Hull firming as serious medal hope with historically good times
Australia’s Jessica Hull is the fifth fastest 1500m runner in history after a stunning performance which has stamped her as an Olympic title contender.
Athletics
Fourth Townsville athlete confirmed for Paris Olympics
A fourth North Queensland athlete has officially punched her ticket for Paris, after qualifying for the Australian Olympic heptathlon team. We spoke to her exclusively from Poland:
Australia’s fastest woman drops 100m shock
Torrie Lewis, who made huge news with a record-breaking effort earlier this year, has made a surprise Paris Olympics call.
Jess shares sweet family moment ahead of Olympics tilt
SA champion runner and mum Jessica Stenson has revealed her secret weapon that will fuel her marathon run at the Paris Olympics.
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Relief and excitement as Aussie track stars depart for Tokyo
It was a combination of relief and excitement as the first wave of athletes and officials from the Australian Olympic Athletics team departed Cairns for Tokyo on Sunday morning.
Revealed: 10 Qld wildcard Olympic medal chances
Revealed: Ten Queensland wildcard Tokyo Olympic Games medal chances. They are others, but here are 10 little rippers.
Schedule for opening day of Tokyo Olympics
The full schedule for the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics shows there is plenty of action before Friday night’s opening ceremony.
Triumph to ugly humiliation in a split second
John Coates and Australia have gone viral thanks to an ugly incident. The Premier’s golden night ended in disaster but she shouldn’t have allowed herself to be put into this position.
Boomers’ next big thing exposes ‘sooking’ Simmons reality
Australian basketball’s next big thing is taking his exclusion from the Boomers’ Olympics team with an attitude that stands in stark contrast to the nation’s biggest superstar, Ben Simmons.
Medal predictor: Why Ash won’t win gold
While Wimbledon champ Ash Barty will start a warm favourite for the Olympic tennis title in Tokyo, experience shows Games form doesn’t always follow world ranking trends.
Cancel the Olympics? Games boss’s shock call
Just days before the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the continued rising rate of Covid cases in Tokyo may yet force the organising committee into a desperate move.
Brisbane’s $5 billion Olympics ‘a real bargain’
About $690 million will be spent on existing and new venues for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics. So where is the rest of the $5 billion going? We reveal all the costs.
Olympics 2032 – here’s seven rookies eyeing home Games
Here’s seven local school students who dream of competing at the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games – and here’s seven magic Olympics moments which inspired them.
Olympian tests positive for COVID
Less than three weeks out from the delayed Olympic Games getting underway, an athlete has arrived in Tokyo and tested positive for Covid-19.
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