Sport / Athletics – The United State Media

Run It Straight social media trend captures young men, leaves experts wary

Reporter USJune 3, 2025

Pearce is worried about the knock-on effect of the popularity of the game, which could result in early dementia, disability or death. “We have some real concerns around what is known as second impact syndrome where an impact of the brain can put it into vulnerable state, and then a short time after if they […]

Kennedy breaks 10-second barrier for 100m

Reporter USMay 31, 2025

Lachie Kennedy has become the second Australian to break the magical 10-second barrier legally after posting a sizzling time of 9.98 seconds over 100 metres in Kenya overnight. Kennedy became the first Australian athlete since Patrick Johnson in 2003 to stop the clock in a single-digit time, and with a legal wind, in a strong […]

The man who ran from Perth to Sydney in 35 days

Reporter USMay 19, 2025

William Goodge ran 3800 kilometres across Australia in 35 days, becoming the fastest man to cross the continent on foot, but his triumphant arrival in Sydney on Monday afternoon didn’t bring the relief he imagined. Instead, he says, he feels like an “alien”. Completing the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons per day, the English ultra-endurance athlete […]

Stawell Gift finals results, race, Gout Gout, Lachlan Kennedy, Bree Rizzo

Reporter USApril 21, 2025

Bree Rizzo has powered through to the final of the women’s Stawell Gift, leading by enough that she had time to celebrate as she crossed the line. But it was a completely different story for Bella Pasquali, one of the favourites for the final, in the previous heat. Pasquali did a hamstring and finished last, […]

Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy set country Victoria alight in front of a packed house for the famous race

Reporter USApril 19, 2025

“It’s definitely great, just the environment was crazy, and I know it’s going to be even crazier on Monday, so I can’t wait. Loading “I guess it was a mental game because, like, I love chasing down people. So this is the type of race I love, and this is the type of way I […]

The Australian sprinter’s legend grows with another blistering win in the national championships; Lachlan Kennedy disqualified.

Reporter USApril 13, 2025

His keenest rival, Lachie Kennedy false started and was disqualified. Kennedy was already on a warning, so it meant he was eliminated. Two weeks ago, at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne, Gout was upstaged by Kennedy, the 21- year-old who had just won silver at the world indoors. So the question on this hot […]

Olympics star Rohan Browning defeats Lachlan Kennedy in stunning 100 metres; Torrie Lewis; Gout Gout; Perth; sprinting; results; schedule

Reporter USApril 12, 2025

“I’ve run that windy 9.96s, 10.01, 10.01, 10.05. I’m so close,” Browning said. “It just felt like Tokyo [Olympics] all over again. [It] felt really smooth.” Battling a knee injury for two years, Browning admitted there were times he doubted if he could get back to his peak again, but since recovering from the knee […]

How the race was won

Reporter USApril 9, 2025

The start (50 metre mark: Kennedy 5.88s, Gout 6.00s) Kennedy is shorter and chunkier. Consequently, his running is all power. In training, he performs “quarter lifts” in the gym – this involves standing at a gym rack, putting a heavy weight on his shoulders and, from a standing position, dropping a short distance before surging […]

Bree Masters reveals Paris Olympics toll, and a key message for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics athletes

Reporter USApril 4, 2025

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This time last year, Bree Rizzo felt her maiden Olympic Games slipping away after waking suddenly and feeling “sick as a dog”. A beacon of health for almost a year, the Queensland sprinter felt at peace heading into the finals of the Australian Athletics Championships. Her Paris […]

Gout Gout races in Maurie Plant Meet at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne; Lachie Kennedy wins 100m; Letsile Tebogo

Reporter USMarch 29, 2025

“I just wanted to give everyone a good race,” said Kennedy. “It wouldn’t be fun if he just destroyed everyone. “I’m sorry if I did spoil it a little bit, but what a great race. “You can’t be upset about watching something like that.” In the Peter Norman Memorial race, Gout was racing against men […]