Peter Bol
I was 46 years old with sleep apnoea and deemed ‘obese’. I decided to run every day for a full year
When the goal is to hit the track every day for 12 months, it helps to have inspirational people to keep you motivated. So who better than resilience educator, podcaster and sprint evangelist Hugh van Cuylenburg?
- Konrad Marshall
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Australian star holds on for dramatic world champs bronze behind Kenyan legend
Jess Hull won bronze in the 1500 metres at the world championships, but four years after Peter Bol missed out on an Olympic medal by half a second, he was knocked out of the worlds by about the same time.
- Michael Gleeson
‘I’m back where I belong’: Peter Bol makes it through his lost years to break national record
Like Rohan Browning on Saturday night, Peter Bol stepped out of Gout Gout’s shadow as if to say, “Remember me?” in setting a new national record after years of drama.
- Michael Gleeson
Faster than Usain Bolt at the same age: The Ipswich schoolboy turned $6 million man
Meet Queensland teenager Gout Gout: A-grade student, prefect, Mario Kart fiend – and, at 17, the talk of global sprinting.
- Konrad Marshall
The one thing that’s made Peter Bol even better; Mason Cox turns cub reporter
Champion middle distance runner Bol is seeing life from a different perspective these days. Meanwhile, Mark Philippoussis has revealed which sport his boy prefers over tennis.
- Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
‘I have nothing to answer for’: Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat
Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris, finishing seventh in 1:47.50. He will get another chance to make the semi-final on Thursday.
- Michael Gleeson
Glamour sprinters, marathon mums, pole power: 10 athletics events you can’t miss
The athletics program for Paris 2024 kicks off on Thursday, with plenty of drama and intrigue – and potential world records – to watch out for.
- Michael Gleeson
Our middle-distance runners haven’t won an Olympic medal for decades. But now…
In a field long dominated by Kenyans, Australia’s track athletes are gaining serious pace.
- Konrad Marshall
‘We support Peter’: Bol’s Olympic place secure despite revelations in anti-doping hearing
Athletics Australia says Peter Bol’s spot at Paris 2024 will not be affected by the revelations that included the discovery of a screenshot of doping information on his phone.
- Michael Gleeson
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Screenshot found on Peter Bol’s phone contained doping information
The Australian runner’s lawyer labelled the discovery meaningless and its airing by WADA an appalling attempt to shirk responsibility for falsely accusing his client of doping.
- Michael Gleeson and Nick McKenzie