Athletics
Para speedster Ori Drabkin (centre) and Olympian Steven Solomon won gold on the national stage, while race walking sensation Jemima Montag struck silver as a host of Jewish athletics stars strutted their stuff at the Australian Track and Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park.
April 11, 2019, 12:00 am
Jewish stars rise on national stage
VICTORIAN teenage sprint sensation Ori Drabkin and Olympian Steven Solomon led the way for a talent-laden Jewish contingent at the 2019 Australian Track and Field Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park over the past week. 
By Aaron Fetter
Steven Solomon after crossing the finish line at the 2019 Queensland Track Classic. Photo: Casey Sims
March 28, 2019, 12:00 am
Solomon’s relay team qualifies for worlds
THE result of the men's 4x400m relay at the annual Queensland Track Classic does not usually capture too much interest south of the Tweed River, but last Saturday's race in Brisbane was different – the stakes had suddenly become much higher.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon is back on our shores after spending the last six years in the USA.
November 22, 2018, 5:12 pm
Solomon’s home run
Based in the USA since 2012, Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon has returned to live in his home city of Sydney - and he couldn't be happier.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon running in heat 2 of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: AAP
April 19, 2018, 3:14 pm
Heartbreak for Solomon, Mizrachi game but outclassed
Triumph turned to tragedy in less than 30 minutes for Steven Solomon and his three Australian teammates in a dramatic second heat of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games last Friday.
By Shane Desiatnik
Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva. Photo: Gymnastics Australia
March 8, 2018, 11:40 am
Fantastic five picked for Commonwealth Games
It's official – five Jewish athletes have made Australia's team for next month's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon on his way to breaking an Australian men's 400m indoor record in the heats of the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships last week. Photo: Cheryl Treworgy Photography
March 1, 2018, 6:14 pm
Solomon’s sizzling time ahead of Games
US-based Australian Olympian 400m runner Steven Solomon smashed a stack of men's indoor 400m records last week at the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon made his return to World Championships athletics on August 5 in the men’s 400m in London, and is now turning his attention to the Commonwealth Games and US college athletics. Photo: Duke University
August 11, 2017, 2:19 pm
Solomon returns to world stage
Taking his mark for Australia in the men’s 400m heats at the World Athletics Championships in London on August 5 was a milestone moment in the context of Steven Solomon’s running career.
By Shane Desiatnik
Amy Meyer (right) pictured with fellow judo medal-winners in the women’s under-48kg category in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo: AP Photo/Frank Augstein
August 6, 2014, 9:29 am
The agony and the ecstasy
FORMER Emanuel School student Amy Meyer captured a bronze medal for judo last Thursday at Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games, but there was heartbreak for Olympic hero Steven Solomon, who tore a hamstring in the 400-metre semifinal on Tuesday night.
May 13, 2014, 4:03 pm
Montag’s international success
JUNIOR race walker Jemima Montag has achieved more success at international level, playing an integral role in Australia’s junior team that won the bronze medal at last week’s IAAF World Race Walking Cup in China.
April 14, 2014, 12:00 pm
Sublime Solomon sprints to third title
STAR speedster Steven Solomon made a successful return to Aussie soil on the weekend, when he took out his third 400m title at the Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne.
February 21, 2014, 9:00 am
Montag sisters soar at Victorian champs
SISTERS Piper and Jemima Montag have continued their impeccable form in track and field, putting in superb performances to combine for three gold medals at the Victorian Junior Track and Field Championships at Lakeside Stadium on the weekend.
February 12, 2014, 9:00 am
Montags amaze, Solomon sublime
JUNIOR track and field stars Jemima (front centre) and Piper Montag have continued on their winning ways, securing national and state championships respectively.
July 3, 2013, 10:00 am
Solomon secured for Aussies
AUSTRALIA will take a 21-strong team to Israel to compete in the track and field and long distance events at the 19th Maccabiah Games, headlined by 400m London Olympic finalist Steven Solomon.
May 8, 2013, 9:30 am
Solomon stars in Stanford debut
AUSTRALIAN Olympian Steven Solomon has returned to the track for the first time since the London Games in August last year, winning the 400m individual and relay races in his debut meet for US university Stanford.
December 6, 2012, 12:00 pm
Juniors’ joy at All Schools
JUNIOR track and field stars Jemima Montag and Elizabeth Baral both finished on the podium in their respective events at the recent 2012 Australian All Schools Championships in Hobart.
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