Strintzos and Campbell claim first Australian titles in Ballarat
Australian marathon record holder Haftu Strintzos and City2Surf winner Holly Campbell are now national championships following victories at the Australian Cross Country Championships in
Old school ties: Marks and Strintzos meet again at Ballarat
Long before either of them was a national record-holder or a sub-61 half marathoner, Haftu Strintzos and Ed Marks and were two Melbourne schoolboys
Seven for Her, Ten for Him. Athletics’ last unequal event?
When Jim Thorpe won the first Olympic decathlon in Stockholm in 1912, King Gustav V of Sweden reportedly told him: “Sir, you are the
Louison-Roe gets her gold as Australia closes out Eugene with six medals
Two years ago in Lima, Izobelle Louison-Roe was the surprise. A 17-year-old clearing a personal best 1.89m to take silver behind Angelina Topic, with
No walk in the park: Beacroft sets World U20 record in claiming gold
Nine days after Commonwealth gold at Scotstoun — and a night out with the Australian team — Isaac Beacroft has completed the double at
Buchanan, Campbell claim City2Surf honours
Andy Buchanan and Holly Campbell have honed their preparations for races later this month by taking out one of the world’s largest running event:
Twice the climb, half the mercy: Ballarat raises the stakes in 2026
The mud pits, mounds and logs will be familiar. The hills will not. The Australian Cross Country Championships returns to Victoria Park in Ballarat
Five minutes: Australia’s mixed relay broke a World U20 record, then Great Britain bettered it
Australia’s mixed 4x100m relay held the inaugural World U20 record for about as long as it takes to walk from the finish line to
Mixed 4×400 win first medal at World U20s in Eugene
Australia has ended the opening day of the World Under 20 Championships with a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m courtesy of Dylan Ruming,
Commonwealth Games Photo Galleries
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Caldwell leads podium sweep; Kerr too classy in men’s mile
Abbey Caldwell didn’t do everything right. But she did do the right things right when they counted. The 25-year-old, who was the bronze medallist
7 Gold on final day as Australia tops medal tally
Has there ever been a more golden day for Australian athletics than the final one at Scotstoun Stadium? With 7 golds and 10 minor
Denny goes back-to-back as discus dominance continues in Glasgow
Matt Denny has defended his Commonwealth Games discus title in emphatic style at Scotstoun, throwing 67.73m to win by more than two and a
“It’s not Little Athletics”: from mum’s heckle to a Commonwealth hat-trick
Twelve months ago, Jemima Montag was recovering from hamstring surgery, watching the world championships from home. On the final day of athletics in Glasgow,
Can Australia sweep the podium in the women’s mile? Kerr vs Myers a race for the ages in the men’s
A rare sweep of the podium is possible for Jess Hull, Abbey Caldwell and Claudia Hollingsworth in the mile on the final night of
The handshake that never came
The women’s 200m final at Scotstoun delivered a Games record, a gold medal, and a silence that said more than any of it. When