Olympic sports axed as crippling funding crisis deepens
Just three months after the Paris Olympics – and eight years before Brisbane hosts in 2032 – four iconic sports have had their programs cut as a savage funding crisis engulfs Australian sport.
Triathlon
World champ pleads for TV to not film bottom
An Olympic triathlete is going viral for a desperate plea on live TV after she suffered a mortifying accident in the middle of a race.
‘Strength from above’: Legend’s son claims emotional triathlon win
He beat a quality field including Olympians and veterans of the sport, and Brayden Mercer could feel the spirit of ironman Dad Dean on the way to the line.
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.
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Redemption time beckons for Australia’s bravest athlete
After being pipped at the line in Tokyo one of Australia’s bravest athletes Lauren Parker has ‘unfinished business’ as she sets out to claim gold in this year’s triathlon at the Paris Paralympics.
Nervous athletes forced to flush out traces of dirty Seine
With more athletes falling ill, Australia is so concerned about the health issues the River Seine may present it has urged its athletes to continue their treatment even after they depart the Games and head home.
Australian child sex offender accredited as a coach for Olympics
An Australian who coached the women’s triathlon silver medallist is the second known child sex offender to be accredited for the Paris Olympics.
What made athlete projectile vomit 10 times
Olympics triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk has revealed what made him sick after he vomited 10 times after swimming in the Seine River.
Dodgy test results used to green light triathlon in dirty Seine
The men’s and women’s triathlon events have been completed but officials are facing tough questions about the legitimacy of water pollution tests used to green light swimming in the Seine.
Olympic organisers pray for heat to save River Seine embarrassment
Rain, rain go away. That will be the thoughts of the organisers of the Paris Olympics, with the men’s triathlon delayed due to the poor conditions in the River Seine.
Olympic disaster as $2.3bn farce confirmed
Olympic organisers have been forced into a huge move just hours before the men’s triathlon was meant to start in the River Seine.
‘Clueless’: Why Hall of Famer wants Aussie triathlon clean-out
Triathlon great Emma Carney has delivered a broadside to the running of the sport in Australia given it has lost its sheen from the glory era.
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