In a gripping contest, Australia’s beach volleyball duo of Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar took a set off their world number one opponents, but could not quite get the job done to progress to the gold medal match.
Such was skateboarder Keegan Palmer’s cool under pressure, when Snoop Dogg arrived on skate bowl deck, the now Olympic two-time champion just had to get a snap of the rapper – mid-final. It didn’t stop him from winning gold.
Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are into the medal rounds and eyeing gold after surviving a thrilling beach volleyball clash at the Paris Olympics.
Kayak’s new demolition derby format could have been invented for a woman with a warrior spirit unleashing years of pent-up ambition. That woman is Australia’s gold medallist, Noemie Fox.
With more athletes falling ill, Australia is so concerned about the health issues the River Seine may present it has urged its athletes to continue their treatment even after they depart the Games and head home.
The Fox sisters drawing the same kayak cross heat was their worst nightmare and it resulted in Jess being eliminated as Noemie went through to the finals.
For a nation of 26 million, Australia has punched above its weight in Paris, breaking gold medal records to sit higher on the medal tally than anyone anticipated after day eight.
A horse, a monument which sits in silence, and a girl who had five knee operations have been lauded among our top 10 stars of week one of the Games.
A horse, a monument which sits in silence, and a girl who had five knee operations have been lauded among our top 10 stars of week one of the Games.
Cam McEvoy’s remarkable rebirth to Olympic gold started with curiosity and a willingness to rip up swimming’s sports science rulebook writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
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