How are ‘rotten Russia’ allowed to compete?
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.
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How animal cruelty transformed Rio campaign
WHEN Morgan Mitchell’s boyfriend played a documentary about animal cruelty it changed her life forever and caused some furrowed brows among athletics types.
Olympic drama aside, the show must go on!
AS SOON as swimmers start swimming, runners start running and medals start getting handed out, nothing else seems to matter. No matter how shaky the lead-up to the Olympics, they always go on.
Wait — you broke the world record
THIS sprinter had no idea she had smashed an historic record, until she got a tap on the shoulder. Her reaction was perfect.
Sex Olympics: Will Aussie couples abstain?
WITH so many Australian athletes pairing up in the Olympic team for Rio, the age-old issue of sex and sport has resurfaced, writes Amy Harris.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
Bolt: Russia ban will scare a lot of cheats
USAIN Bolt says Russia’s track and field team being banned from the Olympics sends a powerful message that should scare other cheats.
Pressure on IOC to ban Russia from Rio
RUSSIA’s track and field athletes have been banned from the Olympics and the entire Russian squad could swiftly follow. The pressure is now on the IOC after the landmark CAS decision.
Medal hope Stratton favours Russia ban
HER idol was robbed by the Russians and long-jumper Brooke Stratton doesn’t want to suffer the same fate in Rio.
Russian star’s great response to Rio ban
THEY’VE still got their sense of humour. One Russian athlete knows exactly what he’ll do if he can’t go to the Olympics.
Decision that could decide Russia’s Rio fate
THE Olympic Charter may provide a path to eject Russia from Rio but will officials have the courage to make the call? Or will the decision be easier made for them?
Russia’s doping black hole
IT’S the 10cm ‘mouse hole’ that has shattered the integrity of world sport and has exposed Russia’s drug rats responsible for the greatest doping scandal in history.
Aussie athletes safe after Nice attack
THREE Australian athletes are safe and accounted for after Thursday’s devastating attack in Nice.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Russia’s plea on Rio Olympics ban
RUSSIA has mysteriously emailed Australian journalists as part of a desperate worldwide charm offensive to fight the threat of being kicked out of Rio.
LaCaze is in the box seat for Rio
Australian steeplechaser Genevieve LaCaze is peaking at just the right time, and a month out from when she takes the track at the Rio Olympic Games she says everything is falling into place.
Aussies sparkle at Diamond League meet
POLE vault star Alana Boyd has an injury scare, but the news was better for the other Australians at the Monaco Diamond League meet.
Brother has Mitch jumping for joy
AUSSIE cricketer Mitchell Starc will have more than Sri Lanka’s batsmen on his mind during the third Test in August. His younger brother will be competing in the high jump in Rio.
Unluckiest man in Australian sport
DESPITE qualifying for Rio, this Aussie athlete has tragically missed out on realising his Olympic dream by the smallest margin.
Chiller: We’ll double the golds we got in London
After announcing the last of Australia’s 410 Olympians going to Rio, team boss Kitty Chiller admits they face a tough task to fulfil their aim of a top-five finish on the medal table.
Long jumper Frayne winning battle with body
BRISBANE’S Olympic long jump medal chaser Henry Frayne does not necessarily like the feel of cotton wool.
Record depth to biggest team since Sydney 2000
EIGHTEEN new addition to the track and field team heading to the rio Olympics means Australia is fielding its biggest track and field team since Sydney 2000.
London 400m hero misses Rio by 0.2sec
TWO tenths of a second has cost Steve Solomon in his final attempt to qualify for the Rio Games, while Australian 800m record holder Alex Rowe also failed to make the cut.
Aussies march out of opening ceremony
AS few as one in three Australian Olympic athletes will march behind golden girl Anna Meares at next month’s Rio opening ceremony.
Balancing motherhood and Olympic training
Eloise Wellings is a mother first, and an Olympian second, and she talks exclusively with Swoop about juggling her family and training commitments.
Dubler embraces power of social media
NOT every elite sportsman is keen to tell the public of the day in make-or-break competition that he cried four times. But Cedric Dubler embraces the reaction he gets from social media.
Champ misses history bid by tiniest margin
THE brutal competitiveness of the US Olympic trials was in clear focus as Olympic 200m champion Allyson Felix failed to make the team for Rio and a chance at double sprint glory.
Patterson raising the bar on her path to Rio
RISING high jump star Eleanor Patterson is trading the tranquillity of country Victoria for the bright lights of London as she ramps up her Olympic campaign.
It’s Belgium or bust for Solomon
FOUR years of planning has come down to one race in a small town in Belgium for Steve Solomon.
Boyd to ‘dial-in’ on Rio rivals in Europe
AUSTRALIAN pole vaulter Alana Boyd says she will do homework on her Olympic rivals while competing in Europe this month.
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