Skinner’s gold boosts development program
YOUNG shooting star Catherine Skinner says Australia’s first shooting gold medal since 2004 is the emphatic retort to withering criticism of the sport’s development program.
YOUNG shooting star Catherine Skinner says Australia’s first shooting gold medal since 2004 is the emphatic retort to withering criticism of the sport’s development program.
LIZ Cambage top-scored with 22 points as Australia downed Turkey 61-56 in a scrappy women’s basketball match at the Rio Olympics.
VICTORIA’S Catherine Skinner banishes the demons of a barren 2012 Olympics for our shotgun shooters with glorious trap gold in Rio.
STICK to your guns Mack. That’s the message from Geoff Huegill, who is staunchly supporting Australia’s Rio swim sensation Mack Horton in the face of fire from irate Chinese fans.
IT’S not quite true to say Australia is hoping to sail the house down at the stunning Olympic course on Tuesday because the house is down already.
AUSSIE rowing legend Drew Ginn has described gold medal favourite Kim Brennan as “the full package” who will show the world the true champion she really is.
RELAXED and far from cocky, Australia’s 4x100m freestyle relay team will head into today’s Olympic final seeking to ride a wave of momentum towards ultimate Rio redemption.
IF there’s an athlete who knows about competing with her sibling, it’s Serena Williams, and she’s just come out in support for Australia’s newest gold medal winning sisters.
SIMON Clarke was the last man into the Australian road cycling team and remarkably ended up being the only team member who finished yesterday’s Olympic road race.
AUSSIE pair Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden have won their Olympic beach volleyball opener on day one as Rio locals turn the event into a huge beach party.
INSPIRED by his world champion grandfather young gun Mitchell Iles is out to make up for lost time after winning his battle for Olympic shooting selection.
OUTRAGED rowers have accused Rio Olympic organisers of putting television interests ahead of fair competition at a rowing course branded “wilder than a subbies Mad Monday.’’
AUSTRALIA’S Campbell sisters have realised a lifelong dream, winning Olympic gold together in the 4x100m freestyle relay. WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS.
DON’T judge a book by its cover. That’s how the Hockeyroos are dealing with their surprise loss to arch rivals Great Britain in their opening game of the competition.
AWARE that rugby’s place in the Olympics will live or die on the success of Rio, World Rugby boss Brett Gosper declared “We only have one chance to make a first impression”.
EMERGING young swim star Mack Horton has conquered a “drug cheat” and claimed Olympic gold as Australia made an emphatic start to their Rio Games campaign in the pool.
THE secret behind Australia’s first medal of the Rio Olympics was Brisbane archer Taylor Worth telling his mum to ‘zip it’ when she was in the stands.
AUSTRALIA’S team of NBA champions looked like a champion team. The expected grit was evident and their chemistry was sublime. But they know there’s still a long way to go.
AUSTRALIA’S quest for a first ever Olympic men’s basketball medal is off to the perfect start with fit-again superstar Andrew Bogut inspiring an upset opening win over France.
THE Boomers were dominant in their Rio opener as they earned a big win over France. Here are our player ratings from Australia’s big win, including one player with a perfect 10.
ON the day she plans to show why she’s Australia’s golden girl, Jess Fox has told of how Olympic cycling champion Anna Meares has helped shape her career.
AUSTRALIA’S top ranked beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden have secured a first-up win over Costa Rica at party central, on Copacabana Beach.
IF you are looking for a collection of most valuable competitors at the Rio Olympics, skip past the Dream Team’s cruise liner and hit the stables.
THEY are the forgotten team of the Olympic sevens tournament – and that suits Australian coach Andy Friend just fine as his team look to cause a stir in Rio.
THE plan to prepare Australia’s women’s seven team for the chaos of Rio was going well until they thought their campaign was screwed. Here’s how Tim Walsh prepared his squad.
IT HAS cost the Australian taxpayer $38m to get our swimmers to Rio. With estimates the team could win eight gold medals, that works out to $4.75m each.
NOT since 2000 has Australia been represented in the decathlon. But Cedric Dubler likes to buck trends, and is hoping to catch his unsuspecting opponents out at the Rio Olympics.
KOOKABURRAS captain Mark Knowles is battling a stress fracture that has put his fourth Olympic campaign at risk.
CAMERON McEvoy is renowned for his intelligence. He’s pondered life’s big questions, is an academic and understands string theory. But this question stopped him in his tracks.
A MESSAGE for Kim Mickle’s javelin rivals when Olympic track-and-field competition gets underway next month: Don’t write off the West Aussie.
JAMES Willett only switched to the double trap at the end of 2014. And if he medals in Rio he can thank a home-built gun range in his own backyard for his meteoric rise.
AUSTRALIA’S swim team will have the rock star treatment without the rock star behaviour when they arrive in Rio via a $300,000 private charter 737 jet on Sunday.
AUSTRALIA’S miracle Olympians say the spirit of rowing legend Sarah Tait will live on in the women’s eight boat at the Rio rowing regatta.
ALEX Hagan’s dreams of Olympic glory were so remote she turned out for the St Kevin’s women’s football side on Saturday.
AFTER injuries and crippling anxiety forced Chelsea Jaensch into premature retirement, the Rio-bound long jumper hopes her story will help inspire other women.
CHEF de mission Kitty Chiller says the Rio Olympics marks a proud breakthrough for Australia with women making up more than half of the national team.
FOUR years on from the heartbreak of London 2012, Kookaburras veteran Mark Knowles says his team are leaving nothing to chance in the bid to win gold in Rio.
AUSTRALIAN diver Melissa Wu is confident she is ready to claim an individual Olympic medal as she prepares for her third Games after an incredible 10 years on the national team.
WITH defending Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson out of Rio, the hopes of the track and field team rest with Fabrice Lapierre, and he’s confident.
CAROLINE Buchanan described missing a medal in 2012 as the worst thing that ever happened to her; a big call given her family lost their home in a bushfire and her brother broke his neck.
SAM Willoughby is dating the enemy but Australia’s top male BMX rider describes US star and fiancee Alise Post as his “rock” who helps keep his life on track.
THE OLYMPICS always deliver a selection of magical memories. And there are also the not-to-be-missed winners, the contests that will have you on the edge of your seat. Here’s our top 10 picks.
WITH the Zika virus, water purity problems, incomplete venues, an crippled economy and an impeached president, Rio has faced more hurdles than Sally Pearson. So are they ready asks Robert Craddock?
PATTY MILLS says his 11 seasons as a Boomer and 361 NBA games have prepared him to embrace the expectation of such lofty expectations as they go for gold in Rio.
AUSTRALIAN Olympians have finally moved into their Games digs, and there’s not a leaky shower or exposed wire in sight — mind you, they are 450kms from Rio.
AUSTRALIA may have laboured in London but with these 10 stars we will bounce back in Brazil, writes Robert Craddock. TOP MEDAL HOPES.
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic boxers have toured the athletes’ village in Rio and Shelley Watts has praised the AOC for ensuring their safety was prioritised.
AUSTRALIAN athletes are set to move into the Rio Olympic village on Wednesday after “enormous” progress was made on extensive plumbing, electricity and gas faults.
FIVE weeks ago IOC vice-president John Coates tore into Russia as he handed Jared Tallent his gold medal from London 2012. So the IOC deciding not to ban all athletes was staggering on many levels.
WHEN Morgan Mitchell’s boyfriend played a documentary about animal cruelty it changed her life forever and caused some furrowed brows among athletics types.
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