‘Motivation’: Millions for Olympics medals
Six months after their glorious deeds in Tokyo, Australia’s Olympic athletes will collect a huge financial bonus.
Olympics 2016
From rivals to Olympic dream team – goal for surf odd couple
A week ago they were rivals in the surf. Now these two surf life savers and paddlers are teaming up to achieve a 2024 Paris Olympic dream.
Stroke survivor and rising teenage star named for Beijing
An inspiring stroke survivor has been selected for her third Winter Olympics alongside teenage star on the rise who will compete in an event making its debut in Beijing.
Jackpot: Aussie athletes strike gold with big Paris payday
Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic stars have hit the jackpot after their incredible success in Tokyo securing a record breaking amount of federal funding to prepare for Paris 2024.
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World laughs at worst Olympics name ever
An event was going under the radar at the Tokyo Olympics before the world noticed the writing on this cursed athlete’s back.
Classy moment overlooked in Aussie gold
Australia’s all-conquering 4x100m freestyle relay golden girls produced a moment of sheer class during the medal presentation ceremony.
Ingles: ‘Burning desire’ can help Boomers erase Rio pain
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Boomers history means more than NBA ring
If you don’t think that the Boomers are putting everything in to their Olympic charge, you clearly haven’t heard from Joe Ingles.
Covid survivor ready for Tokyo
When Nathan Power’s mum passed away when he was just 12 he wanted to stay connected to her. And he found a way to do that through a sport taking him to the Olympics.
2.29m giant makes everything look tiny
For the most part Olympic venues are pretty much dead but we found Tokyo’s biggest party — and so too did a former NBA giant.
SAS raids and poetry at sunrise: Gold medal-winning coach’s bizarre Olympics tactics
TOKYO — From buses stormed by SAS soldiers to poetry at sunrise, these are the unusual tactics gold medal-winning coach Tim Walsh has used to inspire his Australian men’s sevens team.
Awkward Sam Kerr truth hurts Matildas
Sam Kerr has long been Australia’s biggest football superstar but a key deficiency has left the Matildas exposed on the world’s biggest stage.
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