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.
Cycling
Bags were packed: Inside story of Aussie Olympian’s shock defection
Matthew Richardson won three medals in Australian colours at the Paris Olympics. But he had already packed his bags Down Under in preparation for his shock defection.
‘Hope you understand’: Olympic star defects
Australia’s star of the track cycling at the Paris Olympics has stunned the world with a shock defection to the old enemy.
Cyclists sign off with best medal haul in two decades
Sprint kings Matt Richardson and Matt Glaetzer have won silver and bronze to end Australia’s most successful track cycling campaign in 20 years.
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‘I just had to f***ing go and I f***ing went’: Saya’s golden ride
Saya Sakakibara has followed through on her promise to brother Kai to produce an inspiring cycling BMX gold medal run.
30 minutes of hell: Aussie cyclist left on road in crash nightmare
Aussie cyclist Lucas Plapp says he was left screaming in agony on the road for almost 30 minutes before he was attended to by Olympics medical staff after his horror crash. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE
Aussie cyclist’s emotional Olympic tribute to Melissa Hoskins
Georgia Baker will never forget a gesture of generosity from the late Melissa Hoskins. Now she has matched it to ensure the former Olympian’s legacy lives on.
Gold medallist booed in Olympic ‘shame’
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock pulled off one of the great Olympic comebacks in the men’s mountain bike, but the home crowd wasn’t happy.
BMX posterboy puts break-in behind him ahead of Olympic defence
Logan Martin, the poster boy of world BMX, says there’s no time for excuses as he prepares to defend his Olympic crown in Paris.
Inside Brown’s crushing victory: How country girl became Olympic champ
As others faltered on the wet Parisian roads, Grace Brown stayed upright and went on to claim gold for Australia. So how did she do it? Thanks to an extraordinary piece of coaching.
‘Gutted’: Aussie’s horror Olympic crash
Australian Olympic cyclist Luke Plapp has been rushed to hospital for surgery after disaster struck midway through his race.
The secrets of Australia’s $97,979 Olympic super bike
Dubbed “the fastest bike in the world,’’ the Australian cycling pursuit team will use a super bike that was placed on the market at a deliberately inflated price so rival teams copy its groundbreaking secrets.
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