Weirdest moments of the Olympic Games
From sumos scaring horses to knitting divers, sooking boxers and even a typically nutty Trump rant, the Tokyo Olympics has not disappointed with its weird and wonderful moments.
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‘I always believed’: Garside ends long Aussie drought
Harry Garside has broken Australian boxing’s wretched run without a medal – with a bronze great reward for a fighter who at a time didn’t know if he’d even be in Tokyo.
‘Sacrificed his own race’: Aussie hero’s iconic move
In the toughest event in track and field, Queensland’s Ash Moloney has created history by winning an Olympic bronze medal in the decathlon.
Moment that sent Kerr to the top
The Matilda’s might be leaving Tokyo empty-handed after being dealt a football lesson by the USA, but their captain Sam Kerr has achieved something remarkable.
What must happen for Boomers to win bronze
After a crushing defeat to Team USA that dashed their hopes of a gold medal, the Boomers will go on to play for bronze. But even that will be out of reach if one thing doesn’t change.
A cruel end: Tears as hockey suffer penalty agony
Defeat in the gold medal match was slow and painful for Australia with referrals playing a role until the final seconds of a shoot out. It was agonising.
Failure in 400m adds to USA track embarrassment
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.
Aussie Sevens players learn fate for drunken flight antics
Investigators who probed the behaviour of the Aussie men’s Olympic Rugby Sevens team on a flight from Tokyo to Sydney have handed down their findings.
‘Go for gold’: How Freeman inspired Aussie beach heroes
Australia’s newest beach volleyball heroes are one win from completing a dream which started with inspiration from Olympic legend Cathy Freeman.
Kayakers pull off one of Australia’s great gold medal heists
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen are the toast of Tokyo after they pulled off one of the biggest stings in world sprint canoeing with their shock K2 1000m victory.
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