Lisa Weightman will participate in the Mothers Day Classic in Melbourne this weekend as part of a Victorian Institute of Sport Ski Activ team. In what will be her first “race” since her bronze medal at last year’s Commonwealth Games, the Mothers Day Classic will see Weightman take a slightly different approach to normal given…
World Champion Michael Freiberg has stashed his track bike for the time being to return to the road racing circuit, competing last week at the Tour of the Gila event in New Mexico.
On a golden day for Australia at the 2011 UCI Track World Championships in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn, Michael Freiberg became the latest World Track Cycling Champion with victory in the Men’s Omnium.
Australian marathon runner Lisa Weightman has had to unfortunately withdraw from the London Marathon next month with an abductor injury. The Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist had been experiencing discomfort in her pelvis region when she ran and while scans did not show any fracture, there was the risk of longer-term damage should she continue 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…
Australian cyclist Michael Freiberg will take to the track later tonight Australian time on Day 3 of the World Track Cycling Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
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.
Earlier this morning Matt Ebden moved in to the semi finals of the Caloundra Pro Tour event with a commanding 6-1 6-2 win over Itay’s Flavio Cipolla. This victory meant Ebden will face a possible matchup against teenager Bernard Tomic, who must first get past Ivo Klec. Following his singles victory, Ebden teamed with fellow Australian…
Joining Boyd in Brisbane tonight will be fellow Commonwealth Games representatives and 2010 National Champions Ben Offereins and Jody Henry.
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…
