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August

Keegan Palmer with his skateboard gold medal.

The new king of skateboarding worries he’s too old. He’s 21.

Keegan Palmer joined fellow Gold Coaster Arisa Trew in taking gold. It was his second, and he wants more. But the skateboarder frets he might be past his prime.

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  • Hans van Leeuwen

Why the world should fear skateboarding’s smiling assassin

Arisa Trew – Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist – is the product of an elite training program that mixes three hours of school a day with a lot of backside airs.

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  • James Hall

July

Jack Robinson rides a wave in round one of the men’s surfing competition.

Aussie surfer rides best Olympics wave as swimming schedule heats up

The Australian star has progressed to the next round; Watch to watch at the Olympic Games tonight; Barnaby Joyce insinuated voters should use their ballot papers as bullets at rally. Follow the latest here.

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  • Staff Writers
Australian skateboarder Chloe Covell in Paris.

The 14-year-old Olympian who could make history in Paris

Skateboarder Chloe Covell could become the youngest gold medallist in Australian Olympic history.

  • Roger Vaughan

August 2021

Cate Campbell, of Australia, and teammates celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women’s 4x100-meter medley relay final at Tokyo last weekend.

How Gina Rinehart ‘saved swimming’

The sports supported by Australia’s richest person yielded the best results.

  • Michael Bleby
Skateboarder Keegan Palmer won gold in the men’s park final.

Ring-ins lift Australia’s medal tally to within a whisker of history

Two canoeists who had never competed together internationally and a teenage skateboarder have given Australia’s medal tally a massive boost.

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  • Michael Bleby

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