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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Ride like every race is my last: Glaetzer goes for glory
After 14 days of medals, there’s one more podium on the line for the Australian cyclist that cancer couldn’t stop.
Second to the GOAT: Aussie takes fight to cycling legend
Australia’s Matthew Richardson has been taken down by the greatest track cycling sprinter that has ever lived but that doesn’t mean he’s given up on another shot at the 2028 LA Games.
‘Hell and back’: How cyclists claimed golden redemption
Australia has a new “Awesome Foursome” — Oliver Bleddyn, Sam Welsford, Conor Leahy and Kelland O’Brien who have completed one of cycling’s greatest comeback stories.
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Amazing Grace: Brown executes ‘perfect race’ to claim first Aussie gold
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Aussie Olympian charged with killing wife
On July 28, 2021, champion cyclist Rohan Dennis stood on a podium in Tokyo. Today, he is home in Adelaide, charged with killing his wife.
Interactive: Meet Australia’s 2024 Olympic team
The Australian Olympic team is ready to chase gold as the Paris Games officially start on Saturday morning. Meet every Aussie athlete and see which athletes hail from your local area with our interactive map.
Baker hoping it’s third time lucky in Paris
Injury and illness affected her previous two Olympic campaigns, but Tasmanian cyclist Georgia Baker feels more relaxed and prepared to finally grab Games glory in Paris.
‘Not good on the body’: Cycling star’s last shot at Olympic medal
A decorated member of the Australian track cycling team has confirmed their fourth Olympics will be their last, and he’ll enter the Games with a laser focus on a maiden Olympics medal.
Injury won’t hold back BMX champion from more gold
A foot injury in May and there was some doubt over whether BMX freestyler Logan Martin would defend the gold medal he won in Tokyo. He would miss the final at an important qualifier. But the cautious approach has paid dividends.
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