‘Insane’ moment that stopped a nation
IT’S been described as “insane”, “unbelievable” and “the moment of the Games”. One man just became part of Olympics folklore forever.
Athletics
Electric Ella: Our new sprint queen
ELLA Nelson is just 22 and from Sydney. She’s winning the hearts of Aussie TV viewers with her exploits in the Olympics 200m heats — and bubbly personality.
Rio erupts as home hero takes gold
UNHERALDED Brazilian Thiago Braz Da Silva sent the home crowd wild as he trumped France’s defending Olympic champion to win the men’s pole vault title.
Miller time! Shaunae dives to 400m glory
ALLYSON Felix was regarded as one of the biggest certainties of the Games and it was going to take something special to beat her in the 400m final.Shaunae Miller did just that.
Quit your moaning, Rio deserved the Olympics
TAKING the Olympics to Rio was a great decision because it has connected the Games to the way most people on the planet live. It’s about time the Olympics roughed it.
‘I got treated like Jesse Owens did in 1936’
AFTER losing the pole vault final to local Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva, Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie made a bizarre comparison to Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Rings of a different kind stealing show in Rio
THE Olympics are represented by five interlocking rings, one for each continent that competes in the Games. But at the Rio Olympics, rings of a different kind have stolen the show.
GoT fans get behind Brandon Starc
DESPITE being on Olympic debut, Aussie high jumper Brandon Starc has a legion of international fans — thanks to his name.
Meares bows out, Samuel goes long
A roundup of what went down on day 10 in Rio: Anna Meares bids farewell to the Olympics, Dani Samuel goes long in the discus and the Hockyroos and Stingers crash out …
Samuels defies downpour to reach discus final
DANI Samuels has defied a torrential downpour and the pressure of delivering on her final throw to make the Olympic discus final.
Gatlin: ‘I thought I would get more respect’
EVEN Usain Bolt was left speechless by the jeers directed at Justin Gatlin ahead of the 100m final. The American says he’s served his time, so is it time we move on?
The 41 steps that made Bolt immortal
JAMAICAN superstar Usain Bolt oozes confidence. So when asked when he knew he was going to win the 100m at the Rio Games, his answer was perfect.
Hockeyroos humbled by Kiwis
AUSTRALIA’S train wreck of an Olympic hockey campaign is over after the Hockeyroos meekly joined their men’s counterparts in a humbling quarter-final exit.
The Aussie behind THAT photo of Bolt
CAMERON Spencer was one of 600 photographers in the athetics stadium in Rio last night watching Usain Bolt win his third 100m gold medal. He explains how he took a photo that has gone viral globally.
Usain Bolt’s incredible 400m boast
THE greatest Olympic sprinter of all time is never short on confidence but this claim is next level, even for him.
It’s no contest, Bolt’s the best ever
SPORTS fans were ready to crown Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympian of all time – then Usain Bolt stepped on the track. VOTE: Who do you think is the greatest Olympian?
The day Usain Bolt became too good for words
AMAZING, incredible, astonishing? Just letters put in a certain order, but none of them even come close to describing Usain Bolt, writes Mike Colman.
The origin of the ‘Lightning Bolt’
USAIN Bolt’s famous ‘Lightning Bolt’ signature pose has flashed across countless screens in the last 24 hours — but its origins will surprise you.
Aussie athletes punch above their weight
AUSTRALIA’S women’s steeplechase duo Madeline Heiner-Hills and Genevieve LaCaze punish haters on and off the track.
Howzat? You’re a legend bro!
MITCHELL Starc is on record-breaking pace in Sri Lanka, but the fast bowler’s status as the most talented sportsman in the family is under threat.
Aussies make mark on historic night
HIGH-jumper Brandon Starc became the first Aussie to qualify for the high jump final in 20 years, while Australia’s 400m duo earned different fates.
Man who almost upstaged Bolt
AS THE world waited to watch Usain Bolt, a young man stunned us all, very nearly upstaging the great Jamaican.
Where Bolt’s Rio run rates in Olympic history
USAIN Bolt has won an historic third Olympic 100m gold medal in a time of 9.81 seconds. So, how does that compare with the fastest times recorded in Olympic history?
The sprinter who almost upstaged Bolt
“OH my God!” That was the reaction of Michael Johnson as he watched his 400m world record, which has stood for almost two decades, get smashed in Rio.
Bolt’s incredible run stuns the world
SUPREME and sublime. That’s one more for Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen.“Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal.”
Medal blow as Tallent withdraws from 20km
AUSTRALIA’S medal hopes have taken an early hit with Jared Tallent forced out of the 20km walk due to a niggling hamstring injury.
Lightning Bolt must strike to save these Games
RIO might be home to Christ the Redeemer but right now Olympic officials are putting their faith in Bolt the Saviour. For the sake of sport he has to deliver.
Love the driving force on road to Rio
AFTER spending three years eating, sleeping and running together, you would think Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson would have killed each other. Not so.
Russia has smallest team in more than 100 years
THE International Olympic Committee has approved 271 Russian athletes to take part in the Rio Games after a major doping review eliminated 118 competitors.
Dani is happy and ready to peak
DANI Samuels was 21 when she scaled the highest mountain in discus. Seven years on the 11-time national champion feels she’s finally ready to start climbing again.
Olympic rivals reunite 32 years on
MARY Decker blamed her rival for the collision that ended her Olympic dreams in 1984 but here’s what they think now.
Is this Olympian Australia’s biggest competition?
CASTER Semenya won’t get out of second gear in winning gold. That’s the scary prediction of Aussie coach Nic Bideau.
‘She can run ordinary and win’
CASTER Semenya won’t get out of second gear in winning Olympic gold. That’s the scary prediction of Aussie coach Nic Bideau.
Sydney torch, Freeman sparked Olympic dream
AUSTRALIA’S youngest track and field member was just two years old at the 2000 Games but Jessica Thornton still harbours fond memories from the Sydney Olympics.
Dancing Jenneke the face of Rio
SHE’S never made it past a semi final of a major championships but Michelle Jenneke is unmissable in the Olympic city of Rio.
Usain has some explaining to do
USAIN Bolt’s most shocking shortcoming has been exposed by his own agent. The world’s fastest man really is a one-trick pony.
Supermodel is Russia’s only Olympic hope
RUSSIA’S only track and field athlete to be competing in Rio is training at the same facility as Australia’s team in Florida.
‘I’m going out there to win’
LONG-jumper Fabrice Lapierre has vowed to step up and take over from injured hurdler Sally Pearson as Australia’s best chance to claim athletics gold.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Russia track and field ban plays into our hands
TRACK and field head coach Craig Hilliard believes the Russian team ban in Rio has put fear through the ranks which could benefit Australia’s athletes.
Brooke belongs and is ready to rein
A LOOK at the IAAF world list for women’s long jump tells the story. Brooke Stratton belongs on the world’s biggest stage and is among Australia’s main medal chances in Rio.
Jess running down familiar road
JESS Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
Australia’s fastest man out of Rio games
AFTER struggling with a hamstring injury all year, Australia’s lone 100m sprinter Josh Clarke is out of the Rio Olympics.
Rio richlist: Top 10 cashed up Olympians
WHEN the IOC allowed professional athletes to compete in the Olympics it opened the doors to some of the biggest names — and biggest pay-packets — in world sport. So who are the richest in Rio?
Dubler has always dared to be different
NOT since 2000 has Australia been represented in the decathlon. But Cedric Dubler likes to buck trends, and is hoping to catch his unsuspecting opponents out at the Rio Olympics.
‘I would still go to Rio to pursue my dreams’
DESPITE the health and safety fears in Rio, former USA sprinter and Sydney Olympian Coby Miller says nothing would stop him from going.
Chelsea’s inspiring leap of faith
AFTER injuries and crippling anxiety forced Chelsea Jaensch into premature retirement, the Rio-bound long jumper hopes her story will help inspire other women.
108 Russian athletes banned from Rio
NINETEEN more Russian rowers have been banned from the Olympics, taking the toll of the nation’s athletes suspended from Rio to 108.
Lapierre’s confident warning to his rivals
WITH defending Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson out of Rio, the hopes of the track and field team rest with Fabrice Lapierre, and he’s confident.
10 unmissable events at the Rio Olympics
THE OLYMPICS always deliver a selection of magical memories. And there are also the not-to-be-missed winners, the contests that will have you on the edge of your seat. Here’s our top 10 picks.
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