Faith Kipyegon’s audacious bid to be first woman to run sub four-minute mile
Faith Kipyegon plans ‘to make the impossible possible’ by becoming the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile this summer
‘A different kind of pain’: Alex Yee prepares for London Marathon debut
The Olympic triathlon champion tells Donald McRae he is seeking ‘personal and physical growth’ in Sunday’s London Marathon
Stawell Gift 2025: silk singlets, a power blackout and Gout Gout add to fun of historic race
This year’s edition attracted a crowd almost as big as the population of the small country Victoria town where it is held – and they didn’t leave disappointed
Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy miss out on final as Stawell Gift favourites upset
The sprint stars were eliminated from the Stawell Gift in the semi-finals after being unable to make up sizeable handicaps
What if? US Olympian Conner Mantz has his sights set on Boston Marathon podium
The 28-year-old is aiming to become the first American man to win the race since 2014. He says learning to take pressure off himself has helped his career
Matthew Denny: from a homemade discus circle in his country town to the brink of world records
The giant Australian from the small Queensland town of Allora went close to the summit of his sport at a global discus mecca nicknamed Throw Town
Gout Gout’s winds of change whip Australian athletics into frenzy
Tailwinds are robbing the teenage sprint sensation of astonishing times but his rise is part of a wider shift
Gout Gout stuns again to win 200m Australian title after rival Lachie Kennedy disqualified
Queensland sprint prodigy Gout Gout has won the Australian 200m sprint title but tailwinds meant he fell short in his quest to run under 20-seconds
‘Gout-mania’ expected in Perth but rival Kennedy could miss finale
Teenage sensation Gout Gout is chasing the Australian 200m title but Lachie Kennedy is unsure whether he will race
Torrie Lewis and Rohan Browning edge out rising stars in dramatic 100m finals
Lewis holds off teenager Leah O’Brien in a photo-finish while Browning pips Lachie Kennedy at the Australian athletics championships
Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat for second-best 100m by an Australian
Lachie Kennedy’s run of 10.00sec is now only bettered in the Australian record books by Patrick Johnson in 2003, while Leah O’Brien also displayed swift form at the national championships
Gout Gout breaks 10-second barrier for 100m at Australian athletics championships
The 17-year-old sprint sensation ran 9.99s in the U20 heat and final both with an illegal tailwind to become only the third Australian to go under 10s
LA 2028 Olympics adds swimming sprints and mixed-gender gymnastics
Sprint-distance swimming races and mixed-gender events in gymnastics and golf are among the additions to the programme for the 2028 LA Olympic Games
‘Perth is primed for fast times’: Australian athletics’ Generation Next set to light up nationals
Conditions are ideal at this week’s national championships, with the prospect of a sub-10s 100m driving much of the pre-meet excitement