Athletics

Controversial Stawell Gift winner Talia Martin has been fined $5k by Stawell. Talia ran 7m slower in Ararat 12 days ago which saw her run from 13m mark. Controversial win …

British sprinter Dwain Chambers, awaiting a court ruling to decide whether he can compete at the London Olympics, received little support on Sunday from the Games’ chief Sebastian Coe. Chambers …

Australian Olympic sprinting champion Betty Cuthbert is among 12 athletes who have been announced as inaugural members of the newly-created IAAF Hall of Fame. Cuthbert, who at the age of …

Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame on Thursday, more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin …

At the absolute height of his powers a couple of years ago, Steve Hooker became the first athlete in history to hold the big five major track and field titles …

A Dutch judge has ruled that the country’s gymnastics union moved too quickly in picking Epke Zonderland for the London Olympics ahead of national teammate Jeffrey Wammes. Both athletes have …

Emma Jackson is determined the next time Australian triathlon selectors consider her for the London Olympics team, it will be a much simpler discussion. The 20-year-old Queenslander missed out in …

Emma Jackson is determined the next time Australian triathlon selectors consider her for the London Olympics team, it will be a much simpler discussion. The 20-year-old Queenslander missed out in …

Three of Australia’s five modern-day track and field world champions are locked in for London after discus star Dani Samuels was one of a dozen athletes added to the Olympic …

New Australian pole vault world record holder Alana Boyd and 2009 discus world champion Dani Samuels were among 12 Australians added on Tuesday to the track and field squad for …

Athletics Australia named 25 athletes on Tuesday on their team for the London Olympics, including those who have met the automatic qualifying standard and those who have been picked at …

Cuba’s 110 metres hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will miss the coming world indoor championships in Turkey after injuring himself in training in Spain, the Cuban …

Crucial Olympic Games starts mean winning the Oceania triathlon championships this Saturday will be a priority for the Australian squad. While the event will not decide which triathletes go to …

After turning up to the trials just to say hello to some friends and for a test run, Jarrod Bannister gave his Olympic medal chances a huge boost with his …

After turning up to the trials just to say hello to some friends and for a test run, Jarrod Bannister gave his Olympic medal chances a huge boost with his …

Henry Frayne and Fabrice Lapierre have put themselves in the frame for Olympic long jump selection but will have an anxious wait until Australia’s preliminary athletics team is named this …

Resurgent Craig Mottram provided the perfect denouement to the Australian Olympic track and field trials, booking his place on a fourth successive Games team. By blowing away former training partner …

Red-hot Sally Pearson handed out another chilling warning to her 100m hurdles rivals with a sizzling winning time of 12.49 seconds at the Olympic track and field trials on Saturday …