Is Athletics Australia Corrupt and is Nic Bideau the leader?

Wonder if that might be the end of his career

I thought Lauren Ryan was Australian? That American accent almost made me spew up, great run by Seth what a king.

Wonder if MTC and NB will try to get u20 winner Alex Cameron-Smith to join them instead of going to the NCAA's. 8:04 is impressive.

Cameron-Smith's such a huge talent with a high ceiling. It looks like he's still figuring out how to run properly but he's so fast. Definitely one to watch - I hope he goes over to the states.

Pro Agent Collis B going to the upcoming XC worlds in USA as an AA federation team coach.
Surely a conflict of interest?
As he’s desperately trying to sign [for Nic B] any youngster that shows talent.

Its almost as bad as working man hero Tom D C being stuffed out of the last XC spot by a guy he beat by 15min in Valencia and also that guy didn’t show up to the trial but has an AA coach.

AA almost as classy as your usatf lot.

Is this the first time we've had a world cross team without at least 1 MTC athlete?

So glad we give agents direct access to 12 of our best U20 athletes. Oh wait, no - He's a "team coach" who definitely doesn't have any financial interest in this.

Man I agree. AA is as shonky as an Australian politician's expense account.

Out of the 12 U20 athletes only one is from Victoria so I don't see that happening. State by state break down:

QLD= 6

NSW =3

ACT=2

VIC=1

Just earlier this week he was offered a full ride to U of Michigan starting fall sem 2026.

Queenslanders really do everything better aye

She's annoying enough to be American

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Authorities shut down bush doof linked to Olympian

Authorities have shut down an unpermitted rave near Aireys Inlet linked to Olympian Jack Rayner, ordering hundreds of patrons to evacuate by New Year???s Eve.

Open link

how will this effect the group moving forward?

Probably needs to start thinking about getting a proper job.

This is embarrassing. These guys are still acting like they're 15. Imagine if there was a bushfire...warden JTW?

Joel is a mong.

Any ideas whether Brett is still with Nike?

Hard to believe these guys are all over 30 with the way they act. Time to grow up a bit I reckon. No wonder For the Kudos has seemingly died now - The hosts were hosting illegal raves for hippies. I wonder if they did a welcome to country smoke ceremony this time. Cringe
People used to crap on Luke Mathews for being annoying when he was in the sport, but at least he knew when it was time to bow out and become a regular functioning member of society.

Can someone with a subscription copy and paste?

https://archive.is/Cysjj

Also, EFF THIS PAYWALL - HERE'S THE ARTICLE.

A planned three-day rave near Aireys Inlet, linked to an Olympian’s
birthday, has been shut down, with all patrons ordered off the site by
New Year’s Eve.
Hundreds of people were expected to attend Bambra 2025 – a ticketed event
promoted by musician Dart Echo and linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic marathon
runner Jack Rayner.

The bush doof – as these types of events are colloquially known –
appeared to be located in large empty paddocks and was scheduled to run
from 2pm Tuesday to 4am Thursday with tickets priced at $150.

Authorities, including police, Surf Coast Shire council staff and firefighters,
inspected the site on December 30 and found it did not have the required
permits to operate or for onsite structures.
According to the shire, inspectors also found there were inadequate safety provisions and evacuation procedures in place.

Emergency agencies deemed it was unsafe to move patrons offsite on Tuesday, and
instead they were ordered to leave the area by Wednesday.
The ticketing section on a website advertising the festival links to a private page called Jack’s 30th.
Rayner’s official instagram page has a link to the festival in the bio section.
According to his Wikipedia profile Rayner turned 30 on December 19.
Rayneris an Australian long-distance runner who ran in the men’s marathon in
the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but failed to finish after suffering cramp.
Late on Wednesday, Rayner responded to the event’s cancellation, saying it
was “never a safety issue,” rather a “misunderstanding of permit requirements from local council”.
“The team is devastated for the cancellation of Bambra, which our community was so excited for,” Rayner said.
“The event complied with all police and CFA regulations on site.
“The team is currently working together to resolve inconveniences caused.
“We care about music and we care about each other.”

Council’s general manager of community life Damian Waight said the decision was
not taken lightly but safety needed to be the top priority for events.
He said the festival presented unacceptable risks for people on the site and neighbouring properties.
“Council is very keen for everyone to have a safe and enjoyable time this festive season, whatever they are doing,” he said.
“The Bambra 2025 event did not have adequate safety measures in place so,
collectively, council and emergency agencies made the call it needed to
close.
“We know this is disappointing for event organisers and patrons, but we took this action to keep everyone safe.
“Council is able to work with event organisers to see what is possible if they wish to plan safe events in the future.”

The line-up was to feature acts including Moopie, rita bass, Harold Other Joe Nak (AU) and Rev Lon. A social media post uploaded on December 10 said: “Our private FB
community now well exceeds our strict ticket capacity. For those that
have purchased tickets – we’ll see you in a few weeks.”
Victoria Police spokeswoman Anita Brens said: “Victoria Police assisted Surf
Coast Shire council and other partner agencies in a decision to close an
unplanned music event near Bambra.”
Rayner was contacted for comment.
Bambra 2025 is not the first festival to have been shut down this year.
In April an illegal four-day rave set up opposite an Armstrong Creek housing estate forced to move after failing to get a permit, with police issuing an injunction notice to organisers of the sold out event.