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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins gold in the women's 400 metres final at the worlds in Tokyo. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumOlympic track star and champion announces pregnancy

Olympic champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will take a break after announcing she is pregnant.

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Albany's Zoe Bascombe won the senior 400m race.

AthleticsPremiumRecords tumble as Albany athletes celebrate major medal haul

Hundreds of athletes, parents and spectators descended on Albany Athletics Club last weekend for the WA Country Championships, with the hosts making the most of their home advantage to grab a clutch of medals.

Claire Middleton

Rohan Browning of New South Wales celebrates winning the Men's 100m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships.

Athletics CommentsPremiumTokyo sprinter back to challenge 10-second barrier

The third-fastest Australian of all time over 100m, Rohan Browning, will trust WA Athletics Stadium lives up to its reputation as a sprinter’s paradise when he lines up in next month’s Perth Track Classic.

Glen Quartermain

Olympic finalist Peter Bol opens up about moving on from the drug ban saga that took years from his career, becoming a father and what’s next.

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‘You just move on’: Peter Bol opens up on drug ban saga

In an exclusive interview with The West Australian, Olympic finalist Peter Bol opens up about moving on from the drug ban saga that took years from his career, becoming a father and what’s next.

Glen Quartermain

Peter Bol has chosen his home track to open the new running year.

ATHLETICSCommentsPremiumPeter Bol to race in Perth Track Classic on February 14

Melbourne-based West Australian 800m runner Peter Bol has chosen his home track to open the new running year - next month’s Perth Track Classic.

Glen Quartermain

Oliver Hoare, Linden Hall, Jack Anstey and Jessica Hull (l-r) won world cross country relay gold. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumAussie stars charge to gold at world cross country

Four of Australia's middle-distance track stars teamed up to claim a rare gold medal at the world cross country championships in Florida.

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All-time great Nicola Olyslagers has a hair-raising vision of a Hollywood ending to her career. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumJumping for joy: Olyslagers and her Brisbane vision

As Nicola Olyslagers targets another soaring year, the Australian athletics great also has a distant if enticing vision of a "Hollywood" end to her career.

Ian Chadband

Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken was at a training camp in Italy when he died. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumBiathlon star Bakken wore training mask when found dead

Norwegian authorities have revealed that biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken was wearing an elevation training mask when found dead in a hotel room in Italy.

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Biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken in action earlier this month. The Norwegian has died aged 27. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumWinter Olympic biathlon hopeful found dead at 27

A 27-year-old Norwegian biathlete has been found dead while at a Winter Olympics training camp. Sivert Guttorm Bakken was known to have a heart condition.

Staff Writers

Adam Griffiths, Nat Fyfe and Mitch Marsh provided some of the biggest quotes of 2025.

SportCommentsThe 10 biggest WA sporting quotes of 2025

From the profound and emotional to the hilarious and downright bizarre, here are some of the words that defined a massive year in WA sport.

Chris Robinson

Gout Gout’s 2025 was one to behold.

AthleticsPremiumGout and West Aussie take home athletics gongs

Burgeoning sprint superstar Gout Gout has added another accolade to his trophy cabinet, while WA-trained pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall also took out honours at the 2025 Australian Athletics Awards.

Ben Smith

Australian high jump star Nicole Olyslagers has gone up a level this season. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

AthleticsPremiumOlyslagers wins McAvaney award for golden win in Zurich

Australian high jump star Nicola Olyslagers has won another award in the wake of her stellar 2025 season, where she beat the world record holder at a key event.

Roger Vaughan

Seth O'Donnell has muscled his way to an impressive victory in the Zatopek:10 in Melbourne. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

AthleticsPremiumO'Donnell, Ryan collect big victories in Zatopek:10

Seth O'Donnell has continued his meteoric rise in middle-distance running, adding the Zatopek:10 title to his 5000m national crown in Melbourne.

Oliver Caffrey

Jack Rayner is aiming to join Australian athletics royalty with another 10km triumph in Melbourne. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AthleticsPremiumRayner's shot for middle-distance history goes on line

Jack Rayner is one win from equalling the legendary Ron Clarke with five 10,000m national titles, but will first have to overcome a fellow middle-distance ace.

Oliver Caffrey

Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track has filed for bankruptcy in the US. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumMichael Johnson's track venture files for bankruptcy

Sprint great Michael Johnson's innovative track venture, Grand Slam Track, has had to file for bankruptcy protection in the US after its turbulent first season.

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Sprint star Eddie Osei-Nketia will now compete for Australia after switching allegiances from NZ. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AthleticsCommentsStar NZ sprinter swaps allegiance to Australia

The Australian 4x100m relay squad is set to benefit from the change of allegiance by flying Kiwi sprinter Eddie Osei-Nketia.

John Salvado

Bruce McAvaney is the toast of the athletics world.

WORLD ATHLETICSVideoBruce McAvaney reaches rarefied air with prestigious honour

The Channel 7 broadcasting legend is the toast of the entire world.

Digital Staff

Sha'Carri Richardson will be out to win 100m gold on the opening day of the LA Olympics. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumWomen's 100m sprint to launch LA Olympics 'with a bang'

Sebastian Coe is happy athletics will kick off the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, with the women's 100m champion to be crowned on the opening day of the Games.

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Australia's Nicola Olyslagers has been short-listed for the world athlete of the year award. (AP PHOTO)

AthleticsPremiumOlyslagers leaps into the mix for World athlete award

Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers is one of six global champions short-listed for World Athletics' women's athlete of the year award.

Ian Chadband

Maddison Keeney had a year to remember.

SportCommentsKeeney, Perris claim top WAIS gongs

Diver Maddison Keeney has been named West Australian Institute of Sport Able Athlete of the Year, while Paralympic medallist Chad Perris was also recognised for a superb 12 months.

Glen Quartermain

Sad and grateful was how athletics prodigy Gout Gout farewelled his junior career and one of the most dazzling years on the track for an Australian sprinter.

ATHLETICSCommentsPremiumGout Gout stuns in new event at final school track meet

It took a meet record for Gout Gout to hold off one of the toughest challenges to his soaring career in the GPS Championships in Brisbane.

Damien Stannard

Gout Gout was swamped by media and fans after winning his final schoolboy individual event.

GOUT GOUTVideoGout Gout stuns in new event at final school track meet

The Aussie 200m specialist put his hand up for a longer distance than usual - but the result didn’t change.

Harrison Reid

Australia has a new running world champ who ran 764km to be crowned 'King of the Backyard'. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

AthleticsPremiumKing of his backyard: Aussie runner's 764km world title

West Australian endurance runner Phil Gore was the last man standing after slogging for 764km over nearly five days to become a world champion.

Ian Chadband

Gout Gout's sprinting action is "one of a kind", says friend and rival Lachlan Kennedy. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Sport'Off the charts': Gout's rival reveals speed secret

Australian sprinters Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy each boast traits they'd love to steal as the pair pin their ears back for next year's Commonwealth Games.

Murray Wenzel