Athletics

Carl Lewis, arguably the greatest long jumper of all time, slams World Athletics following the revelation it's considering a change to one of the sport's oldest events.

Running clubs are rapidly growing in popularity across Australia, and organisers say it's thanks to social media providing support and accountability.

At just 17, Paris Olympics aspirant Cameron Myers displays maturity that is just as impressive as his outstanding performances on the track have been during the past 12 months.

A growing friendship with four-time swimming gold medallist Dawn Fraser is helping rising track and field star Torrie Lewis in her pursuit of a berth on the Australian team at the Paris Olympics.

Perth-born sprinting sensation Sasha Zhoya is poised to become one of the great showmen of modern athletics but he won't be doing it for Australia at the Paris Olympics. 

Sahsa Zhoya has been described as an athletics prodigy and a generational talent in Australia, but the problem is he now runs for France, switching allegiances ahead of this year's Paris Olympics.

Kansas City's Travis Kelce played an integral part in helping his team win the Super Bowl but the star tight end's outburst at coach Andy Reid has been more in the spotlight.

Parkrun says dropping reports of speed-based records from its website ensures it does not "imply that parkrun is a race".

Jemima Montag shows why she will be among the medal favourites at the Paris Olympics after smashing her national 20-kilometre walk record.

Gold Coast sprinter Bree Masters switched from the sand to the track in 2019. Five years on, she is poised to burst from the blocks on the road to Paris.

Fresh from setting the Australian record, 19-year-old Torrie Lewis is hopeful she can run even faster as she chases a qualifying time for the Paris Olympics.

Teenage sprint sensation Torrie Lewis claims the title of Australia's fastest-ever woman.

Rick Mitchell anchored the men's 4x400m relay team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.

Pat Tiernan hung up his track running spikes after the Tokyo Olympics, but now has his eyes firmly on Paris after running Australia's second-fastest marathon of all time.

Shaun made it to a state level last year and competed in Brisbane at the Queensland Athletes Championships.

Hugo Taheny, who is ranked world number one in shot-put and discus among those living with a disability, says he is determined to break more records.

11-year-old Xavier Wilson jumped 4.03m at the 2023 School Sport Australia Track and Field Championships in Launceston this week.

While he can only see a couple metres in front of him and needs glasses to mitigate light sensitivity, the 11-year-old won medals in several events at a school track and field championships this week. But his ultimate goal is Brisbane 2032.

Mandy Mason only took up sprinting a couple of years ago, but the 56-year-old is hoping to break her third world record of the year, at a Masters Athletics event in Perth on Saturday.

Sam Le Feuvre got involved in sport to connect with people like him. In just 12 months, the schoolboy became an Australian record holder before going on to compete for his country.

With a lack of resources in the regions, local aspiring athletes are faced with the prospect of having to leave their home towns to chase their dreams. 

Papua New Guinea's Dorna Longbut walked away from sport after her mother died and she suffered an injury that left her without the use of her left arm. But now she's thriving in para-athletics.

Data from the tracking system at the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool in April showed that Joasia Zakrzewski used a car for a 4km stretch of the race.

An enlarged version of Maggie Sandles' artwork goes up at a construction site in Southbank — and its creator is eager to inspire others who live with a disability. 

Amelie Borg was just 17 when she was drafted to play AFLW alongside her idols at Port Adelaide, and hasn't missed a game since. She tells Kate O'Halloran why she never dreamed of being a footballer, and didn't bother watching the draft.