When Patrick Johnson and Nova Peris rose to stardom, there were no clear pathways for the champion Indigenous Olympians. Now, they are creating avenues so young athletes don’t have to go through what they did.
Athletics Australia announces first major appointment under new presidency ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
A quartet of Australian athletes have put themselves well and truly in the frame for Paris medals, finishing with strong podium results at the Doha stop of the world’s premier athletic series.
Thanks to a record-breaking performance led by 19-year-old Torrie Lewis, Australia will field a 4x100m women’s relay team for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games.
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.
Three Aussies are through to the javelin final in Tokyo, but it wasn’t without a huge scare for arguably our best medal hopeful.
![Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Day 10. 02/08/21. Athletics semifinals and qualifications at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Australias Riley Day [far left] in the Womens 200m semifinal, finishing fourth. Picture: Alex Coppel.](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/ce0cf4a7a41df366a5077faeae90d1c6?width=650)
If you’re struggling to get those social media numbers up, Aussie sprinter Riley Day has a sure-fire way to make it happen. Check out the incredible response to her shout out.
Ralph Doubell — Australia’s last 800m Olympic champion — says whether Peter Bol can deal with the weight of a nation will determine his Tokyo medal hopes.
The menu at the King Island Hotel this week includes the Go for Gold Stewy Parma and the McSweyn Golden Sunset cocktail.
Olympics viewers around the world witnessed some ugly scenes as Tokyo was drenched by torrential rain, and some of them were not impressed.
Australian sprinter Riley Day was ecstatic following a scintillating run in Tokyo, and didn’t hold back in the post-race interview.
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