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Maria Andrejczyk is auctioning her Olympic silver medal to help fund a toddler's heart surgery. Images: Getty and Instagram.

Olympian sells silver medal, wants $246k

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk claimed silver in Tokyo earlier this month but the athlete is auctioning off her prized medal.

Australian great’s border dash to help Paralympian

Australian great’s border dash to help Paralympian

One of Australia’s greatest athletes has turned delivery gal due to border closures across the country ahead of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Peter Bol of Team Australia reacts after competing in the Men's 800 metres Semi-Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

‘Stay hungry’: Watch Olympic hero’s revenge

He emerged as a new national hero in Tokyo, and Aussie Olympian Peter Bol has racked up a big win. WATCH THE EPIC FINISH

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Silver medal winners CJ Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of Team Great Britain stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 4 x 100m Relay on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Shocked reaction as Olympian may lose medal

CJ Ujah has spoken publicly for the first time after being caught in an Olympic drugs scandal that could rip his entire team’s silver medal away.

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In this Friday, July 22, 2016 photo, Brazilian Army soldiers take part in military exercise during presentation of the security forces for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in front of the National Stadium, in Brasilia, Brazil. Security has emerged as the top concern during the Olympics, including violence possibly spilling over from Rio's hundreds of slums. Authorities have said 85,000 police officers and soldiers will be patrolling during the competitions. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Olympic drama aside, the show must go on!

AS SOON as swimmers start swimming, runners start running and medals start getting handed out, nothing else seems to matter. No matter how shaky the lead-up to the Olympics, they always go on.

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Kendra Harrison of the US reacts after wining the women's 100 meter hurdles in a world record time of 12.20 seconds during the Diamond League anniversary games at The Stadium, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, Friday, July 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Wait — you broke the world record

THIS sprinter had no idea she had smashed an historic record, until she got a tap on the shoulder. Her reaction was perfect.

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Sex Olympics: Will Aussie couples abstain?

WITH so many Australian athletes pairing up in the Olympic team for Rio, the age-old issue of sex and sport has resurfaced, writes Amy Harris.

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HOLD FOR HERALD SUN DO NOT USE BEFORE CONTACTING HERALD SUN PIC DESK---Rosie [Rowena] Webster heads up the women's Water Polo team on their way to Rio Olympics, training at the Victorian Institute of sport in Albert Park. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight

I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt speaks at a press conference in London on July 21, 2016, ahead of the Anniversary Games athletics meet in London. Usain Bolt insists he is ready for his first 200 metres of the season in the Anniversary Games on Friday as the star sprinter tests his fitness ahead of the Rio Olympics. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

Bolt: Russia ban will scare a lot of cheats

USAIN Bolt says Russia’s track and field team being banned from the Olympics sends a powerful message that should scare other cheats.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on February 7, 2014 shows the Olympic and Russian flags during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Julyt 19, 2016 it will study

Pressure on IOC to ban Russia from Rio

RUSSIA’s track and field athletes have been banned from the Olympics and the entire Russian squad could swiftly follow. The pressure is now on the IOC after the landmark CAS decision.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Australian Olympian, Brooke Stratton poses during the Australian Olympic Games Official Uniform Launch at the Park Hyatt Hotel on April 19, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Medal hope Stratton favours Russia ban

HER idol was robbed by the Russians and long-jumper Brooke Stratton doesn’t want to suffer the same fate in Rio.

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World hurdles champion Sergei Shubenkov competes in the Russian Cup athletics competition in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. A day before a sports court rules on Russia's appeal against the ban on its track and field team from the Olympics, star Russian athletes at a meet near Moscow pondered how they will react if they are banned from Rio Olympics. Sergei Shubenkov says he'll drown his sorrows. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russian star’s great response to Rio ban

THEY’VE still got their sense of humour. One Russian athlete knows exactly what he’ll do if he can’t go to the Olympics.

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