Three-time Bupa Great North Run champion Hendrick Ramaala knows he still faces a stiff challenge if he is to qualify for his fifth Olympic Games appearance in London this summer.

Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has launched an initiative called the Prime Minister`s Olympic and Paralympic Challenges which encourages children to get active at school ahead of London 2012.

SANTEE, CALIF. - John Nunn won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 km Race Walk in 4:04:38 to lead a fast race that saw multiple American and course records set Sunday in Santee, Calif.

INDIANAPOLIS - The defending U.S. champion at the 50 kilometer distance, Benjamin Shorey, and Olympian John Nunn headline Sunday’s field at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men’s 50 km Race Walk in Santee, California.

Mary Keitany the winner of last year's Virgin London Marathon is one of six women provisionally named to compete for Kenya at the Olympic Games in the summer.

Athletics Australia are thrilled to announce that Nathan Deakes (VIC) will today be identified for early nomination to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for selection in the men’s 50km walk at the 2012 Olympic Games.

HOUSTON - (January 14, 2012) - All eyes were on America's fastest marathoner Ryan Hall at today's 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon, but it was Hall's former Mammoth Lakes training partner Meb Keflezighi who stole the show.

HOUSTON - (January 14, 2012) - On a weekend when sports wagering spiked, if you bet the chalk at the women's Olympic Marathon Trials, you hit the trifecta.

Houston, TX, Saturday, January 14, 2012 Downtown 8 mile loop course - 3 laps with 2.2 mile loop before main course

Houston, TX, Saturday, January 14, 2012 Downtown 8 mile loop course - 3 laps with 2.2 mile loop before main course