'Strap in': injured sprint star urged to play long game Gout Gout faces hurdles on the long road back from injury, not least the weight of expectation ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics. AAP · Jul 31
After a record-breaking night at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is primed to produce more world-class athletes On a cold, wet Glasgow night at Scotstoun Stadium, two Australian sprinters, Torrie Lewis and Lachlan Kennedy, set new national records for the 100 metres. The Conversation · Jul 29
Silver bullet: Lachie Kennedy breaks national record to end Australia’s 64-year wait for 100m medal Lachie Kennedy and Torrie Lewis break 100m national records while capturing medals at the Commonwealth Games The Guardian - AU · Jul 28
'Awkward' selection drama won't derail Aussie sprinters Josh Azzopardi felt robbed when missed out to Rohan Browning for 100m selection, but the relay teammates are on good terms ahead of their push for Glasgow gold. AAP · Jul 26
Golden Glasgow: Aussies' lofty goals for new-look Games While Australia boasts a broad range of excellent Commonwealth Games gold medal prospects in Glasgow, it all starts at the pool. AAP · Jul 23
Australian sprint superstar Gout Gout out of World U20 Championships after major injury setback Gout has suffered a hamstring tear a month out from the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene The Independent UK · Jul 9
Afternoon Update: antisemitism envoy calls for ABC ‘oversight’; Modi and Albanese ink uranium deal; and a Wimbledon wildcard’s dream run Jillian Segal tells the royal commission the ABC and SBS need a committee to vet Israel coverage The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Gout Gout to miss World U20 Championships due to hamstring injury Australian teenager suffers muscle tear during training in Brisbane and vows to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury Sprint superstar Gout Gout has suffered a major hamstring injury that will force him to miss this year's under-20 world championships. AAP · Jul 9
Aussie Myers stuns with new Oceania mile record ACT middle distance star Cameron Myers set a new Oceania men's mile record at the Diamond League meet in the United States. AAP · Jul 5
Australia's Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow Eddie Nketia produced some eye-opening 100m sprint times recently. He wants more on debut in a strong Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team. AAP · Jun 22
ATHS:Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great Australian sprinter Gout Gout has finished an impressive third behind the great Noah Lyles in the 150m at a track meet in Ostrava. AAP · Jun 16
AAP · Jun 16 Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great Australian sprinter Gout Gout has finished an impressive third behind the great Noah Lyles in the 150m at a track meet in Ostrava.
AAP · Jun 15 Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions Queensland's Lachie Kennedy has his sights on achieving Commonwealth Games glory and a slice of Australian sprinting history before the year is out.
AAP · Jun 10 ATHS:Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10 American teenager Lutkenhaus stuns Olympic champion as Gout learns lesson Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, won the 800m by 0.01sec while Gout Gout was told he ‘still has a long way to go’ after the Australian finished sixth in the 200m
AAP · Jun 10 ATHS:Gout Gout blown out: Aussie teen suffers on Oslo bow Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.
AAP · Jun 10 Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Wednesday’s sport: What’s on and where can I watch it? England take on Costa Rica in their final warm-up game in Florida while Nat Sciver-Brunt’s team prepare for the Women’s World Cup.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9 Teenage sensation Gout Gout ready to dive in at Diamond League deep end The young sprinter is up against the ‘big boys’ for the first time but he still takes life in the spotlight in his stride
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9 Meet Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, the phenom who became 800m world champion while at school Track and field’s youngest world champion on ‘wanting to change the sport’ and his admiration for Napoleon
The Canberra Times · Jun 8 Elijah spent 10 weeks on crutches. This is his redemption story and a dream career Meet the Canberra prospect turning heads on the athletics scene.