Biles’ telling post before Tokyo withdrawal
Simone Biles, who has pulled out of the Olympics citing mental health issues, hinted at her struggles a day ago in a revealing Instagram post.
Olympics 2016
Tears, heartbreak and a pitch under the house: The making of Hockeyroos’ sister act
The Fitzpatrick girls – Savannah and Maddy – might just come from the most obsessed hockey family in Australia. But their path to the Tokyo Games saw tears and heartache.
‘13 bones broke’: Model’s gritty Olympic path
Aged 3, Simone Pearce began telling people she was going to the Olympics. The former model fought back from a horror accident to finally fulfil her dream in Tokyo.
Cayla George primed for second Olympic campaign
Extra sessions with one of the Far North’s leading coaches at Cairns Basketball’s Aumuller St courts helped ensure Cayla George stayed fit and firing ahead of her second Olympic Games.
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Uluru inspiration for ‘solid rock’ Boomers
BONDING at Uluru as a group ahead of the Rio Olympics has turned into an exercise in national inspiration for the Boomers.
Young guns set for Olympic action
NICOLE Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are set to realise their Olympic dreams – three years after moving to SA with little more than hope.
Russia hit by more Rio Olympic bans
THE RUSSIAN men’s quadruple sculls team has been disqualified from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a doping violation, and will be replaced at the games by New Zealand
Beach volleyballers bound for Rio
SOUTH Australian-based beach volleyballers Nicole Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are the second team selected for Olympic Games in Rio next month.
Opals cut Bishop, Blicavs
THE WNBL’s 2015 MVP, South Aussie forward-centre Abby Bishop, and burgeoning Dandenong Rangers talent Sara Blicavs today were cut from the Opals squad for the Rio Olympics.
Wu dives into Olympic waters for third time
SHE made her Olympic debut as a tiny, shy teenager at the Beijing Games back in 2008. Now eight years on Melissa Wu is the veteran of the Australian diving team heading to Rio.
Zika won’t stop Hockeyroos from Rio
AUSTRALIA’S Hockeyroos are not concerned by Zika virus fears in Brazil, as high-profile golfer Rory McIlroy pulled out of Rio because of the threat.
Indigenous trailblazer teams up with veteran
LOUISE Bawden and Taliqua Clancy are officially on their way to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where they will represent Australia in beach volleyball.
Water polo couple aiming for Rio double
WATER polo glamour couple Nicola Zagame and Johnno Cotterill kickstarted their relationship at the London Olympics. Now they’re hoping for a golden anniversary in Rio.
Will Rio Games be 100 per cent clean? No
DESPITE competition bans against Russian track and field athletes, Australian sports chiefs believe competitors in other sports will be drug cheats at Rio.
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