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The Aussies made light work of Italy.

Tokyo’s cringe-worthy Aussie culture clash

In a sign of just how weird things are in Tokyo, an Aussie trying to explain local lingo to a confused foreigner was passed off as entertainment.

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 24: Brianna Throssell of Team Australia competes in heat five of the Women's 100m Butterfly on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Schedule for Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics

Australia had a flood of medals on day 5 but day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics could just be our greatest day in Games history.

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Emma McKeon of Team Australia competes in the Women's 100m Freestyle heats on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

‘Easiest record ever’: Aussie stuns legend

Australia’s Emma McKeon is on her way to becoming the most decorated female athlete ever at an Olympics – and her latest effort was a showstopper.

Stubblety-Cook was far behind the pace initially.

Wild image behind crazy comeback

Zac Stubblety-Cook brought home yet another gold medal for Australia, but this crazy image shows just how much ground he made up to win.

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Inside the ‘best Olympic Village ever’

Inside the ‘best Olympic Village ever’

IN 100 DAYS this is where Australia’s Olympic hopefuls will be living together, an athlete village hailed ‘the best ever’ by Kitty Chiller. Behind the scenes pictures!

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**STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL MIDNIGHT 26 APRIL 2016** **SPEAK TO NEIL BENNET BEFORE USE** Australian swimming stars Cate and Bronte Campbell 100 days out from the Rio Olympics. Picture: Gregg Porteous

Campbell sisters: Our last chance to make history

THE stakes could not be higher for the Campbell sisters, with Cate ready to call time on her career and hand the baton over to Bronte soon after the Rio Olympics.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22: Elizabeth Cambage of Australia trains during the Australian Olympic Games team announcement at Knox Basketball Stadium on June 22, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Opals excited to have Cambage back

OPALS coach Brendan Joyce has backed Liz Cambage to put recent distractions aside and become a dominant force at the Rio Olympics.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: Australian head coach Andrej Lemanis, addresses the media following his teams win during the 2014 Sino-Australia Challenge match between the Australian Boomers and China at Challenge Stadium on May 31, 2014 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Boomers come together in golden quest

BOOMERS coach Andrej Lemanis says the ambitious team goal of winning Olympic Gold has driven the squad to greater heights in the lead-up to the games.

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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 07: Adam Scott of Australia reacts on the 13th green during the first round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Is Scott really too busy for the Olympics?

THERE’S been a terrible mistake. And someone needs to tell Adam Scott, quick. His Olympic dream could still be alive – as long as they keep the Games in August.

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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 07: Adam Scott of Australia reacts on the 13th green during the first round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. Andrew Redington/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Why Scott has no time to play Games

GOLF’S legitimacy as an Olympic sport has come under renewed attack after Adam Scott decided his schedule was too busy to include a hit out in Rio.

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*** PHOTOS EMBARGOED until Wednesday, April 13. ***Olympic-bound long jumper Chelsea Jaensch. (had no aussie kit, and wasn't able to jump.) Pic Jono Searle.

SA long jumper who had seven-year break off to Rio

CHELSEA Jaensch was 19 when she turned her back on athletics for more than seven years.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: Kitty Chiller the Chef de Mission presents Bronte Campbell with her boarding pass to the Rio Olympics during the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships at the South Australia Leisure & Aquatic Centre on April 14, 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Adapt or fail, Olympic chief warns

AUSTRALIA’S sports chiefs are labelling the Rio Olympics the “Harden Up” Games.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on April 3, 2015 shows dual Olympic champion Grant Hackett smiling after finishing third in the 400-metres freestyle final in his comeback swim after seven years out of the pool at Australia's world championship trials in Sydney. Hackett may have been drinking prior to an alleged mid-air "nipple" squeeze on a fellow passenger, a witness said on April 18, 2016. The 35-year-old dual Olympic champion, who recently failed in his bid to make the Australian team for Rio, was reportedly questioned by police after the flight landed in Melbourne. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS / IMAGE STRICTLY FOR EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

Grant can still hack it as Rio mentor: Chalmers

KYLE Chalmers says he would love Grant Hackett to be at the Rio Olympics as a mentor but the AOC are staying tight-lipped on the fast-fading prospect.

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Olympic athlete Morgan Mitchell shows off the new track and field uniform. Picture: John Appleyard

Aussie athletes launch Rio 2016 kit

SALLY Pearson, Morgan Mitchell and a host of Australia’s Olympic hopefuls have gathered in Sydney to unveil their competition uniforms for the 2016 Games in Rio.

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