‘I have nothing to answer for’:Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat

‘I have nothing to answer for’:Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat

Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris,finishing seventh in 1:47.50. He will get another chance to make the semi-final on Thursday.

  • byMichael Gleeson

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Glamour sprinters,marathon mums,pole power:10 athletics events you can’t miss

Glamour sprinters,marathon mums,pole power:10 athletics events you can’t miss

The athletics program for Paris 2024 kicks off on Thursday,with plenty of drama and intrigue – and potential world records – to watch out for.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Our middle-distance runners haven’t won an Olympic medal for decades. But now…

Our middle-distance runners haven’t won an Olympic medal for decades. But now…

In a field long dominated by Kenyans,Australia’s track athletes are gaining serious pace.

  • byKonrad Marshall
‘We support Peter’:Bol’s Olympic place secure despite revelations in anti-doping hearing

‘We support Peter’:Bol’s Olympic place secure despite revelations in anti-doping hearing

Athletics Australia says Peter Bol’s spot at Paris 2024 will not be affected by the revelations that included the discovery of a screenshot of doping information on his phone.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Screenshot found on Peter Bol’s phone contained doping information

Screenshot found on Peter Bol’s phone contained doping information

The Australian runner’s lawyer labelled the discovery meaningless and its airing by WADA an appalling attempt to shirk responsibility for falsely accusing his client of doping.

  • byMichael Gleeson andNick McKenzie
Court of Arbitration for Sport hears debate about Peter Bol
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Court of Arbitration for Sport hears debate about Peter Bol

The Australian Olympian's lawyer blasted anti-doping officials at a hearing into another athlete after they raised fresh information.

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WADA makes drug testing changes after Bol ‘disaster’

WADA makes drug testing changes after Bol ‘disaster’

Drug testers will alter how they test for the endurance drug EPO after a World Anti-Doping Agency review prompted by Australian Olympian Peter Bol’s case.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘I can take anyone’:How Peter Bol fought back from false doping accusation to make Olympic team

‘I can take anyone’:How Peter Bol fought back from false doping accusation to make Olympic team

He’s been wrongly accused,temporarily banned,and sidelined by a pesky hamstring injury. But Peter Bol is not only “thrilled” to be back on the Australian team for Paris 2024;he also sent a warning that he is there to win gold.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Teen wins race for the ages,as Australia name first athletes for Paris

Teen wins race for the ages,as Australia name first athletes for Paris

Days after her 19th birthday,Claudia Hollingsworth was among the first track and field athletes named on Australia’s team for the Paris Olympics.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘We were actually praying for the rain’:Olympic hopeful wins Gift amid wild weather
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‘We were actually praying for the rain’:Olympic hopeful wins Gift amid wild weather

In a Stawell Gift remarkable for even starting,let alone finishing,Jack Lacey has won the men’s final for 2024 and Chloe Mannix-Power the women’s at a waterlogged track where races were delayed and abandoned as wild weather hit.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Peter Bol recently turned 30 and got engaged. One more thing would cap his ‘biggest year yet’

Peter Bol recently turned 30 and got engaged. One more thing would cap his ‘biggest year yet’

After a turbulent 18 months,800m runner Peter Bol has reconsidered ideas of retirement after Paris 2024 and is now more driven than ever to race for Australia.

  • byMichael Gleeson