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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Simon Smale

    How Assefa ran third fastest marathon ever despite 'destroyed' Achilles (opens the original)

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    Right up until the 40km mark of the Berlin Marathon at the weekend, Tigst Assefa was well on track to regain her world record. After 10km, the Ethiopian star was already over a minute in the lead of a race that quickly became a challenge between her and the clock. By the 30km mark, the noted fast-finisher was running inside world record pace and flying. "She was on [target] to run 2:09:30, 2:09:40," Assefa's representative Gianni Demadonna told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Official World Mar

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Simon Smale

    Forrester breaks 17yo record at short course titles (opens the original)

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    Jenna Forrester has set a new Australian record to win the 400m IM at the short course championships in Sydney. Forrester earlier finished second to Iona Anderson in the 200m backstroke. Flynn Southam claimed victory in the 100m freestyle and called out his rivals for the upcoming world championships in Beijing in December. Jenna Forrester's outstanding 2026 has continued at the Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, lowering the Australian women's 400m individual medley record on her

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Simon Smale

    Matthews claims world championship silver after life-threatening crash (opens the original)

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    Michael Matthews felt that his career was probably over at the start of the season. Having missed a large portion of the 2025 season after a pulmonary embolism was discovered in his lung, a horrific collision with a fire truck while training in March could have cost him an awful lot more than just his career. But less than eight months later the 36-year-old was standing on the world championship podium for the fourth time in his career, claiming second place in what was the greatest possible sil

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Simon Smale

    Hauser wins thrilling World Triathlon sprint, Parker breaks record (opens the original)

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    Matt Hauser claimed victory at the World Triathlon Championship Finals by just 0.08 seconds from series champion Vasco Vilaça. Hauser needed to win and for Vilaça to finish sixth or lower to claim a second-consecutive series title. Lauren Parker became Australia's most successful para triathlete, claiming a sixth world title in the PTWC classification race. Australian triathlete Matt Hauser showed he was up for the fight at the World Triathlon Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain overnight,

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Simon Smale

    A-League season start under threat with referees on strike (opens the original)

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    It is seemingly a rare occurrence indeed that Australian football does not find itself in some degree of turmoil. So it is perhaps of little surprise that as the A-League Men's and Women's seasons fast approach, the code is once again lurching towards another crisis. The nations top referees have been on strike since September 4, citing "significant changes to the elite refereeing structure" proposed by Football Australia (FA). The change would see the referees contracted directly by the league,

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