Sport
Athletics
De Rozario hopes Australia’s Paralympians get their chance to shine
Madison de Rozario’s finest moment in athletics came at the Tokyo Paralympics in front of a handful of spectators. She explains why the return of crowds after the COVID pandemic is so important.
- by Tom Decent
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Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores?
On form, the Australian team for the Budapest championships starting on August 19 has at least seven serious medal prospects.
- by Michael Gleeson
Experts amazed two WADA labs got it so wrong on Bol
Scientists say Peter Bol was lucky the same World Anti-Doping Agency laboratories that got it wrong with his first doping sample did not test his second one.
- by Michael Gleeson
Editorial
Drugs in sport
Bol saga highlights need for action to reshape sports integrity
The treatment of the athletics star has brought the system’s shortcomings into sharp focus, and the government now needs to act.
- The Age's View
Best friends, training partners, rivals: How a housemate could upstage Peter Bol
While Peter Bol was fighting to clear his name, his longtime housemate quietly broke the Olympic hero’s national record. Again.
- by Michael Gleeson
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WADA
Sport minister urges WADA to prioritise doping review after Bol case
Australia’s sport minister has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to prioritise its review of EPO testing to remove ambiguity for athletes, after Olympian Peter Bol was sensationally cleared.
- by Michael Gleeson
Athletics Australia demands answers over the treatment of Peter Bol
Australian runner Peter Bol has been officially cleared of doping by Sport Integrity Australia. His previous ban was lifted because of an inconclusive result.Â
- by Michael Gleeson
Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology
Bol has been cleared, but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
- by Andrew Webster
Deng breaks Bol’s Australian 800m record in France
Joseph Deng clocked one minute 43.99 seconds at a meet in France overnight, shaving 0.01s from Peter Bol’s benchmark.
- by Steve Larkin
This athlete has 12 shot put and hammer throw titles. So why was she running the hurdles?
Jolien Maliga Boumkwo stepped over each hurdle rather than jumping, as she managed to clock in a time of 32.81 seconds.