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Sprinter Hector 'Hec' Hogan the hero we nearly forgot
It was 50 years ago to the day. Queenslander Hector "Hec" Hogan and his wife Maureen were in Brisbane Hospital listening to the live radio broadcast of the final of the 100m sprint at the Rome Olympics.
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Erickson & Tallent set pace for New Delhi
Commonwealth Games nominated athletes Chris Erickson and Claire Tallent have taken out the men’s and women’s open 20km road walks today, the AIS scholarship-holders taking to the start line in St Lucia (Qld) for the Australian Road Walking Championships.
Caster Semenya's easy victory unleashes gender storm
Caster Semenya continued her comeback with an extraordinary 800 metres victory over a top-class field Sunday, but a backlash is taking root among her beaten opponents. One complained that they were "literally running against a man".
Carolina Kluft: 'My body is done with heptathlon. I struggle to do one event now'
Sweden's prancing queen reigned supreme before a sudden abdication. Now she's an athletics also-ran but claims she can win a medal in London in 2012 and says it will be perfect if Jessica Ennis breaks her record. Simon Turnbull speaks to Carolina Kluft.
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Twenty-seven of Australia's Commonwealth Games team will take to the track under the banner of Asia-Pacific this weekend in Split, Croatia at the inaugural Continental Cup.
Tyson Gay won the battle of 100m world leaders and Blanka Vlasic cleared 2.02m to highlight the 60th Anniversary edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, the final IAAF World Challenge meeting of 2010.
Usain Bolt's life story hits the bookshops this week, but the athlete everyone is talking about right now is David Rudisha. The Kenyan improved the world 800m record twice in one week with scintillating runs in Berlin and Rieti. Aged only 21, there looks like there is more to come too.
Despite putting two world records under his belt in seven days, world 800m holder and Africa champion David Rudisha will skip the Commonwealth Games due in Delhi next month, citing fatigue.
Commonwealth Games 400m champion John Steffensen says he is in good shape to defend his title in New Delhi despite a limited build-up.
