Paris already held a special place in Jemima Montag’s heart and with every step of her 20km race walk to Olympic bronze, she saw the bracelet on her wrist from her late Nanna and Holocaust survivor who fled to the French capital to seek refuge.
Google’s “Dear Sydney” Olympics commercial has been slammed by a professor, who said it “makes me want to scream”.
Despite finding life in the Olympic village tough thanks to his new-found fame, US superstar Noah Lyles has turned to three different therapists in his quest for gold.
The marathon Paris Olympics opening ceremony is finally over, with an icon returning to the spotlight amid an unforgivable stuff-up.
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.
The Opals have somehow qualified for the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals following a dramatic contest against Puerto Rico.
Aussie middle-distance newcomer Peter Bol is taking Tokyo by storm. It’s certainly a change from the relative anonymity he enjoyed when he made his Olympic debut five years ago.
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