Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon selection dramas, why Jessica Stenson gets the nod over Lisa Weightman
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon selection dramas, why Jessica Stenson gets the nod over Lisa Weightman

ABC  

Selecting a marathon team is an unenviable task at the best of times — an issue that has reared its head in a big way for Australia's women's team ahead of the Paris Olympics. Australia's women's marathon qualifiers Sinéad Diver: 2:21:34 Genevieve Gregson: 2:23:08 Lisa Weightman: 2:23:15 Isobel Batt-Doyle: 2:23:27 Jess Stenson: 2:24:01 Eloise Wellings: 2:25:47 Athletes in bold selected on Paris 2024 team. Weightman's good friend and fellow Olympian Sally Pearson said she was "shocked" at the decision and described Athletics Australia as being "in crisis" in a column on news.com.au. Crucially, one of Weightman's five marathons over the qualification period was also at that 2023 Valencia marathon, when she finished behind both Gregson and Batt-Doyle with a time of 2:24:18. "Athletics Australia acknowledges the difficult task of Olympic nomination and selection where there are more athletes qualified than positions available," Flemming's statement read.

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Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
4 months, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

ABC  

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Women experienced the best of the Olympics — and the worst — in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Women experienced the best of the Olympics — and the worst — in Paris

LA Times  

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Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold

ABC  

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Paris Olympics: Afghan sprinter Yousoufi tells girls not to let others make decisions for them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Afghan sprinter Yousoufi tells girls not to let others make decisions for them

The Hindu  

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Paris Olympics 2024: Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah won’t defend 200m title at Games
6 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah won’t defend 200m title at Games

The Hindu  

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Australia's six-way contest for three spots in the women's marathon for the Paris 2024 Olympics
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia's six-way contest for three spots in the women's marathon for the Paris 2024 Olympics

ABC  

In short: Six women are vying for three spots on the Australian team for the marathon at the Paris Olympics. Gregson determined to make her mark in marathon The Valencia marathon in December last year was a breakthrough, with four of the Australian women running qualifying times, including three-time Olympian on the track Genevieve Gregson. Australia names first track and …

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time
8 months ago

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time

Associated Press  

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Elite women’s field makes London Marathon ‘harder to win’ than Paris Olympics
8 months ago

Elite women’s field makes London Marathon ‘harder to win’ than Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics
8 months, 1 week ago

Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon
1 year ago

With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon

The Hindu  

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London Marathon announces ‘greatest women’s field ever assembled’
1 year, 10 months ago

London Marathon announces ‘greatest women’s field ever assembled’

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Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’
2 years ago

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Kenya faces the prospect of being banned from international athletics because of doping problems that have now reached “crisis” levels, according to authorities in the country. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year’s world championships and the …

Explained | Why Christine Mboma’s 200m silver at Tokyo Olympics rankles many
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why Christine Mboma’s 200m silver at Tokyo Olympics rankles many

The Hindu  

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