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Images of a proposed Olympic precinct at Brisbane's Northshore.

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$6bn Olympic plan: Gov shuts down bold private bid to rescue 2032 Games

A Miles Government minister has all but shut down plans for an Olympic mega precinct with a stunning 60,000-seat waterfront stadium, revealing tenders had already been issued for the QSAC upgrades. TAKE OUR POLL

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

‘Worked my butt off, gave my all’: Raygun breaks silence

Aussie breakdancer ‘Raygun’ says the vitriol she’s copped since the Paris Olympics has been devastating because she thought her routine would bring joy but instead it opened the door “to so much hate”.

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The Daily telegraph. 14.8.2024 Saya Sakakibara Australian cyclist and Arisa Trew has won Olympic gold for Australia at the age of 14 with victory in the women's skateboard park final. OLYMPICS: Australian Team Arrival - Sydney Picture: Rohan Kelly

‘So crazy’: Next stop for youngest gold medallist

There’s only one thing a 14-year-old Olympic gold medallist can do after the Games are done and that’s what’s on Arisa Trew’s mind.

The Daily telegraph. 14.8.2024 Sisters Noemie and Jess Fox. OLYMPICS: Australian Team Arrival - Sydney Picture: Rohan Kelly

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‘Full-circle moment’: Fox’s achievement hits home

Canoe superstar Jess Fox has enjoyed the arrival home as an Olympic gold medallist before, but this time it was her sister’s turn.

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Every medallist: The Aussie heroes from our greatest Olympic Games

Greatest venues, greatest medal return, greatest moments. The Paris Olympics gives Brisbane 2032 plenty to worry about, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK. Check out our complete guide to every medallist from Paris!

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Ariarne Titmus hugs father Steve during the Australian Olympic Games athletes charter flight arrival at Sydney International Airport on August 14, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

The rivalry that drove Titmus to gold

Swim superstar Ariarne Titmus has laid out the reasons she was so happy with her Olympic haul, and it wasn’t just the three medals.

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

‘Get around her’: Teammates rally for absent Raygun

Even in her absence, Australian breaker Raygun was the centre of attention as Australia’s Olympians arrived home and had their say on her critics.

NCA. PARIS FRANCE. 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 2 2024 - Swimming. Mens 50 mtr Freestyle final. Australian Cam McEvoy on the podium with his gold medal after winning the 50 mtr freestyle . Pic: Michael Klein

‘Free hit’: Olympic champ’s path to redemption

Having used every ounce of mental and physical energy to achieve the ultimate goal, Cam McEvoy is still revelling in his achievement at the Paris Olympics.

Every medallist: The Aussie heroes from our greatest Olympic Games

The rivalry that drove Titmus to gold

‘Get around her’: Teammates rally for absent Raygun

‘Free hit’: Olympic champ’s path to redemption

Paris Confidential

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Snoop Dogg, looks on ahead of the Coup de Baton ceremony prior to the Breaking Competition on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Snoop Dogg wins the Olympics: Our celeb awards from Paris Games

After two weeks of star spotting and the best celebrity turnout at an Olympics ever, Paris Confidential recaps the good, the bad and the best of the 2024 Games.

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Karl Stefanovic and Ally Langdon coverage of the Olympic opening ceremony. Picture: Instagram

Where’s Bruce? Channel 9 turns Olympics into a gibberfest

With all the Aussie gold it’s a shame Nine’s coverage is over-bloated windbaggery. Where is Bruce McAvaney when you need him.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Yaroslava Mahuchikh attends Omega House Paris 2024 on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Getty Images for Omega)

Humble champ has high praise for her Aussie rivals

Several gold medallists, including high jump champ Yaroslava Mahuchikh and French hero Marie-Jose Perec, have stepped out at Omega House in Paris to celebrate a fortnight of incredible competition.

Team USA Beyonce.

Beyonce, Tay tipped for closing ceremony performance

Pop superstars Beyonce and Taylor Swift have set the rumour mill alight as performers for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony are kept top secret.

Paris Life

Gallic charm in Pigalle.

Paris’ ‘seediest’ neighbourhood is now its coolest

Six reasons this old red-light district is now the place to be.

Famous square with great view on the Eiffel tower and woman standing back enjoying the view in Paris

7 underrated attractions to visit in Paris

The Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Arc de Triomphe steal the show for a visit to Paris, but between long queues and feeling cramped by other tourists, they can quickly lose their appeal.

Never do this in a French cafe

Never do this in a French cafe

Year after year, hordes of oblivious tourists get slapped with an extra fee every time they sit down in a French cafe, without even knowing it. Here’s how you can stop it happening to you.

Famous square with great view on the Eiffel tower and woman standing back enjoying the view in Paris

10 chic things to do in Paris

The question isn’t what to do in Paris, but rather how to decide. Here’s where to start…

Swimming

Cam McEvoy reacts after his stunning leg in a 50m medley relay. Photos: Getty Images/Channel 9

‘Closed my eyes’: Olympic champion stuns

Olympic champion Cam McEvoy has produced a Thorpey-esque final leg to storm to victory in a unique swimming competition in Brisbane.

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Gout Gout and Kaylee McKeown.

‘Unrecognised’: Swimming vies for love – with a swipe at athletics

Swim star Kaylee McKeown says it’s crucial to get local crowds invested in Australia’s most successful Olympic sport before the Brisbane Games – then took a swipe at the hype over athletics.

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Ariarne Titmus asked Ash Barty for advice before retiring

Titmus sought out Barty for advice on early retirement

A shock retirement in your mid-20s at the prime of your career: Ash Barty and Ariarne Titmus walked similar paths. Now, Barty has revealed swimming’s golden call reached out before making her call.

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Ariarne Titmus has blasted an Uber driver. Photos: Getty Images/Instagram

Swimming great slams revolting Uber driver

Aussie golden girl Ariarne Titmus has gone public with a horror experience in an Uber, accusing a driver of disgusting and illegal behaviour.

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Athletics

Australia’s athetics and Paralympics communities are mourning the death of Nicholas Hum. A bronze medallist in long jump in 2021 at the Tokyo Paralympics, Hum died in Melbourne on the weekend aged 32. Picture: Instagram

Tributes flow for record-breaking Paralympian

A Paralympic bronze medallist who held an Australian long jump record has died at 32, devastating family, friends, teammates and officials.

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Michelle Jenneke has announced his engagement.

Aussie star kept romance secret for 8 years

Australian athletics star Michelle Jenneke has announced her engagement and revealed her relationship that was kept a secret.

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Gout Gout and Kaylee McKeown.

‘Unrecognised’: Swimming vies for love – with a swipe at athletics

Swim star Kaylee McKeown says it’s crucial to get local crowds invested in Australia’s most successful Olympic sport before the Brisbane Games – then took a swipe at the hype over athletics.

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 8- Day 13, ATTENTION SATURDAY EXCLUSIVE CONTACT CAMERON TANDY IN PARIS OLYMPIC TEAM BEFORE USE....... Jessica Stenson spends some time with husband Dylan and kids Billy 4 and Ellie 11 months, before she runs the marathon at the Paris Olympics.

Aussie star smashes national record at Valencia Marathon

A three-time Olympian, and mother of two, is now Australia’s fastest marathon runner after smashing the national record at the Valencia Marathon. See her time here.

Football

Stuart Ritchie and his son Jack at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Photo: supplied Stuart Ritchie

FIFA slammed as Aussie fan’s bill hits $35k to attend World Cup

Socceroos fan Stuart Ritchie has attended every FIFA World Cup since ‘06, but the Aussie says he’s forking out ‘triple’ the price to attend in 2026, dropping $35,000 to attend with his son.

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MARSEILLE, FRANCE - JULY 31: Hayley Raso #16 of Team Australia looks dejected following the Women's group B match between Australia and United States during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de Marseille on July 31, 2024 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

The Matildas review Football Australia doesn’t want you to see

After promising a far-reaching investigation into the Matildas’ Olympics “trainwreck”, the Australian public has still not been told why the expensive campaign ended in shock, tears and embarrassment.

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Tameka Yallop (inset) and Perry Park.

Football’s Perry Park dream lives despite Olympic oversight

It won’t play host to any matches but Football Queensland is not giving up on its dream to see Perry Park transformed into a 20,000 seat stadium in time for the 2032 Olympics.

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A football club has had a minute's silence to forget.

‘Hilarious’: Horror minute’s silence goes viral

A first division team observed a minute’s silence for a club legend only to later realise they had badly messed up.

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Basketball

Dash Daniels is the youngest player selected to the Australian Boomers since Ben Simmons in 2013. Picture: Basketball Australia

Giddey, Simmons, Rocco: ‘Dream come true’ for latest 17yo Boomer

Australian basketball’s next teen sensation has spoken as he prepares to follow the likes of Josh Giddey, Ben Simmons and Rocco Zikarsky as 17-year-old Boomers debutants.

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A wedding, Paris heartbreak and excitement for the Boomers future: Jock Landale is a man on a mission.

Landale: Olympic heartbreak didn’t sting until my wedding day

Standing at the altar about to say his vows, Jock Landale looked at the crowd. For a fleeting moment on his special day, what the Boomers Olympian saw brought thoughts of the “sting” of Paris.

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09/03/2002 Tigers coach Lindsay Gaze calls for a foul. Basketball, Melbourne Tigers V's Victoria Titans.

How Gaze’s Moscow defiance spurred iconic Boomers era

Lindsay Gaze and basketball powerbrokers defied the Australian Government to take the Boomers to the Moscow Olympics — and ultimately, their brave call inspired one of our greatest hoops careers.

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AI image of 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games venues: Open water swimming in Brisbane River.

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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Rowing

Kenmore State High School competing at the 2015 Queensland Schools Championship Regatta on the Fitzroy River Rowing course in Rockhampton. Photo: Chris Ison / The Morning Bulletin

Croc country moves closer to Olympic glory

The Fitzroy River has surged from crocodile country to Olympic contender, with one politician stating it’s flat enough for Jesus to walk on.

Australia's men's four of Alex Hill, Austin Reihehr, Fergus Hamilton and Nikolas Pender on their way to gold in the Varese World Cup. Photo: Rowing Australia / Patrick BoerÃÂ©.

‘Medal zone’: Rowsellas plot return to dominance at world champs

Australian rowing has doubled down on coaching firepower for this weekend’s world championships, investing heavily to overcome last year’s Olympic nightmare.

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People doing rowing training on Parramatta river before and at dawn at the Haberfield club .pic John Grainger

‘Clean slate’: Inside rowing’s cultural rebuild after Paris disaster

An Olympic champion says rowing is ready to move forward as it approaches the world championships and LA Olympics with a clean slate after damning cultural issues in the sport were exposed.

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Premier is adament rowing is in Rocky

‘We’re going to deliver’: Premier vows Olympic rowing will be held in Rocky

Premier David Crisafulli has vowed to keep his promise to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing in Rockhampton, despite the outcome of a global assessment on the Fitzroy River.

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Cycling

NEWS ADV New SA Sport Hall of Fame inductee Lindsay Head with his wife Jill. Image/Russell Millard Photography

Revealed: The six SA legends immortalised in sport hall of fame

From a three-time Magarey Medallist to a trailblazing group of female cricketers, meet the South Aussies with incredible talent for the sports they love who have just cemented legend status.

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12 November 2025 Valtteri Bottas and Tiff Cromwell at McLaren Vale.They are announcing the return of their cycling race in Adelaide RADL GRVL but Bottas is also set to return to the F1 grid with Cadallic in 2026. Pic RoyVPhotography

Formula One star unveils latest SA venture

Formula One star Valtteri Bottas has returned to McLaren … Vale, with partner Tiffany Cromwell, after purchasing a luxury retreat where they stayed early in their relationship.

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PARIS - CHAMPS-ELYSEES, FRANCE - JULY 27: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow leader jersey competes during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 21 a 132.3km stage from Mantes-la-Ville to Paris - Champs-Elysees / #UCIWT / on July 27, 2025 in Paris - Champs-Elysees, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

How cycling’s biggest name could race at Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under organisers have pursued cycling’s biggest name for years in attempt to bring him to Australia. But could 2026 finally be the year Tadej Pogacar races Down Under?

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TOPSHOT - Gold medallists Britain's Bradley Wiggins poses on the podium after the men's Team Pursuit finals track cycling event at the Velodrome during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Eric FEFERBERG

Olympic icon snorted cocaine from gold medal

An Olympic legend has revealed shocking details of his spiral into homelessness in his first tell-all interview about how his life fell apart.

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Rugby Sevens

Ellia Green competing for Australia and in a recent photo. Photos: AAP/Instagram

Olympian returns to rugby as a man

Ellia Green, an Olympic gold medallist and former NRLW competitor, has made a comeback in a men’s rugby competition.

Ellia Green has been on a long journey to rediscover his love for rugby.

How an Aussie Olympic champion re-found his spark via local league

Ellia Green has won Olympic gold and competed on the biggest stages in sport, yet a club rugby match on a suburban field in Clovelly proved one of the most special games of his career.

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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Nathan Lawson of Team Australia scores a try in the Men’s Rugby Sevens Bronze Medal match between Team South Africa and Australia on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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Rugby’s audacious bid to christen Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium

World Rugby has put forward an audacious plan for Sevens to be placed as the first gold medal awarded at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, with officials also eyeing a switch from Suncorp.

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The most powerful women in sport.

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?

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Paralympics

Australia’s athetics and Paralympics communities are mourning the death of Nicholas Hum. A bronze medallist in long jump in 2021 at the Tokyo Paralympics, Hum died in Melbourne on the weekend aged 32. Picture: Instagram

Tributes flow for record-breaking Paralympian

A Paralympic bronze medallist who held an Australian long jump record has died at 32, devastating family, friends, teammates and officials.

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Kai Sakakibara striving for Paralympics

From coma to champion: BMX star’s comeback finds a new track

Five years after the BMX crash that almost claimed his life, Kai Sakakibara is back on the bike, of a different kind, and has big Paralympic plans after navigating life with a traumatic brain injury.

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IZU, JAPAN - AUGUST 25: Gold medalist Paige Greco of Team Australia poses during the medal ceremony for Track Cycling WomenÃ¢â¬â¢s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit on day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Izu Velodrome on August 25, 2021 in Izu, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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Aussie gold medallist dies suddenly at 28

An Australian Paralympic gold medallist has tragically died at the age of just 28, leaving her family “devastated” by the sudden loss.

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IZU, JAPAN - AUGUST 25: Gold medalist Paige Greco of Team Australia poses during the medal ceremony for Track Cycling WomenÃ¢â¬â¢s C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit on day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Izu Velodrome on August 25, 2021 in Izu, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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Shock as Aussie athlete dies at 28

Australian Paralympian and gold medallist Paige Greco has died in Adelaide, with her devastated family saying they will carry the pain of their loss forever.

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Paris 2024 Olympics. Australian marathon runner Sinead Diver pulls out of the marathon.

Mental health played a part in Diver’s marathon breakdown

The ‘vitriol’ of social media has again impacted yet another athlete with marathon runner Sinead Diver subjected to online abuse in the lead-up to her forced withdrawal from the Paris Olympic marathon.

Opals bronze medallist Izzy Borlase and father Darryl, who played sanfl football for Port Adelaide. And mother Jenny, who won three world championships with the Australian netball team., , Picture: Jon Ralph

Rookie Opal defies odds to elevate famed SA family’s sporting legacy

Izzy Borlase has plenty to live up to in a family filled with SANFL and netball stardom. But the rookie Opal more than held her own in her role in Australia’s bronze medal efforts in Paris.

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Australian B-girl Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn took the world by storm with her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Raygun steals show for Aussies at Olympic closing ceremony

Raygun put on an impromptu performance as the Australian team got around the viral breaking star in a heartwarming entree to the Paris Olympics closing ceremony.

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE. 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 11 2024 - Australian 1500 mtr silver medallist Jess Hull poses for photos at the Arc de Triomphe . . Pic: Michael Klein

How Jess Hull ran her way into Australian Olympic history

Fresh off becoming the only Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in the 1500m, Jess Hull’s team believes she can only get better.

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US' actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Phil Noble / POOL / AFP)

Tom Cruise takes centre stage as we say au revoir to Paris

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games has officially ended with Hollywood star Tom Cruise diving into Stade de France to claim the Olympic flag and give LA ownership ahead of 2028.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 11: American Actor and Film Producer Tom Cruise rides on a Motorbike with the IOC Flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Review: Blindingly grandiose ceremony closes Paris Games

From a pianist suspended in mid-air to Tom Cruise descending from the roof of the stadium, the Paris Olympics closing ceremony was one for the ages.

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Scandals of the Paris Olympics Games.

Drugs, drones, abuse: Biggest scandals to rock Paris Games

Whenever an Olympic Games is on scandal isn’t too far away and Paris has been no exception. These are the biggest scandals to engulf the 2024 Olympic Games.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Judge explains Raygun zeroes, Aussie’s mental health monitored

Breaking judge MGbility has explained why Aussie dancer Raygun received no votes during her viral outing. It comes as the Aussie’s mental health is being monitored due to online backlash.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Snoop Dogg, looks on ahead of the Coup de Baton ceremony prior to the Breaking Competition on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Snoop Dogg wins the Olympics: Our celeb awards from Paris Games

After two weeks of star spotting and the best celebrity turnout at an Olympics ever, Paris Confidential recaps the good, the bad and the best of the 2024 Games.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 05: An Olympic Phryge, the official mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics, performs at Champions Park on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Do not scrimp on Olympics: What Brisbane 2032 must learn from Paris

While the Olympics might next be off to LA, the pressure is building on Brisbane to put on a show. Hayden Johnson and Robert Craddock declare how Brisbane can make some noise.

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The viral moments of the Games.

Smurfs and unwanted appendages: Games’ biggest viral moments

Every country loves their gold medal moments but at every Olympics there are occasions that unite global audiences in laughter or confusion. These are Paris’ most viral moments.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 11: Team Australia celebrate victory during the Women's Bronze Medal game between Team Belgium and Team Australia on day sixteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

‘Rose gold to us’: Next-gen Opals break drought, Jackson signs off

While the GOAT Lauren Jackson capped off her remarkable career and created history with bronze in Paris it was the next generation of Opals stars who stole the show against Belgium.

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(FILES) Jamaica's Usain Bolt does his

New track superstars rise from Paris: ‘We’ve moved on from Bolt’

World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe says the sport has finally moved on from Usain Bolt after a series of exhilarating performances on the track in Paris.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Aussie Olympians give Raygun their full support

Australia’s Rachael Gunn – aka Raygun – has been the subject of global attention ever since her break dancing performance at the Paris Olympics. It has led to savage condemnation, but her fellow Aussie Olympians are right behind her.

Paris 2024 Olympics. Australian marathon runner Sinead Diver pulls out of the marathon.

True cause of Aussie marathon runner’s ‘embarrassing’ early exit

Sinead Diver was out of the women’s marathon before it had really started, but after a far from ideal preparation for Paris, some are asking why she did not withdraw sooner.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Bronze medalist Matthew Glaetzer and Silver medalist Matthew Richardson of Team Australia celebrate with family after the Men's Keirin, Final for Gold on day sixteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Cyclists sign off with best medal haul in two decades

Sprint kings Matt Richardson and Matt Glaetzer have won silver and bronze to end Australia’s most successful track cycling campaign in 20 years.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 3 2022: Adelaide will host 10 Australia vs India International hockey games. Sport Minister Hildyard, Leon Bignell MP, Hockey Australia CEO David Pryles and Hockey SA CEO Geoff Riddle with Intl players Eddie Ockenden and Hattie Shand Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Hockeyroos’ toxic past behind them as funding restored for LA

Despite a campaign that ended in a quarters finals defeat the Hockeyroos have had their funding restored for LA after their program was slashed in the lead in to the Paris games.

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Australia's Rachael Gunn (R), known as Raygun competes against France's Sya Dembele, known as Syssy in the Women's Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Breaking is done at the Olympics but Raygun didn’t shoot it

Breaking may be one and done at the Olympics, and as Aussie Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn cops the heat, her viral performance got the world talking and put the sport at the front of everyone’s mind.

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE. 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 10 2024 - Athletics at Stade de France. Australian Jessica Hull takes the silver medal finishing 2nd to Kenyan Faith Kipyegon . Pic: Michael Klein

Incredible Hull! Jess storms to silver and into our hearts

Jessica Hull took on the might of the Africans and forced defending champion Faith Kipyegon to run an Olympic record as she claimed a historic silver medal in a thrilling 1500m final.

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NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronte Halligan of Team Australia looks to make a pass in the Women's Gold Medal match between Team Australia and Team Spain on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 10, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

The four year old Olympic dreamer now a silver Stinger

Australia Stinger Bronte Halligan was a toddler with an Olympic dream, now the daughter of NRL star, Daryl, is bringing a medal home.

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TOPSHOT - Gold medallist USA's #06 LeBron James poses on the podium after the men's Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)

Gold again, but USA’s Olympic dominance faces huge test

Future Hall of Famers LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant look set to retire from Olympic hoops with a gold medal, but America’s stranglehold on the sport faces its biggest test.

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WARNING WARNING SUNDAY PAERS PRINT EXCULSIVE PICTURE WARNING WARNING NCA. PARIS FRANCE. 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 7 2024 - Australian swimmers at Australian Embassy. Molly O'Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown. Picture: Michael Klein

‘We should have done better’: Star duo’s brutal take on pool result

They only did Australia proud but Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan believe they did not perform up to their high standards despite both winning multiple gold in Paris.

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