Desperate ‘witch hunt’ of Bol finally over
Peter Bol is a national hero, and an ‘overzealous’ government authority tried to taint his image. See the details of how Bol was exonerated and rightly so.
Athletics
‘Dream come true’: Bol exonerated over failed drug test
The investigation into Peter Bol is now over with the middle-distance champion exonerated after his failed drug test was declared a false positive.
‘Exonerated’: Case closed against Aussie Olympian
An Australian Olympian is rejoicing after a lengthy investigation into a false positive drugs test was closed for good.
Brisbane 2032 here we come! Athletics young guns creating a buzz
They are our Olympians and world championship hopefuls of the future – the best young track and field aces in Australia. Meet the teens hitting the world stage at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
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Quit your moaning, Rio deserved the Olympics
TAKING the Olympics to Rio was a great decision because it has connected the Games to the way most people on the planet live. It’s about time the Olympics roughed it.
‘I got treated like Jesse Owens did in 1936’
AFTER losing the pole vault final to local Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva, Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie made a bizarre comparison to Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Rings of a different kind stealing show in Rio
THE Olympics are represented by five interlocking rings, one for each continent that competes in the Games. But at the Rio Olympics, rings of a different kind have stolen the show.
GoT fans get behind Brandon Starc
DESPITE being on Olympic debut, Aussie high jumper Brandon Starc has a legion of international fans — thanks to his name.
Meares bows out, Samuel goes long
A roundup of what went down on day 10 in Rio: Anna Meares bids farewell to the Olympics, Dani Samuel goes long in the discus and the Hockyroos and Stingers crash out …
Samuels defies downpour to reach discus final
DANI Samuels has defied a torrential downpour and the pressure of delivering on her final throw to make the Olympic discus final.
Gatlin: ‘I thought I would get more respect’
EVEN Usain Bolt was left speechless by the jeers directed at Justin Gatlin ahead of the 100m final. The American says he’s served his time, so is it time we move on?
The 41 steps that made Bolt immortal
JAMAICAN superstar Usain Bolt oozes confidence. So when asked when he knew he was going to win the 100m at the Rio Games, his answer was perfect.
Hockeyroos humbled by Kiwis
AUSTRALIA’S train wreck of an Olympic hockey campaign is over after the Hockeyroos meekly joined their men’s counterparts in a humbling quarter-final exit.
The Aussie behind THAT photo of Bolt
CAMERON Spencer was one of 600 photographers in the athetics stadium in Rio last night watching Usain Bolt win his third 100m gold medal. He explains how he took a photo that has gone viral globally.
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