The Australian Olympic team is ready to chase gold as the Paris Games officially start on Saturday morning. Meet every Aussie athlete and see which athletes hail from your local area with our interactive map.
Two runs have changed Australian runner Jess Hull’s Paris outlook, from dreaming about winning a medal in the 1500m to knowing she now has all the tools to make history for Australia.
Aussie athletics competitors have been left even more excited about the Olympics after a unique move for Paris was revealed.
Lauren Ryan holds the national record for both the 5000m and 10,000m on the track, however she almost walked away from the sport entirely.
‘It’s a mature man’s event and it takes time to develop into a career.’ At 23, Aussie sprinter Rohan Browning has time on his side as long as a weakness quickly becomes a strength.
Rohan Browning has cemented his status as Australia’s latest cult hero with a hilarious interview about his iconic hairstyle.
A star sprinter is out of her event after an extraordinary finish to her race where she committed an act described as “unprofessional”.
Openly gay African-American shot putter Raven Saunders delivered a powerful message as she accepted her silver medal.
A dramatic men’s 100m final began with one of the favourites being given his marching orders before a result that surprised everyone.
Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs stunned the world as he claimed the Olympic 100m crown owned by legendary sprinter Usain Bolt. It’s a win that has left World Athletics red-faced.
The world has just watched a miracle unfold at the Tokyo Olympics with a runner making an absurd recovery from a face-plant.
Countries pay athletes per Olympic medal they win but Australia ranks last for what athletes are entitled to. We reveal what Emma McKeon’s record haul is worth and what being an Aussie cost her.
Two medal hopes crashed down during the race of their lives in a devastating 800m semi-final collision but then something remarkable happened.
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the Olympics star taken against her will after “an order from above” to “eliminate” her.
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