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An Australian runner leads a group of runners across the line in her Olympic heat.

Gout Gout raises his arms as he celebrates winning the men's under-18 100m at the Australian All Schools.

"It's something that we haven't seen in Australia, at least in the last 30 to 40 years."
An Australian athlete smiles as she stands with her fists pumped with the pole vault uprights in the background.

Hull gets hugged

"It's really exciting to see … records will get broken as we find new ways to train, people with superior genetic ability, better shoes to wear and so on."

James Turner celebrates winning gold at the Paris Paralympics.

Torrie Lewis

"We're doing this now from kids that are 16 all the way up to some of our major winners who were approaching 30."

Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout skips over the finish line well ahead of his rivals in a race.

Nicola Olyslagers runs during a national championship race

"We need to wrap our arms around them and really support them and their personalities, support the people they are and give them that encouragement to be the best version of themselves."

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