‘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.
Olympics 2016
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.
Aussies charge up Olympic medal tally
A sensational day in the pool — led by giant-killer Ariarne Titmus — has seen Australia soar up the Olympic medal tally.
USA turn on coach after all-time choke
The all-conquering Team USA is in the middle of its greatest crisis after a 17-year Olympic-first and claims of a fractured dressing room.
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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.
Is Phelps really the Greatest Olympian?
GOLD medals, number of medals and longevity all play a part in determining the GOAT, but who is the greatest Olympian ever? Here are the candidates. VOTE.
‘Silver gets you as many free beers as gold’
WITH the Rio Games now just 50 days away the excitement is starting to build. Let our 50 classic Olympic quotes get you in the mood even more …
Gasol considering skipping Games because of Zika
NBA star Pau Gasol is considering not playing at the Olympics because of the Zika virus.
Goulding back home and chasing Olympic dream
STAR guard Chris Goulding says he is desperate to achieve his long-awaited Olympic dream after inking a new deal with Melbourne United.
Hockeyroos building medal mentality
COACH Adam Commens says it is time for the Hockeyroos to emulate the men’s team and live up to their lofty expectations at the Olympics.
Red light on lifter’s Rio bid
FOUR years of effort was foiled by one red light as the gentle giant of Australian weightlifting fell cruelly short of making his third Olympics.
Perkins: Don’t pick Kyrgios for Rio
OLYMPIC legend Kieren Perkins has joined the push for tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios to be snubbed from Australia’s team for Rio.
Rio or family? Ingles twins dilemma
BOOMERS coach Andrej Lemanis says NBA star Joe Ingles might be forced to miss the birth of his twins to chase Olympic gold in Rio.
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