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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Australian athletics - Caught on Camera

Former sprint champ accused of child sex offence

Jake Doran has received a provisional Australian Athletics ban after the former national sprint champion was charged with indecent treatment of child under 16.

AAP · Oct 22

Former Australia sprint champion Jake Doran charged with alleged child abuse

Police charge 26-year-old with indecent treatment of a child under 16 while Australian Athletics ban sprinter from any involvement in the sport

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21

Cameron Myers breaks the Australian 1500m record. Next up, world domination

The 20-year-old Canberran middle-distance runner will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and is an LA Olympics medal contender

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

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Relay team grab bronze at worlds on another red letter day for Australian athletics

Australia secured a thrilling bronze and ran the sixth-fastest men’s 4x400m time in history at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana

The Guardian - AU · May 4

Who is Gout Gout? Teen Sprinter Smashes Usain Bolt's U20 200m Record With a Blazing 19.67

18-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt's under-20 200m record with a 19.67-second run at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney, setting a new national record.

International Business Times UK · Apr 14

Low goes long to retain title at para athletics worlds

Australia have claimed four more medals at the world para athletics championships in Delhi, led by long jumper Vanessa Low winning gold.

AAP · Sep 30, 2025

Australia's Tokyo campaign bodes well for future

Australian Athletics high performance boss Andrew Faichney liked what he saw from the green and gold squad in Tokyo.

AAP · Sep 22, 2025

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Gout Gout headlines record Australian athletics squad for world championships

Teenager will make his senior national team debut in Tokyo as part of Australia’s biggest ever worlds team

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025

‘Your social life will be non-existent’: Gout Gout coach Di Sheppard on guiding the sprint sensation

The Australian athletics outsider has overcome adversity and backed her own methods to find success as a mentor to a stable of rising stars

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2025

Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation?

Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2025

O'Brien breaks Boyle's under-18 Australian 100m record

Australian athletics has another teenaged sprint young gun, with Leah O'Brien breaking an under-18 record that Raelene Boyle set at the 1968 Olympics.

AAP · Apr 8, 2025

'I steer the ship': Patterson's big change after Paris

Eleanor Patterson will be among a host of Australian stars at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne, having made some major changes since the Paris Olympics.

AAP · Mar 28, 2025

Sports set up for success by Brisbane 2032 blueprint

Many Australian sports believe they're set up for long-term success after the release of the Queensland government's venue plans for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

AAP · Mar 25, 2025

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