Athletics wonder boy hits HunterSome have even likened him to a young Herb Elliott.
His name is Ryan Gregson, and Newcastle athletics fans will get a chance to see track and field's next big thing in action at the inaugural Hunter Track Classic at Glendale on February 6.Click here to read the article
With talk about juiced-up athletes doing the rounds in early 2008, track and field was praying for a star. The sport got more than it bargained for that summer when sprinter Usain Bolt won three gold medals in remarkable fashion at the Beijing Olympics. 
If long-term injury is a rite of passage for professional athletes, then Mitchell Watt has certainly earned his stripes. 
Craig Mottram has fired a broadside at Athletics Australia selectors, almost six months after he was left out of the squad for the Delhi Commonwealth Games. 
Steve Hooker has had an inconsistent season, but the true mark of a champion is that they rise to the occasion when it counts. 
Europe has taken out the inaugural Continental Cup ahead of the America's, with Asia-Pacific finishing fourth. 
Benn Harradine has broken his own national record in the discus in finishing second at the Continental Cup in Split, Croatia. 
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First of all, I put the article up on the site (not Dave), but regardless, when he or I do add an article it does not necessarily mean we endorse its content. It is simply a reflection that one of us have read it and that others might find it interesting - for better or worse.
Regarding Nic Bideau, I have never met the man, but he certainly has a reputation (both good as well as bad) which precedes him. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, he is very good at selling the story of the athletes that he represents - I dare say that there would have been one less piece of athletics coverage in the media if it were not for his comments.
Maybe it is a bit of a sad reflection on the state of the sport, but some coverage, even if biased, is probably better than none. Then again, I'm not convinced that Bideau is the messiah that ANSW make him out to be https://www.clubsonline.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&NewsID=11590&orgid=52
I wonder what AA think about Nic Bideau starting the flex his muscles again? He is showing that he still pulls all of the strings in the sport.