Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died in hospital after allegedly being set on fire by her former partner on Sunday. The Ugandan athlete, who competed at Paris 2024, suffered …
Jaryd Clifford is cursing his luck after the heartache of his 5000m disqualification was compounded by the Australian finishing fourth in the 1500m by one-hundredth of a second. Clifford clocked …
A “numb” Jaryd Clifford is reeling from the heartache of being told his Paralympics bronze medal had been snatched away from him after the 5000m runner was disqualified for a …
Superstar runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen has obliterated a 28-year-old world record deemed ‘the hardest to break’ on a day Armand Duplantis also cashed in as he once again raised the bar …
Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a seven-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. “I said I …
Australian Olympic legend Cathy Freeman has separated from husband James Murch after 15 years of marriage. Freeman, 51, and Murch, 49, confirmed in a statement they have decided to part …
The coach of four-time Australian Olympian Lisa Weightman has taken a sarcastic swipe at Athletics Australia in the wake of her much-publicised marathon snubbing. Weightman was controversially overlooked for what …
Netherlands athlete Sifan Hassan has etched herself into Olympic folklore by winning gold in the Paris women’s marathon, just days after claiming two bronze medals on the track. And she …
New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has won Olympic gold after beating his American rival Shelby McEwen in a dramatic jump-off. The pair could have shared the title but McEwen …
French runner Alessia Zarbo has given team members, spectators and medical staff a moment of huge panic after she suddenly collapsed during the 10,000m race in the Stade de France. …