Historic night for two mums in Tokyo
A pair of amazing women broke two impossible Olympic records on Friday night in a victory for mums everywhere.
Athletics
Olympian finishes last, becomes instant hero
The Olympics have given us countless heartwarming moments, and an Ecuadorean athlete has provided us with yet another in the men’s 50km walk.
Aussie seals magical moment with a kiss
For so much of this year, Kelsey-Lee Barber couldn’t figure out what was going wrong. Remarkably, she’s now an Olympic bronze medallist.
Why Olympic critics have been proven wrong in Tokyo
Ash Moloney made history when he claimed Australia’s first-ever decathlon medal, but it was teammate Cedric Dubler who sent an Olympic message bigger than sport.
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Aussies sparkle at Diamond League meet
POLE vault star Alana Boyd has an injury scare, but the news was better for the other Australians at the Monaco Diamond League meet.
Brother has Mitch jumping for joy
AUSSIE cricketer Mitchell Starc will have more than Sri Lanka’s batsmen on his mind during the third Test in August. His younger brother will be competing in the high jump in Rio.
Unluckiest man in Australian sport
DESPITE qualifying for Rio, this Aussie athlete has tragically missed out on realising his Olympic dream by the smallest margin.
Chiller: We’ll double the golds we got in London
After announcing the last of Australia’s 410 Olympians going to Rio, team boss Kitty Chiller admits they face a tough task to fulfil their aim of a top-five finish on the medal table.
Long jumper Frayne winning battle with body
BRISBANE’S Olympic long jump medal chaser Henry Frayne does not necessarily like the feel of cotton wool.
Record depth to biggest team since Sydney 2000
EIGHTEEN new addition to the track and field team heading to the rio Olympics means Australia is fielding its biggest track and field team since Sydney 2000.
London 400m hero misses Rio by 0.2sec
TWO tenths of a second has cost Steve Solomon in his final attempt to qualify for the Rio Games, while Australian 800m record holder Alex Rowe also failed to make the cut.
Aussies march out of opening ceremony
AS few as one in three Australian Olympic athletes will march behind golden girl Anna Meares at next month’s Rio opening ceremony.
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