Team GB will be a family affair at the Tokyo Olympics with EIGHT sets of siblings going for glory. Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova compete in gymnastics, Charlotte and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and rowers Emily and Tom Ford made the team, alongside swimmers Joe and Max Litchfield, and boxers Luke and Pat McCormack. Both Tiffany Porter and Cindy Sember, and Hannah and […]

Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds in front of his home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday (Friday AEST). Warholm beat 1992 Olympic champion Young’s mark of 46.78, which was set four years before the Norwegian was born and was the longest-standing record […]

Catriona Bisset has broken her own national 800m record with a run that has suddenly propelled her into medal contention at the Olympic games. Bisset slashed almost a second from her previous record set two years ago when she ran 1:58.09 in Poland on Sunday, 0.69 seconds quicker than her prior mark. Primed for the Games: Catriona Bisset.Credit:Getty Images The […]

For a nation that takes inordinate pride in its sporting prowess and medal tallies, this week’s Human Rights Commission report into the culture of gymnastics in Australia is not easy reading. It reveals a litany of systemic problems involving bullying, fat shaming, harassment, assault and a widespread use of authoritarian coaching methods. The revelations in Australia follow an outpouring of […]

Tokyo’s summer was always expected to provide the most challenging conditions seen for athletes at any Olympic Games. And that was before the COVID-19 outbreak. Constant mask wearing and other tight restrictions on athletes are only going to make dealing with the oppressive conditions that much harder. Long jumper Brooke Stratton working in the heat chamber at the Victorian Institute […]

Mark Arbib will stand down as Athletics Australia president after the Olympics and with the sport set to vote on a merger of senior and junior athletics. Arbib’s term ends in October and, after six years as president, he has decided not to seek another. Former Federal sport minister Mark Arbib won’t seek re-election as Athletics Australia president.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen AA […]

The COVID-19 lockdown wasn’t all bad. At least not bad for everyone. For champion runner Linden Hall the outbreak, the lockdown and then the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics actually worked in her favour. After injuries the year before, Hall wasn’t ready for an Olympics last year. Now she’s ready. On Thursday night, Hall became the first Australian woman to […]

Golden girl Katarina Johnson-Thompson is taking no chances as she bids to be fit in time for the Tokyo Olympics. With less than four months until the Games start in Japan, Britain’s world champion heptathlete is back in training following a serious Achilles injury. And she has posted a picture on Instagram of herself ‘training’ in the gym wearing full […]