Woolies worker living the Olympic dream
Aussie sprinter Riley Day has funded her Olympic dream by working at her local Woolworths store, after no sponsors came forward.
Aussie sprinter Riley Day has funded her Olympic dream by working at her local Woolworths store, after no sponsors came forward.
Germany’s iconic 22-year-old track star Alica Schmidt was sent home early from the Tokyo Olympics after not being selected to compete.
Australia’s eyes will be on our golden beach volleyball girls as they headline a huge day of action in Tokyo on Friday.
Team USA’s performance at the track has been savaged by a former champion after shock result called the ‘biggest upset of the Games’. And it just got worse.
New cult hero Peter Bol came so close to executing the perfect 800m race, but one huge tactical factor counted against the Aussie.
Things have gone from bad to worse from the American track and field team following this “completely unacceptable” blunder.
Peter Bol showed incredible guts as he tried to make history but fell just short of what would have been a historic medal for Australia.
Is Australia’s greatest Tokyo Olympic Games moment yet to come, with a 21-year-old from working class Heritage Park stalking the world’s best – and eyeing off a podium finish tonight.
Genevieve Gregson receive far from the ideal present when competing on her birthday, as she was forced from the track in a wheelchair after suffering a potential career-ending injury.
We’ve seen some blistering runs in Tokyo but there’s more to these freakish performances than good old-fashioned leg speed.
America’s 17-year sprinting gold medal drought has continued after Usain Bolt’s successor was crowned in Tokyo last night.
The world watched with bated breath as the 17-year-old tipped as the next Usain Bolt strut his stuff in an Olympic final for the first time.
Australia isn’t traditionally super strong on the track but that may change with a new hero snapping a drought that dates back to 1968.
Hurdling world records have been smashed in Tokyo but it hasn’t pleased everyone, with critics of advanced ‘super shoe’ technology labelling it ‘mechanical doping’.
Viewers are far from upset with Nicholas Hough’s 110m hurdle performance in the semi-final on Wednesday, despite the athlete knocking every obstacle.
At the ripe age of just 21, Sydney McLaughlin is poised to become one of the best ‘crossover’ US athletes of all time.
The Tokyo Olympics paused for a moment as a star athlete was taken away in a wheelchair following an ugly incident.
A staggering moment from the men’s pole vault at the Olympics is dropping jaws as one star absolutely destroyed his competition.
Noah Lyles was cruising to victory in the men’s 200m when he began slowing up and fell all the way to third.
Australia’s record-breaking Olympians are now contending with the reality of quarantine in the Top End, where some odd activities have been planned in a bid to stave off boredom.
Fans of German track star Alica Schmidt, dubbed the ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’, are beginning to question exactly what it is she’s doing in Tokyo.
Nick Hough is rooming with three others at the athletes’ village and he is clearly the odd man out. Luckily he still has time to change that.
When Peter Bol’s coach saw the text message of his athlete eating alone in the Olympic village he knew something special was brewing.
Nobody could believe what they saw in Tokyo as a track and field freak blew minds with an absolutely incredible world record for the ages.
Teenage freak Erriyon Knighton’s first run at an Olympics did nothing to quell the hype he’s ready to take over from Usain Bolt.
Revealed: Ten Queensland wildcard Tokyo Olympic Games medal chances. They are others, but here are 10 little rippers.
The full schedule for the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics shows there is plenty of action before Friday night’s opening ceremony.
John Coates and Australia have gone viral thanks to an ugly incident. The Premier’s golden night ended in disaster but she shouldn’t have allowed herself to be put into this position.
Australian basketball’s next big thing is taking his exclusion from the Boomers’ Olympics team with an attitude that stands in stark contrast to the nation’s biggest superstar, Ben Simmons.
While Wimbledon champ Ash Barty will start a warm favourite for the Olympic tennis title in Tokyo, experience shows Games form doesn’t always follow world ranking trends.
Just days before the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the continued rising rate of Covid cases in Tokyo may yet force the organising committee into a desperate move.
About $690 million will be spent on existing and new venues for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics. So where is the rest of the $5 billion going? We reveal all the costs.
Here’s seven local school students who dream of competing at the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games – and here’s seven magic Olympics moments which inspired them.
Less than three weeks out from the delayed Olympic Games getting underway, an athlete has arrived in Tokyo and tested positive for Covid-19.
This is the last thing you would want to hear just before going for a swim. There are fears of a sewage leak in Tokyo – and it could be about to get even worse.
This Paralympian was left “speechless” after being told that her competition briefs were “too short and inappropriate” during an event.
The Queensland government has come in for some serious flak for giving NRL players Covid-19 exemptions while denying eight Olympians on the verge of heading to Tokyo the same benefits.
Developing a strong team culture will be vital as Australia’s top track and field stars put the finishing touches on their Olympic preparations in Cairns.
It was 13 years ago but discus thrower Matthew Denny vividly remembers the failure. ‘I threw two into the net and botched the other one.’ It was a brutal lesson but one which ultimately steeled him.
Ellie Beer was busy at work serving fish and chips and had no idea she had become the youngest member of Australia’s athletics team for Tokyo until she received a call from home.
A Tokyo-bound Aussie has created history by breaking his own record in the 1500m, cementing himself in national athletic folklore.
Nicola McDermott is a genuine contender for Olympic glory. But more important to the champion high jumper is the faith which has supported her every step towards Tokyo.
He qualified for three events and seriously considered two, but Aussie middle distance star Stewart McSweyn will concentrate on just one in Tokyo. It’s a decision that could yield golden results.
Did you know Ariarne Titmus is a pavlova whiz, swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook was once scared of water and rower Caitlin Cronin was a rep footballer? Learn more about 20 Queensland Olympic stars here.
Paralympian Torita Blake was told she was born with her disabilities. But years later she learned the truth – and she wants to share her story with the world to help others.
American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has broken her silence after being suspended from Team USA over a positive drug test.
Australia has quietly assembled an Olympics team that is now predicted to deliver our best Olympic medal tally since 2008.
This month’s Olympics has been rocked by a major drug scandal after 100m superstar Sha’Carri Richardson reportedly failed a drug test.
Stewart McSweyn has broken an iconic Australian athletics record and put the world on notice with a stunning run on the world stage.
Debate is raging in America over hammer thrower Gwen Berry’s protest against the US national anthem and flag at the Olympic trials.
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