowly escaped disqualification after deliberately staying in the starting blocks when the gun went off. Lining up for the women’s 400m semi-finals on Thursday morning (AEST), Klaver, despite appearing ready and on her marks, failed to take off when the starter pulled the trigger. The other athletes in the … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 7, 2024 4:59 pm Updated August 7, 2024 5:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alysha Newman has won Canada’s first-ever Olympic medal in women’s pole vault, claiming bronze on Wednesday with a Canadian-record height of 4.85 metres. Newman, from Delaware, Ont., … Read more
A former Australian under-20 champion has debuted for Ireland at the Olympics, achieving an extremely rare slice of history as she followed in her legendary mother’s footsteps. Sophie O’Sullivan set a new personal best when she finished her 1500m heat in a time 4:00.23, just six tenths shy of a sixth-place finish that provides automatic … Read more
Sweden’s powerhouse pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has stunned Paris 2024 with a jaw-dropping world record jump. After winning the gold medal, Duplantis kept raising the bar, eventually bettering his own pole vault world record. Such was his dominance, he had the gold medal locked away after his first-time clearance at 6m. Know the news with … Read more
American sprinter Freddie Crittenden is receiving a mixture of criticism and praise for deliberately throwing the Olympic men’s 110m hurdles on Sunday. Crittenden booked himself a ticket to to Paris with a US trials victory in 12.93 seconds, the second fastest time by any runner in 2024 behind only teammate Grant Holloway. That time also … Read more
American Noah Lyles has lived up to his own hype, winning gold when a photo finish settled the closest 100m final in Olympic history. Lyles and Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson both finished in 9.79 seconds but it was the American who triumphed when it was revealed he won by a margin of 0.005 seconds. American Fred … Read more
Australian Olympic middle-distance runner Olli Hoare has sadly had to abandon his Instagram account after receiving hateful messages from fans who were disappointed with his performance in Paris. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist was one of three Aussie men entered in the 1500m event but, like teammates Stewart McSweyn and Adam Spencer, failed to progress … Read more
Australian athletics star Ollie Hoare has avoided a controversial collision and fall to win the Emsley Carr Mile at the London Diamond League on Saturday (AEST). Just days out from the start of the Paris Olympics, Hoare, one of Australia’s three male 1500m runners for the Games, has made a statement with a season’s best … Read more
British teenage sprinter Jake Odey-Jordan has only himself to blame for a completely baffling finish to his 200m heat at the under-18 European Athletics Championships in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. The 16-year-old was the raging favourite for his heat, and proved exactly why within the first three quarters of the race. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: British … Read more
