Olympic team savaged over ‘culture of fear’
A report into Rowing Australia’s worst Olympic performance in almost 40 years has uncovered some uncomfortable truths about the sport.
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‘Culture of fear and repercussion’: Scathing review rocks Rowing Australia
Rowing Australia has changed processes and personnel after an independent review into its worst Olympic showing in 36 years highlighted several issues in the high performance program.
Fresh talks flagged amid croc-fuelled Brisbane Games backlash
Organisers of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics will hold fresh talks with the IOC and the international federations for rowing and canoeing after complaints about the proposal to conduct events at a crocodile-infested river in central Queensland.
Brisbane Games turned Dundee: Croc fever takes over launch
Four decades after Dundee put Australia on the map, croc fever has infested the Brisbane Olympic Games launch and become the hot topic of conversation across the globe.
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Croc country to host Olympic rowing
Olympians will be paddling in crocodile-infested waters at the Brisbane Olympics.
Rowing left ‘in limbo’ with Olympic venue set to fail tech test
Rowing Australia has conceded the sport will be left ‘in limbo’ with the proposed Brisbane Games venue set to fail its technical assessment, and leave them with a baffling alternate option.
Athletes or the boardroom? Which women really wield power in sport
Women hold some of the most powerful positions in Australian sport – and boast some of the country’s most recognisable athletes. But who really holds the power?
50 Qld prodigies you could be watching at 2032 Olympics
With the clock ticking down to the Brisbane Olympics, we’ve run our eyes over the state’s brightest young stars who could be centrestage come 2032.
‘We need a home’: Rowing, paddle sports, unite in 2032 push
Rowing and paddle sprint events could be held just 25 minutes from the proposed Gold Coast athletes village if a feasibility study into the use of Hinze Dam for the 2032 Olympics is successful.
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
‘Dirty money’: Aussie Olympians slammed over Rinehart ‘sportswashing’
Socceroos great Craig Foster has taken aim at Gina Rinehart and the AOC over their sponsorship partnership amid a global campaign on so-called fossil fuel company ‘sportswashing’.
New coaches to lead rowing into future after Paris disaster
Rowing Australia has installed new men’s and women’s head coaches to lead its program to the LA and Brisbane Games after its worst Olympic return in more than 30 years.
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