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Old school ties: Marks and Strintzos meet again at Ballarat
on 19 August 2026Long before either of them was a national record-holder or a sub-61 half marathoner, Haftu Strintzos and Ed Marks and were two Melbourne schoolboys at Wesley […]
Seven for Her, Ten for Him. Athletics’ last unequal event?
on 15 August 2026When Jim Thorpe won the first Olympic decathlon in Stockholm in 1912, King Gustav V of Sweden reportedly told him: “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the […]
Louison-Roe gets her gold as Australia closes out Eugene with six medals
on 10 August 2026Two years ago in Lima, Izobelle Louison-Roe was the surprise. A 17-year-old clearing a personal best 1.89m to take silver behind Angelina Topic, with nothing […]