Why Hough is the weak link at the Olympic village
Nick Hough is rooming with three others at the athletes’ village and he is clearly the odd man out. Luckily he still has time to change that.
Athletics
Bol’s brutal six-word text has golden meaning
When Peter Bol’s coach saw the text message of his athlete eating alone in the Olympic village he knew something special was brewing.
‘Insane’ record under attack by cynics
Nobody could believe what they saw in Tokyo as a track and field freak blew minds with an absolutely incredible world record for the ages.
Next Usain Bolt stuns on Olympic debut
Teenage freak Erriyon Knighton’s first run at an Olympics did nothing to quell the hype he’s ready to take over from Usain Bolt.
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A Tallent never in doubt
HE stayed the course despite suspecting key Olympic rivals were doping. Now, four years after losing to a Russian drug cheat, Adelaide racewalker Jared Tallent is about to become a gold medallist.
Pearson struggling ahead of Rio Olympics
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Long jump champ freezes sperm over Zika fears
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Meares the right choice for flag bearer?
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Ribouem, Toomey lift way to Rio
CAMEROON-born weightlifter Simplice Ribouem and former Cross-Fit star Tia-Clair Toomey are off to Rio as Australia’s Olympic representatives this year.
Olympics history to be made in Rio
FOR all the negativity surrounding the Rio Olympics right now, this story of three sisters from Estonia is one of the bright spots.
Lapierre, facing early exit, jumps out of his skin
THE Rio prospects of long-jumper Fabrice Lapierre continue to improve after he produced the third longest leap of his career at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Rabat.
‘Semenya could win 800m by 20 metres’
IF Caster Semenya blitzes the women’s 800m field in Rio – as she is expected to – the South African will leave a conflicted world to wade through the moral minefield behind her.
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