From a surfing great biding her time at her home break to a sailor who counts himself as ‘one of the lucky ones’, Australia’s athletes are finding all sorts of ways to stay motivated during the coronavirus crisis.
Darren Hicks discovered the depth of his resilience after a fatal accident at the bottom of the South Eastern Freeway. Now a paracycling world champion, he’s set his sights on Tokyo 2021. As have Kyle Chalmers and Jess Stenson. EXCLUSIVE video series.
The Australian Olympic Committee has made representation to the Federal Government on behalf of athletes to be granted relief from COVID-19 restrictions.
A champion BMX rider, who trains with Olympian Sam Willoughby in the US, is home in Adelaide with family waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to ease before pushing strongly for the Tokyo Olympics
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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.
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.
ROHAN Dennis says he will spend the next fortnight “living on my time trial bike” after leaving the Tour de France to prepare for the Rio Olympics overnight.
RIO-bound road rider Amanda Spratt has produced a confidence-boosting ride ahead of the Games to take her first victory of the Thüringen Rundfahrt race in Germany.
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
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.
AUSTRALIA is poised to back Richie Porte as its outright leader for the road race at the Rio Olympics after Simon Gerrans was forced to withdraw due to a broken collarbone which ended his Tour de France.
SIMON Gerrans is facing a race against time to be fit for the Rio Olympics road race after breaking his collarbone in last night’s chaotic stage of the Tour de France.
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