Hobbling Jenneke vows to return to best after Olympic heartbreak
Hurdler Michelle Jenneke looked a sad-sight at Brisbane’s Olympic welcome home parade, yet she’s determined to make it back for the World Championships.
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Teenage Ruby Trew headlines Sydney’s athlete celebrations
Sydney schoolgirl Ruby Trew was a crowd favourite when some of our Olympians and Paralympians were treated to a heroes welcome.
Paralympic swim stars call for more funding ahead of Brisbane
After the Dolphins produced one of their best ever nights in the pool, Paralympic swim stars have urged those in power to increase funding in the lead up to a home Games in Brisbane.
Paralympics: What you missed in Paris while you were sleeping
There was another medal rush for the Aussies on day seven of the Paralympic Games — check out what you missed overnight plus the full medal table.
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Kookaburras shattered as Dutch ruin medal dream
A brilliant Netherlands team slowly suffocated Tokyo silver medallists Australia in their Paris quarter final as a shattered Kookaburras side crashed out short of the medal rounds. MATCH REPORT.
Aussie wonder shocks the boxing world
Wonder woman Caitlin Parker has sensationally beaten the reigning heavyweight world champion to become the first female boxer in Australia’s 100-year Olympic history to win a medal.
Magnussen: ‘Mixed medley is the Olympics’ egg and spoon race’
With bragging rights on the line, Matty Johns and James Magnussen break down the penultimate final night of swimming, the strange individual medley, success on the clay and more.
Ex-Olympian tears ‘farcical’ event to shreds
Former Australian Olympian James Magnussen has ripped into the inclusion of the most controversial event in the pool in Paris.
To hell and Jack: How Shayna spun ‘pain’ into golden redemption
Shayna Jack has been to ‘hell’ and back since her ban from swimming. She reveals to JULIAN LINDEN how with the help of coach Dean Boxell, they turned her ‘pain’ into a golden comeback.
From secret hiding spots to Paris: Aussie best friends hunting gold
One is an only child, the other lived in a house of 13 kids. Now, Torrie Lewis and Caleb Law are both going for gold in Paris. And it all started in a treehouse back in Newcastle.
Flying Kangaroo: Australia defying odds and breaking gold records
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.
Vicious online haters throw Hoare off his mark
1500m runner Olli Hoare has revealed the extent of the vicious online hate he has received throughout the Paris Games, with the social media abuse throwing him off his game.
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