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The 16-year-old sprint prospect ran the fastest 200m by an Australian since 1993 at the Queensland school championships

‘I remember when I got to the professional level, and I felt like it was just going to be easy,’ Bolt recalls

Some researchers claim aptronyms, or perfectly apt names, can affect what field you go into – while others are skeptical

Australian sprinters Gout Gout and Torrie Lewis have produced eye-catching performances to win silver in the 200m at the world junior championships.

With the likes of Peyton Craig and Claudia Hollingsworth in the team, medals are expected at the U20 Championships in Peru

The Paralympic T38 100m champion tells Paul MacInnes he is ‘just a normal guy’, but as well as more gold he is targeting a ‘whole new playing field’

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Huge upsets, last-minute injuries, and (in one case) an actual fistfight.

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Many athletes had starring roles at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, capturing the interest and admiration of the French and fans from all over the world. The US’s Simone Biles and Noah Lyles, France’s Leon Marchand and Antoine Dupont, and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic were just a few.

The island nation has long punched above its weight at the Games. But in Paris it has been the country’s field athletes who have been winning medals