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22 November 2009

Jared Tallent competes in the Australian 50km Road Walking Championships on November 22, 2009 in Melbourne. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent surprised himself as he overcame adverse conditions to record a career-fastest time in winning the Australian 50km road walk championship.

Racing in pouring rain through gathering puddles in Melbourne, the 25-year-old from Ballarat clocked 3m38.56s on Sunday [more]

Australian team pursuit snatch gold

20 November 2009

The Australian Mens Pursuit team of Rohan Dennis, Luke Durbridge, Michael Hepburn and Cameron Meyer on their way to winning the Gold Medal at the UCI World Cup Melbourne Classic at Hisense Arena on November 20, 2009 in Melbourne. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

A young, untried Australian combination has ridden the fastest teams pursuit time in this country, posting only the second mark under the magical four minutes. [more]

Singapore 2010 mascots unveiled

21 November 2009

Lyo and Merly, mascots for the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.

With just 266 days to go before Singapore hosts the world’s first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Lyo (pronounced as Leo) and Merly are ready to blaze the trail. The official mascots for Singapore 2010 were unveiled by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports today. [more]

Bolt and Richards - athletes of the year

22 November 2009

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 100 Metres Final during day two of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Bolt set a new World Record of 9.58.

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt and Jamaican-born United States' 400 metres runner Sanya Richards were named athletes of the year. [more]

Dwyer scores hat-trick

21 November 2009

Jamie Dwyer of Australia and Eduard Tubau of Spain contest the ball during the first test match between the Australian Kookaburras and Spain at Perth Hockey Stadium on November 21, 2009. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Jamie Dwyer has reconfirmed his status as one of the world's best players by scoring a hat-trick of goals in Australia's 8-2 win over Spain in the first Test in Perth.

In what was Australia's first match against Spain since they were knocked out of the gold medal race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Kookaburras were determined to come out on top in the opening game of the two-Test series. [more]

Funding Olympic sport is no game

22 November 2009

Australian rower James Tomkins (R) talks as AOC President John Coates and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (C) look on after Tomkins was announced as flag bearer for the Australian Olympic team during the Australian Olympic team reception at the Sofitel Wanda ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China.

The following is the open letter written by John Coates for the Sunday Telegraph on the 22nd of November 2009.

As a raw rowing manager many years ago, I dreamed that one day Australia would again host the Olympic Games. In Sydney in 2000, I felt privileged to be part of a celebration that engulfed the entire nation [more]

Meares in top form

20 November 2009

Anna Meares of Australia celebrates after she defeated Shuang Guo of China in the finals of the Women's Sprint at the 2009 UCI Track World Cup. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Australian track cycling star Anna Meares has sensationally blasted back to form, winning the sprint at the Melbourne World Cup round. [more]

Crean backs AOC bid to return to Olympic top five

18 November 2009

Former Labour Party Leader Simon Crean laughs at the media and other politicians playing a recreational football match between the media and politicians at the Federation Mall, Parliament House as a part of the Kangaroos AFL Community Camp on February 28, 2006 in Canberra, Australia.

A senior federal government minister has backed the Australian Olympics Committee's bid to reclaim "top five" status at the 2012 London Games. [more]