Aussies’ classy Olympics act melts hearts
Kaylee McKeown won gold for the second time in Tokyo and won Australia’s hearts after a classy gesture to fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm.
Australian Team
Mullet mania hits Tokyo as Aussie snips ground off leaders
While Aussie golfer Cameron Smith’s flowing locks and shaved-in patriotism captured plenty of attention, it was his blemish-free display in round three in Tokyo that got tongues wagging.
How Olympic champ Fox changed women’s sport forever
Jess Fox, and her now-famous family from Penrith, took on 40-years of sexism, discrimination and gender inequality to achieve Olympic glory. David Riccio tells their story.
The genius behind the ‘crazy’: Qld parents expose Boxall’s brilliance
To millions around the world, he is the man behind the celebration that will go down in Olympic folklore, but to the swimmers and parents impacted by the “crazy” and “infectious” Dean Boxall, there is a real genius behind the madness.
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I’ll watch the Olympics … just not the golf
FORMER world No.1 Adam Scott is set to cop further heat for bypassing Rio after taking another swing at golf being in the Olympics.
Scott criticism ‘absolute garbage’
MARCUS Fraser has no issues with fellow Aussie pros Adam Scott and Marc Leishman choosing to miss the Olympics, and not just because it means he now could be headed to Rio.
Rio Olympic hope Fox’s fear of failure
JESSICA Fox has revealed fear of failure as a teen almost saw her lost to canoeing with the paddler admitting she dreaded not being able to live up to her parents feats in the whitewater.
Sailors haul in five medals
A FEROCIOUS fight for a Rio Games spot has bought out the best in two Olympic contenders who have sailed off with two of Australia’s haul of five medals in France.
Proof you should never give up on a dream
KATE Doughty is living proof dreams do come true. They just might take a while. In her case, 25 years or so.
He went to his last Olympics when?
THERE are debutants galore in the Australian team — along with an old face returning after 28 years. The latest Olympic and Paralympic news in RACING TO RIO.
Coma sailor chasing Rio selection
FROM a coma to the Rio Olympics? Tess Lloyd’s dream is becoming more of a reality after she again finished top Australian in the new women’s sailing class.
Births and berths on the agenda for Ingles
NBA star Joe Ingles hopes to march in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony as the proud father of newborn twins.
Aussie boxing’s man of steel in for one last crack
WHEN work gets in the way of training for Rio-bound Sydney boxer Daniel Lewis he just gets on with the job — steelcap boots and all.
Hockeyroo Nelson’s Rio dreams shattered
A SERIOUS knee injury has ended West Australian hockey star Ashleigh Nelson’s Rio Olympics hopes.
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