Aussie blow-up kicks Rio organisers into gear
AUSTRALIA’s Olympic staff grabbed brushes and bleach and took matters into their own hands as a hornet’s netted stirred in Rio on Monday.
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Olympic village crisis on eve of Games
UPDATE: Problems include sewage flowing into showers but the AOC hopes the Olympic village will be habitable for its athletes by Thursday.
Bout of malaria fails to stop Aussie weightlifter
AUSSIE weightlifter Simplice Ribouem lost a staggering 20kg after contracting malaria, which makes his journey just to even qualify for Rio a feat in itself.
Matured Cambage is ready to soar
AFTER a turbulent year, Liz Cambage is settled, focused and stronger than ever. And she’s ready to help try to lead the Opals to their first ever gold medal at the Olympics.
Helping swimmers to sleep easy in Rio
IN preparation for Rio Australia’s top swimmers have been working to nail their starts, kicks and turns. Now they need to work as hard to finetune their sleeping.
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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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.
Jack climbs hills in search for gold
EVERY gruelling pedal stroke of the Giro d’Italia in May, Jack Bobridge was thinking of one thing — Olympic gold on the track in Rio.
Wallace: Only gold will float my boat
FROM the elation of winning gold in Beijing to the heartbreak of finishing fourth in London, Ken Wallace has experienced it all. Now he’s ready to return to the top of the podium in Rio.
Opals coach backs left-field picks
OPALS coach Brendan Joyce flew out of Australia backing in the contentious selection calls that could define the Rio campaign.
Boomers all business despite Ingles delay
THE Boomers stars departing Australia in business class on Wednesday will be without expectant father Joe Ingles but confident they can still conquer the world.
Kitty is our Chiller weapon
IF you believe the critics and the social media heroes, Rio chef de mission Kitty Chiller has rapidly overstepped her defined Olympic role.
Boyle: kick Russia out of Rio
RAELENE Boyle, the Aussie sprinter robbed of two Olympic golds by the East German doping system, says the IOC must send drug cheats a message by banning Russia.
London redemption on Rollers’ Rio menu
ROLLERS captain Brad Ness says he will do everything in his power to avoid the heartbreak the Australian men’s basketball team suffered in London.
Rio romance: Selection thrill for Rugby couple
LEWIS Holland and Charlotte Caslick, Australia’s rugby sevens power couple, have their eyes on the top prize after both being handed their boarding passes for the Rio Olympic Games.
Nat’s cooking up good vibes in Rio
SHE is best known as an Olympic gold medal winner but next month Natalie Cook will become Agony Aunt, bush psychologist and Brazilian BBQ master.
‘The personal abuse has been horrific’
THERE have been many testing moments for Kitty Chiller in the lead up to Rio, with social media abuse and hate mail so vile her underlings at the AOC refused to show her.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
Aussie athletes safe after Nice attack
THREE Australian athletes are safe and accounted for after Thursday’s devastating attack in Nice.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
‘I am only human’ McEvoy’s ultimate sacrifice
CAMERON McEvoy says his decision to withdraw from the 200m freestyle in Rio is in the best interests of the relay teams and his own pursuit gold medal pursuit.
Fraser-Holmes’ endless search for winning edge
SWIMMER Thomas Fraser-Holmes is pulling out all the stops ahead of Rio as he looks for that 1 per cent difference between Olympic gold and nothing.
Aussie wrestler’s risk ends in Rio ban
WRESTLER Vinod Kumar had been lauded as a tale of persistence, surviving an attack on his life to qualify for Rio. But on Friday he was revealed as a drug cheat and banned for four years.
Boomers ready to make history in Rio
IN contrast to the Opals, the Boomers have never won an Olympic medal; it’s time for change. That’s the declaration from coach Andrej Lemanis, who says the team has made a pact to “do something special” in Rio.
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.
Could Pearson have new role at Rio?
SALLY Pearson could be headed to Rio as a mentor and has refused to rule out a tilt at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Hamstrung Sally ’devastated’ to miss Rio
SALLY Pearson’s heart sank when she felt two squeezes in her hamstring as she went over a hurdle on Monday. Scans the next day confirmed her worst fears.
Dwyer to make history, Govers misses out
“STAY in the moment.” That was triple Olympian Jamie Dwyer’s advice to his six Kookaburras teammates who are off to their first Olympic Games in Rio.
Wu dives into Olympic waters for third time
SHE made her Olympic debut as a tiny, shy teenager at the Beijing Games back in 2008. Now eight years on Melissa Wu is the veteran of the Australian diving team heading to Rio.
One last big carrot for broken Sally
THE reality is a spate of recent sub-par performances broke Sally Pearson, says Scott Gullan. And there’s still a big carrot that will drive the champ before she farewells the sport.
London Games hero racing Rio clock
STEVE Solomon was one of Australia’s biggest success stories from the London Olympics. But the 400m runner is facing a race against time to make Rio.
Aussie swimmers braced for US reality check
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic gold medal contenders have been warned to expect world records to fall as the US Olympic trials put heat on our pace-setting Dolphins.
Sprint finish for Rio hopefuls
ATHLETES Tom Gamble and Nik Bojic will go to Thailand to try to notch Olympic qualification after just falling short with in their respective performances at Cairns.
Mckeon draws on dad’s deep pool of knowledge
EMMA McKeon believes listening to her father rather than rebelling against him is the reason she will head to the Rio Olympic Games as a medal contender in five events.
Family key to Olympic success: Thorpe
FOR all the excitement that an Olympic Games brings, Ian Thorpe also understands the challenges that come with preparing for a campaign.
Virus floors Stewart’s gold medal defence
A SECOND bout of glandular fever has robbed Murray Stewart of an opportunity to defend his K4 Olympic gold medal in Rio.
Can the silver Fox graduate to gold?
AS a youngster Jess Fox had dreams of representing Australia in swimming or gymnastics. But a broken arm set the Olympic silver medallist on her current path.
Ruthless Kookburras want last laugh in Rio
AUSTRALIA’S men’s hockey team will sidestep the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio as the No.1 ranked side in the world chases gold.
Diamond’s final shot at Rio reprieve
DUAL gold medallist Michael Diamond will plead to be allowed to shoot in Rio at a special AOC board meeting just weeks after being hit with gun and drink driving charges.
Watts goes pro in hunt for Rio gold
PRO boxers are yet to fight at the Olympic Games but one world champion will have a have a big impact on Aussie medal hope Shelley Watts’s Rio campaign.
Flanagan given green light for Rio
HOCKEYROOS star Anna Flanagan will get on a plane to the Rio Olympics despite her drink-drive cover-up after the AOC accepted her explanation.
Day casts doubts over Olympics campaign
JASON DAY remains undecided about whether or not he will compete at the Rio Olympics because of worries about the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus.
Baynes can fill Bogut’s big shoes
AUSTRALIAN Boomers big man Aron Baynes says he is ready to shoulder the load should superstar and fellow NBA player Andrew Bogut miss the Rio Olympics.
Drug scandal could hand Tallent another gold
OLYMPIC champion Jared Tallent could receive another lost title with news Italian rival Alex Schwazer has returned another positive drug test.
Indigenous trailblazer teams up with veteran
LOUISE Bawden and Taliqua Clancy are officially on their way to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where they will represent Australia in beach volleyball.
Young gun may be diamond in rough
OLYMPIC gold medallist Russell Mark says 17-year-old Mitchell Iles shapes as Australia’s Rio wildcard if he can displace Michael Diamond.
When winning just isn’t enough
YOU probably haven’t heard of Kim Brennan, because she doesn’t actually do anything — other than win. But Jon Ralph says in today’s sporting landscape, is that enough?
Olympians on struggle street
SIMPLICE Ribouem is relying on Centrelink benefits to help him through his Olympic journey.
From Rio Tinto to shooting for Rio
DANIEL Repacholi, the 136kg bloke who drives a 570 tonne truck, is the biggest pistol shooter in the world and everything the two-metre giant does is larger than life.
Shower injury crushes sevens star’s Rio hopes
AUSTRALIAN sevens star Pama Fou has had his Olympic dreams crushed after slipping in the shower.
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