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The man who sprinted to Olympic gold less than two weeks ago will not race again this year. Lamont Marcell Jacobs was fastest in the 100m sprint at Tokyo 2020, and followed up his surprise solo win with another gold for Italy in the 4x100m relay. His manager Marcello Magnani confirmed the sprinter would not […]
Usain Bolt has hinted at the possibility of putting one of his Olympic gold medals on the line against NFL star Tyreek Hill. The pair have had several exchanges over who is the faster runner, as the Kansas City Chiefs player is keen to go head to head with the eight-time Olympic champion. The conversation […]
The three-year gap between Olympic Games will help Australia’s track and field team peak in Paris in 2024 after a “sensational” performance in Tokyo, according to high-performance chief Andrew Faichney. Australia won three athletics medals in Tokyo, with the expressive Nicola McDermott clinching high jump silver on the last night of competition, coming hot on […]
Stewart McSweyn wants a fast final but he won’t need to take the lead to force the pace as Kenya’s world champion Timothy Cheruiyot will take care of that, believes Australia’s middle-distance coach Nic Bideau. The Australian 1500-metres record holder and great hope for a medal on the track in Tokyo will also be freed […]
Dina Asher-Smith says she is targeting a medal after returning from her injury heartbreak to help her team qualify for the 4x100m relay final at the Tokyo Olympics. Asher-Smith did not just return – she ran the third leg as Great Britain set a new national record to win their heat on Thursday morning. The […]
Banned from running the 400 metres, Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma stormed home to take silver in the women’s 200 metres Olympic final. Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 100-metre and 200-metre gold double, running 21.53 seconds to hold out Mboma and American Gabrielle Thomas in bronze. Elaine Thompson-Herah (centre) celebrates gold in the 200m alongside Gabrielle Thomas […]
Peter Bol will take a no guts, no glory approach to his gold medal moment in the 800 metres Olympic final on Wednesday night, forcing a fast race and challenging the world to go with him in a battle to outlast them, according to his coach. Like his teammate Stewart McSweyn, who has vowed not […]
On Tuesday night, two runners with naturally occurring high testosterone levels will race in the Olympic final of the women’s 200m in Tokyo. The two women, Namibian teenagers Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, are allowed to run in that event but they have reignited the debate about whether female athletes defined as having differences in […]
First came Rohan Browning. Then came Riley Day. A new generation of world-class Australian sprint stars has announced itself in Tokyo in the space of a day. A night after 23-year-old Browning raced in the Olympic 100 metres semi-final, 21-year-old Day ran a big personal best in her 200 metres semi final to just miss […]
Tokyo: Peter Bol has spent his life running from something and to something. On Wednesday night he might reach his goal. Bol will run for Australia in the 800 metres final at the Tokyo Olympics and is a favourite for a medal. Australian 800-metre runner Peter Bol. Credit:Instagram It will be the culmination of a […]