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the decline is mentioned as in "competitive sports". Yet badminton, rowing, soccer and archery have had large increases. SO more Australians are walking for exercise, jogging, cycling, gymming and yoga-ing. I think as we get busier it's harder to commit to specific times for team training and...

Here is a table from Rou Morgan showing declining number of Australians competing in various sports this century, despite a 26% population growth. Interesting to hear what is happening in other places. Fortunately Track and Field aren't doing too badly. "Just one in five Australians now...

I remember the year before this in 1994 you had the Com Games in British Columbia. In the heat, Glenroy led Damien Marsh to the line but they both had similar speed, easily better than the rest of the field. The depth of sprinters in each event is so much better now. We finished 2nd in that...

sad to say, I think we're a bit lazy over 200m - we had Steve Brimacombe. Damien Marsh and Dean Capobianco in the early to mid 90s capable of sub 20.30 but no-one since. I think they gravitate to the glamour event. This was the last time I was excited about an Australian making a 200 final...

interestingly, Peter Norman's daughter was full of praise. Her dad never thought it would last into this century. Anyhow, I know it will irk many here that it was done by a young black man (even though he was born and raised here) but I just look to our relay stocks and see a potential team...

With our new season starting I'm watching the Australian schools championships now in Queensland. It's great to see these fntastic youngsters. I just saw 16yrs 2months Mason McGroder jump 7.86 (25'9.25"). He had an apparent 8 metre jump but just over the board. Tiny little 16 year old teenage...

a lot of people here won't like this one bit - but the fact remains, a young lad of Sudanese parentage but born here in 2007 (and sounding just as Aussie as the next guy) just ran the 4th fastest 200 ever recorded by an Australian. Could possibly take down Peter Norman's 56 year record of 20.06...

What a great move. Our 19 year old Torrie Lewis who PB'd at 11.10 this year is moving to Netherlands next month to train with Femke Bol under Laurent Meuwly. If she succeeds I hope it means many of our local quicks will do likewise in order to compete with better athletes - and more often...

"Dobson doesn’t just have a passion for running though. Last year, the Brit graduated from Loughborough University with a first-class degree in aeronautical engineering, a course he spent five years on. His dissertation was on the finite element analysis of a gas turbine engine". Another example...

so where are the guys to replace Lemaitre and Guliyev running 19.80 x 200s? none to be seen anywhere

Dobson has that end of race endurance Boling wants to have

I was pleased with her start in this race. She often gets it wrong

the recent Duplantis V Warholm 100m match race reminded me of the first I remember of such things. Late 70s and Brendan Foster (1500m 3.37, 5000m 13.14) challenged Geoff Capes, British and world strongman champion and 21.64m Shot Putter to a sprint over 200. Capes weighed 145+kg and stood 6'5...

well, the Warholm/Duplantis 100m was a great race. Lots of celebrity athletes there to watch and give an opinion. Dina Asher-Smith said to Colin Jackson (compere) something like "c'mon let's get it happening.. the guys are cold out there" Mondo 10.37. Karsten 10.47, both great PBs on a cold...

aren't "whites" having fewer babies because they cherish the dream of an "I can have it all" lifestyle they would rather chase than have kids who are perceived as a burden to hold them back. That of course leaves a decent inheritance if there's only to be 1 or 2 heirs

Thanks for some good common sense Don. I for one don't see anything positive in moaning about "the world order" on a forum where I just want to analyse/view results of gifted, hard working and passionate white athletes. Talking of white athletes it was great to see Gina Luckenkemper improve...

Seb Sultana isn't able to run his best though atm. He was pulled from our relay team after getting a hamstring strain in training while in Paris. Shame, but a learning experience to make him even hungrier. His relay replacement is a metre or two slower they they still ran an Australian record...

how can we forget the pleasure this man gave us - the great Ramil Guliyev comes home like a train. I'd love to know his split time a great 19.76 ..... had he not celebrated early he would have been even cloer to Mennea's European record of 19.72 here he beats 3rd...

i've been watching youtube clips of Graham Bessinger talking to Victor Conte. Fascinating! My take is that the athletes happened to be black but that's because they were the athletes most likely to bring American status anyway (Jamaicans were simply able to get away with nearly no testing and...

I believe I've seen this happen before. We discussed it in my psych class in 1984. Alan Wells was drawn beside Carl Lewis in the LA semi final. He headed Carl for barely 10/12 metres till Lewis breezed past him and Wells just lost interest, finished uninjured in 10.76. There is a phenomenon...

unbelievable - McLaughlin breezed past Bol on the bend and Bol seemed to deflate, psychologically collapse and she let Cockerell past her too. Very disappointing .... I never thought I'd see her do that, especially after her recent sub 51 and that 47.94 relay split earlier on. McLaughlin is the...

(re: Nash) a 100 yards in 9.62 is 10.52 for 100 metres. The times in those days showed much inconsistency and unless achieved in major events and subsequently reassessed by computer I personally don't give them too much credence. I've always argued against Marian Woronin's supposed 100m in...

That men's 200 was strange - Tebogo won in a canter, slowing near the end for that 19.46 and Lyles leaves stadium in a wheelchair gasping for air. We thought that would one day happen to Lemaitre after every 200 he ran

nope - no discernible improvement over several months now - maybe this will be his swansong. He's probably looking forward to earning a living

I know Paul Nash was the S'African record holder but there is not enough about his run or other runs he had under his belt to make a guess. Morrow, Hary, - great runners indeed but only a few years later (hence cinder track and similar footwear etc) we had Bob Hayes take it to another level...