World athletics championships
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
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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
Demoralised in Tokyo; gold medal winner in Paris. How Nina jump-started her career
Paris Olympics pole vaulter Nina Kennedy is at the top of her game right now – quite the leap from just three years ago.
- by Amanda Hooton
Gout on course to break the oldest and most famous record in Australian athletics
After setting a new Australia under-20 record in the 200m on Sunday, 16-year-old Gout Gout, is aiming for Peter Norman’s 1968 Olympic record.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Women’s marathon world record shattered as Nike overtakes adidas in super shoe wars
The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman.
- by Jeremy Wilson
Relay disqualification costs women silver, but Australia still claims record medal haul
Australia’s 4x100m women’s relay team were sensationally disqualified minutes after crossing the line thinking they had won silver at the Under-20 world athletics championships in Peru.
- by Michael Gleeson
Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers
The future stars of Australian athletics stepped up at the world under-20 championships in Lima.
- by Iain Payten
Teen Aussie sprinter Gout Gout goes viral – again – after dominant world champs run
Gout Gout’s dominant victories have made him world famous on social media, and the 16-year-old did it again at the world junior championships in Lima.
- by Iain Payten
They returned home Olympic heroes, but won’t be resting on their laurels
Their triumphant Brisbane homecoming provided only a brief reprieve as Cam McEvoy and Matt Denny look ahead to the next competition – and even 2032.
- by Nick Wright
‘Do it for this little girl’: How a photo from mum inspired Hull’s brilliant silver
On the morning of the biggest race of Jessica Hull’s life, her mother sent her a photograph that brought her to tears.
- by Greg Baum
‘Race for the ages’ was written, packed with stars. Cole Hocker ripped up the script
All eyes on were on Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr to fight for gold, but no one told the American 21-1 shot.
- by Konrad Marshall