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2020 Olympics – Marathon event moves to Sapporo
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that both the marathon and the race walking at next year’s Olympic Games will take place in Sapporo and not in Tokyo as originally planned. This is despite repeated assurances from Tokyo’s Governor, Yoriko Koike that...
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Ironman group acquires CITY2SURF
The IRONMAN Group, a Wanda Sports Holdings company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire four mass-participation events from Nine's events and entertainment division (formerly Fairfax Events and Entertainment), including the world's largest fun...
Ron Clarke dies
17th June 2015 . Ron Clarke has died. Considered Australia's greatest ever middle-distance runner, Ron Clarke, will be remembered as one of the best athletes in the world for many years. Clarke, AO, MBE, passed away due to kidney failure at the Allamanda hospital on...
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Ron Clarke dies
17th June 2015 . Ron Clarke has died. Considered Australia's greatest ever middle-distance runner, Ron Clarke, will be remembered as one of the best athletes in the world for many years. Clarke, AO, MBE, passed away due to kidney failure at the Allamanda hospital on...
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Bathurst 2021 World Challenge
NSW - The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 has partnered with ASICS to launch a global running initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the year...
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Message from AA President, David Grace
Athletics in Australia dates back to 1810, when Dicky Dowling won the first documented event, a 50 yard sprint, in Hyde Park, Sydney. Since these humble beginnings, the sport has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. Some of Australia’s...
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Shumye wins Gold Coast Marathon
Alemayehu Shumye of Ethiopia wins the Gold Coast Marathon ahead of Kenya's Robert Mwangi in a solid 2:10:35 1/7 Gold Coast: Mar.Alemayehu (Eth) 2:10.35,Robert Mwangi (Ken) 2:12.19,Ernest Kebenei (Ken) 2:12.49,Yuki Kawauchi (Jpn) 2:13.26,Jon Peters 2:20.05,Rowan Walker...
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Head coach, Hollingsworth, suspended
Eric Hollingsworth, head coach of the Australian athletics team at the Commonwealth Games, has been suspended after publicly criticising team captain and Olympic 100 metre hurdles champion Sally Pearson. It followed a feud between the duo allegedly dating back to the...
Bathurst 2021 World Challenge
NSW - The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 has partnered with ASICS to launch a global running initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the year...
Ron Clarke dies
17th June 2015 . Ron Clarke has died. Considered Australia's greatest ever middle-distance runner, Ron Clarke, will be remembered as one of the best athletes in the world for many years. Clarke, AO, MBE, passed away due to kidney failure at the Allamanda hospital on...
Bathurst 2021 World Challenge
NSW - The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 has partnered with ASICS to launch a global running initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the year...