Boyd’s insights on drugs in sport
Alana Boyd has opened up on her experience with drug testing over her illustrious pole vaulting career on Episode Two of Sport Insights with Emageo.
Alana Boyd has opened up on her experience with drug testing over her illustrious pole vaulting career on Episode Two of Sport Insights with Emageo.
New Australian pole vault world record holder Alana Boyd is 12 Australians who have been added to the track and field squad for the London Olympics.
The squad now numbers 25 and will likely grow to more than 40 by the June 11 cut-off.
It was the leap of faith that saved a family’s track and field legacy.
Two years ago, Alana Boyd’s emotions swamped her at Brisbane airport as she boarded a plane that would take her to a new training base in Perth under leading pole vault coach Alex Parnov.
With a leap of 4.76m, Alana Boyd has tonight broken the Australian Pole Vault record previously held by Kym Howe (4.72m) at the Strive Inter-Club Athletics Meet at the WA Athletics Stadium. In her third competition in as many weeks, Boyd attained the new national mark on her third attempt. After clearing her opening height…
Alana Boyd (WA) and John Steffensen (WA) have entertained a home crowd with convincing wins in the pole vault and 400m respectively at the second leg of the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour tonight, while Sally Pearson (Qld) returned to the hurdles. In front of a record crowd of 3600 at the Go for 2&5 Perth…
Pole vaulter Alana Boyd will head to the world indoor championships in Istanbul next month in a bid to break the national record after setting a new Australian all-comers mark in Perth on Saturday night. Boyd cleared 4.66m at the Perth Track Classic to beat the domestic record set by Kym Howe at the Commonwealth…
Alana Boyd, the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the pole vault, is competing at the Perth Track Classic tonight. Boyd joined Grandstand’s Karen Tighe today to talk about getting closer to the Australian record of 4.72m, her thoughts on fellow vaulter Steve Hooker’s loss of confidence and about her move from Queensland to Perth to…
With her second World Championships A-qualifying leap in as many weeks, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alana Boyd recently jumped a new personal best of 4.60m in the women’s pole vault in a low key inter-club meet in Perth. Her jump, only two weeks after being the first Australian track and field athlete to post the…
World championship bronze medallist Ben Offereins joined world champion Dani Samuels and Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson as the athletes who stole the show at the Brisbane Track Classic earlier this evening.
Commonwealth Games pole vault champion Alana Boyd will launch her Australian season at the Brisbane Track Classic tonight as she searches for a personal best after winning her first international crown in New Delhi last year. After a small break at the conclusion of the Games, Boyd’s recent strong training indicates that she is in…