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Athletics
The agonising quest of Australia’s fastest man to run .02 seconds quicker
Rohan Browning has been stuck – just – on the wrong side of the 10-second barrier for years. But his coach believes he can finally join the world’s best in Paris.
- by Iain Payten
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Why Australia’s two fastest women might not make the Olympic team
Australia’s renaissance in middle-distance running will deliver a national athletics championships in Adelaide like no other.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Olympics
‘We were actually praying for the rain’: Olympic hopeful wins Gift amid wild weather
In a Stawell Gift remarkable for even starting, let alone finishing, Jack Lacey has won the men’s final for 2024 and Chloe Mannix-Power the women’s at a waterlogged track where races were delayed and abandoned as wild weather hit.
- by Michael Gleeson
Peter Bol recently turned 30 and got engaged. One more thing would cap his ‘biggest year yet’
After a turbulent 18 months, 800m runner Peter Bol has reconsidered ideas of retirement after Paris 2024 and is now more driven than ever to race for Australia.
- by Michael Gleeson
This Australian just smashed a 21-year-old record. Now she is heading to Paris
Melbourne distance runner Lauren Ryan has smashed a 21-year-old national record and booked herself a place on the team for Paris 2024.
- by Michael Gleeson