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Interviewing Usain Bolt
It all started in Berlin during the 2009 World Championships. I remember the electricity in the ’36 Olympic Stadium as Usain Bolt didn’t just win; he redefined sprinting. shattering his own world records with a 9.58 in the 100m and a 19.19 in the 200m. That summer was the beginning of a three-year odyssey for…
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AIS European Training Centre
Managing the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) European Training Centre in Varese, Italy, was more than just a job—it was about creating a high-performance home-away-from-home in the heart of Europe. As Centre Manager, my mission was to ensure that when our Australian Olympic teams landed in Italy, they had every tool necessary to turn years…
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Sydney Sidecar Promo Video
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Silver turns to gold – A backyard medal ceremony
It was a moment we won’t forget in a hurry. Jared Tallent had just been upgraded to a gold medal after one of his competitors subsequently returned a positive test. We had dinner to celebrate and couldn’t wait for an official to make it right so we had an impromptu medal ceremony to share with…
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Australian Men’s 100 yards Record Progression from 1864 to 2026
The 100 yards is rarely run nowadays, save for some special meets both here and abroad as well as a few state championships. Until Tasmanian Jack Hale and NSWs’ Rohan Browning ran 9.43 and 9.41 respectively in 2021, Bob Lay’s hand-timed mark of 9.2 set in 1965 had survived attempts by most of Australia’s best…
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