Amazing Grace: Brown executes ‘perfect race’ to claim first Aussie gold
Australia has its first gold medalist of the 2024 Paris Olympics with time trialist Grace Brown riding to victory in a devastating performance.
Cycling
Aussie Olympian charged with killing wife
On July 28, 2021, champion cyclist Rohan Dennis stood on a podium in Tokyo. Today, he is home in Adelaide, charged with killing his wife.
Interactive: Meet Australia’s 2024 Olympic team
The Australian Olympic team is ready to chase gold as the Paris Games officially start on Saturday morning. Meet every Aussie athlete and see which athletes hail from your local area with our interactive map.
Baker hoping it’s third time lucky in Paris
Injury and illness affected her previous two Olympic campaigns, but Tasmanian cyclist Georgia Baker feels more relaxed and prepared to finally grab Games glory in Paris.
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Toughest day ever: cycling medal hopes melt away
Australia’s bid for its first medal of the Olympic Games has ended in shock and disappointment on a hot, hilly road in the shadow of Mount Fiji.
Aussie world champ pulls out of race
The cycling road race will kick off the medals at the 2021 Olympics but an Aussie champ has left Australia with just three riders.
Porte eyes golden double after huge TdF confession
Just days after riding in his 11th – and final – Tour de France, Aussie cyclist Richie Porte is ready to empty the tank at an Olympic swan song on courses suited to his climbing prowess.
Medal predictor: Why Ash won’t win gold
While Wimbledon champ Ash Barty will start a warm favourite for the Olympic tennis title in Tokyo, experience shows Games form doesn’t always follow world ranking trends.
Olympics 2032 – here’s seven rookies eyeing home Games
Here’s seven local school students who dream of competing at the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games – and here’s seven magic Olympics moments which inspired them.
Stinky Bay: Olympians facing sewage leak threat
This is the last thing you would want to hear just before going for a swim. There are fears of a sewage leak in Tokyo – and it could be about to get even worse.
Ultimate Olympics guide: Full schedule of our best medal hopes
Some of Australia’s best medal prospects bring form, as others bank on a proven track record. How to watch every Aussie at the Tokyo Games.
Aussie quits Olympics over family heartbreak
Australian cyclist Cameron Meyer has made the heartbreaking call to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics as his father battles brain cancer.
‘So surreal’ for first-time Olympian
Six more Aussies have punched their ticket to Tokyo, including three first-time Olympians in a brand new sport to the Games.
Porte’s 36-year Aussie first in France
Before he heads to the Tokyo Olympics, Richie Porte finally broke through for a dream victory and then outlined his plans for this month’s Tour de France.
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