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Hug shatters own course record for third London Marathon men’s wheelchair win

  • Athletics News

Marcel Hug of Switzerland made his own contribution to an extraordinary day of racing at the TCS London Marathon as he won his third consecutive men’s wheelchair title, obliterating his own 2022 course record in the process.

that to two minutes soon after the halfway point.Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario of Australia


Phillips elected as Commonwealth Games Wales President

  • Commonwealth Games

Helen Phillips has been elected as the new President of Commonwealth Games Wales (CGW).

successful and memorable Youth Games this summer in Trinidad and Tobago and the 2026 Games in Victoria, Australia


Norway's Koanda wins again, Armenia bag two golds at European Weightlifting Championships

  • Weightlifting

Europe's female weightlifter of the year Solfrid Koanda won another continental title on an entertaining day at the European Weightlifting Championships here, her final outing before she cuts weight to lift in the Olympic 81 kilograms category.

Garik Karapetyan was born in 2003, his father Aleksander was in the middle of a spell of lifting for Australia

Although 19-year-old Garik has visited Australia - "nice, but not as nice as Armenia" - he is Armenian


Britain's Rome 1960 fencing silver medallist and world champion Jay dies aged 91

  • Fencing

Five-time British Olympian fencer Allan Jay, who won two silver medals at the Rome 1960 Games and a world title in foil, has died aged 91.

170 medals, including seven British Empire and Commonwealth golds, the first of them, in 1950, for Australia

behalf of his late father.He attended Cheltenham College where he took up fencing.Spending his teens in Australia


First teams qualify for Women's Water Polo World Cup Super Final

  • Water Polo

The Netherlands, Hungary, United States, Italy, Spain, and Greece have all qualified for the Women's Water Polo World Cup Super Final after prevailing in the division one preliminary rounds.

A with nine points.Brigitte Sleeking bagged a hat-trick to help her side to an 11-7 victory against Australia


Ex-Australia captain Bassett fears financial crisis will drive young players away from netball

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Caitlin Bassett, the former Australian captain from 2017 to 2021, has claimed that young stars of netball will abandon their professional career due to the financial crisis facing the sport.

for Cricket New South Wales, as she witnessed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Cricket Australia

Netball Australia recently lost a crucial sponsorship deal with Hancock Prospecting, a mining company

the company logo on her jersey.Despite the Victorian Government attempting to save the deal, Netball Australia


AOC President Chesterman elected to ONOC Executive Board at General Assembly

  • ONOC

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President Ian Chesterman has been elected to the Executive Board of the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).

Australia has been a proud contributor to ONOC since its inception in 1982."

Australia will be sending a contingent likely to be around 120 people and we are looking forward to that



Philip Barker: Seventy years ago this week IOC gave Melbourne all clear for 1956 Games

  • Inside the Blogs

The developments in the last week around Olympic boxing are a reminder that seemingly well-established sports on the programme remain vulnerable.

the Melbourne Cricket Ground to be used for the 1956 Olympics ©Getty Images"To permit horses to enter Australia

Federal Health officer Earl Page said.Only horses from New Zealand and Britain were permitted to enter Australia

from all other countries were subject to six months quarantine in Britain before their shipment to Australia

it is the quarantine of six months imposed by an Australian law on all the foreign horses coming to Australia

take back the Games from them on this account, for we would create a very unpleasant impression in Australia


Victoria 2026 Coordination Commission praises progress of event preparations

  • Victoria 2026

The inaugural meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Coordination Commission for Victoria 2026 has praised "impressive progress" to preparations following a three-day visit to the Australian state.

partner engagement.Victoria 2026 Coordination Commission chair Kereyn Smith claims that the event in Australia


United States and Mexico to launch joint bid for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

  • Football

A joint bid is set to be launched by the United States and Mexico to secure the hosting rights for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

aiming to win their third straight Women's World Cup crown and fifth overall when the event is staged in Australia

to take place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be held from July 20 to August 20 in Australia


Historic Wisden Cricketers' Almanack published for 160th year

  • Cricket

England's T20 World Cup-winning captain Ben Stokes has been named "World Cricketer of the Year" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , published for the 160th time today.

the age of 52 last March came too late for inclusion last year.Gideon Haigh, former editor of Wisden Australia



Map highlighting walking routes to Brisbane 2032 venues unveiled

  • Brisbane 2032

A nine-kilometre walking loop has been revealed that aims to increase the connectivity of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane.

has designed the route with help from the Office of The Queensland Government Architect, according to Australia

connect ©Getty Images"We must not forget that Brisbane is one of the least accessible major cities in Australia