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Dawn Fraser recovering from serious injuries after fall
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Dawn Fraser recovering from serious injuries after fall

The Australian swimming legend was admitted to intensive care after suffering injuries including four broken ribs in an accident at her daughter’s home on the Sunshine Coast. 

  • by Tom Decent

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He’s Australia’s newest sporting star. And we’ve all been spelling his name wrong

He’s Australia’s newest sporting star. And we’ve all been spelling his name wrong

When Gout Gout’s parents fled Sudan for Egypt, officials reportedly made an error when translating the family name from Arabic - and so technically, his name should be something else.

  • by Vince Rugari
There’s really no doubt about Gout Gout

There’s really no doubt about Gout Gout

Gout Gout has lightning speed and will need big shoulders to bear the expectations placed upon him. But he doesn’t look the least bit daunted.

  • by Greg Baum
‘He would have been proud of you’: Touching message to Gout Gout from family of Peter Norman

‘He would have been proud of you’: Touching message to Gout Gout from family of Peter Norman

Set in a famous race at the 1968 Olympics, Peter Norman’s Australian record for the 200 metres stood for more than five decades. Until an incredible Queensland teenager finally broke it.

  • by Iain Payten
Quicker than Bolt: Gout Gout breaks Peter Norman’s famous 1968 record

Quicker than Bolt: Gout Gout breaks Peter Norman’s famous 1968 record

The sprint sensation shocked Australian athletics again with his latest breathtaking run. His best yet was quicker than Usain Bolt ran as a 16-year-old.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat

Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat

Legal letters asked comedian Steph Broadbridge to cancel the show and not use the name “Raygun” or the athlete’s “kangaroo dance”. 

  • by Mary Ward
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Watch: Gout Gout stuns Australian athletics, sets new national record

Watch: Gout Gout stuns Australian athletics, sets new national record

Gout Gout ran a stunning time at the Australian All Schools Championships, further franking his status as the most exciting young athlete in the country.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Gout Gout breaks national record
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Gout Gout breaks national record

The Brisbane sensation set a new benchmark with his run in the 100m final at the All-Schools Athletics Championships.

The Australian teenager who is already banking on winning Olympic gold – twice

The Australian teenager who is already banking on winning Olympic gold – twice

Viral sprint sensation Gout Gout was only in year seven when he was identified as a future Olympic champion. Nothing that has happened since has changed that view.

  • by Michael Gleeson
High school teacher from Bendigo breaks national marathon record

High school teacher from Bendigo breaks national marathon record

Months after his eleventh-hour call-up to run in the Paris Olympics, Andy Buchanan has become Australia’s fastest marathon runner. It’s been a whirlwind year for the 33-year-old.

  • by Michael Gleeson
The truth about Trump will not be found in America

The truth about Trump will not be found in America

In America any article on Trump would be written off as belonging to one camp or the other and thus only read by true believers in one of the camps.