Usain has some explaining to do
USAIN Bolt’s most shocking shortcoming has been exposed by his own agent. The world’s fastest man really is a one-trick pony.
Athletics
Supermodel is Russia’s only Olympic hope
RUSSIA’S only track and field athlete to be competing in Rio is training at the same facility as Australia’s team in Florida.
‘I’m going out there to win’
LONG-jumper Fabrice Lapierre has vowed to step up and take over from injured hurdler Sally Pearson as Australia’s best chance to claim athletics gold.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Russia track and field ban plays into our hands
TRACK and field head coach Craig Hilliard believes the Russian team ban in Rio has put fear through the ranks which could benefit Australia’s athletes.
Brooke belongs and is ready to rein
A LOOK at the IAAF world list for women’s long jump tells the story. Brooke Stratton belongs on the world’s biggest stage and is among Australia’s main medal chances in Rio.
Jess running down familiar road
JESS Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
Australia’s fastest man out of Rio games
AFTER struggling with a hamstring injury all year, Australia’s lone 100m sprinter Josh Clarke is out of the Rio Olympics.
Rio richlist: Top 10 cashed up Olympians
WHEN the IOC allowed professional athletes to compete in the Olympics it opened the doors to some of the biggest names — and biggest pay-packets — in world sport. So who are the richest in Rio?
Dubler has always dared to be different
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.
‘I would still go to Rio to pursue my dreams’
DESPITE the health and safety fears in Rio, former USA sprinter and Sydney Olympian Coby Miller says nothing would stop him from going.
Chelsea’s inspiring leap of faith
AFTER injuries and crippling anxiety forced Chelsea Jaensch into premature retirement, the Rio-bound long jumper hopes her story will help inspire other women.
108 Russian athletes banned from Rio
NINETEEN more Russian rowers have been banned from the Olympics, taking the toll of the nation’s athletes suspended from Rio to 108.
Lapierre’s confident warning to his rivals
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.
10 unmissable events at the Rio Olympics
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.
Rio is a magical metropolis, but can it deliver?
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?
Australia’s top 10 gold medal hopes
AUSTRALIA may have laboured in London but with these 10 stars we will bounce back in Brazil, writes Robert Craddock. TOP MEDAL HOPES.
Tallent: ‘IOC have head in the sand’
AUSTRALIAN Olympic gold medallist Jared Tallent says he has lost faith in the Olympic movement following the IOC’s decision not to apply a blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio.
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.
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.
Tallent to lead Aussie aths in Rio
WALKER Jared Tallent has replaced fellow gold medallist Sally Pearson as captain of the Australian athletics team for the Rio Olympics.
Young star leaping toward Olympic success
SHE’S the high jumper about to emerge from her country cocoon in Rio. In our series on athletes to watch, meet the intriguing Eleanor Patterson.
An inspiration to the next generation
AS SA marathon runner Jess Trengove prepares to compete at the Rio Olympics, she is inspiring the next generation to do the same.
Police ban Usain Bolt gesture
USAIN Bolt’s trouble-making act has been banned by police because the Olympic champion was causing too many fights.
The best is yet to come: Pearson
SALLY Pearson has turned her focus to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast following her heartbreaking injury withdrawal from Rio.
Could Pearson have new role at Rio?
SALLY Pearson could be headed to Rio as a mentor and has refused to rule out a tilt at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Hamstrung Sally ’devastated’ to miss Rio
SALLY Pearson’s heart sank when she felt two squeezes in her hamstring as she went over a hurdle on Monday. Scans the next day confirmed her worst fears.
One last big carrot for broken Sally
THE reality is a spate of recent sub-par performances broke Sally Pearson, says Scott Gullan. And there’s still a big carrot that will drive the champ before she farewells the sport.
Victoria Mitchell: How to eat like an Olympian
Victoria Mitchell says diet can be the difference between winning and losing, and she speaks exclusively with Swoop about what are her go-to foods, and what she avoids.
London Games hero racing Rio clock
STEVE Solomon was one of Australia’s biggest success stories from the London Olympics. But the 400m runner is facing a race against time to make Rio.
Mighty jump to send Kurtis to Rio
ADELAIDE teenage pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has leapt into Rio Olympic selection in Germany on the weekend with a giant PB as he prepares for the under-20 world championships.
Sprint finish for Rio hopefuls
ATHLETES Tom Gamble and Nik Bojic will go to Thailand to try to notch Olympic qualification after just falling short with in their respective performances at Cairns.
Russian women’s results ‘fall through floor’
JUMPS coach Gary Bourne says Russian long jump results have “fallen through the floor’’ this year since their samples were taken out of the country for anti-doping testing.
Drug whistleblower faces court after Rio ban
IT hasn’t taken Russia long to blow the whistle on the whistle blowers after Russian investigators started legal action against a former Moscow laboratory chief.
‘Russia’s ban boosts my confidence’
MELISSA Breen, Australia’s fastest women’s sprinter, says Russia’s Olympic athletics ban boosts her confidence that she’ll run against a field of clean rivals in Rio.
Hurdles keep on coming for Sally
IF Sally Pearson even makes it to the final of the 100m hurdles in Rio it will be the greatest accomplishment of her career, writes Mike Colman.
I had an inkling I raced drug cheats: Shirvington
MATT Shirvington, Australian sprint champion and Sydney Olympian, talks to Robert Craddock about drug cheats, role models and why Usain Bolt can fly.
Will Rio Games be 100 per cent clean? No
DESPITE competition bans against Russian track and field athletes, Australian sports chiefs believe competitors in other sports will be drug cheats at Rio.
Tallent: Ban Russia, we don’t want cheats in Rio
AFTER being presented with his London 2012 gold medal, Australin race walker Jared Tallent has warned the Rio Olympics will be tarnished forever if Russia’s athletics team is allowed to compete.
Russia set to learn Olympic fate
RUSSIAN athletes have dodged 736 drugs tests in seven months and their shame files will be assessed ahead of one of the biggest calls in Olympic history.
Is Phelps really the Greatest Olympian?
GOLD medals, number of medals and longevity all play a part in determining the GOAT, but who is the greatest Olympian ever? Here are the candidates. VOTE.
Tallent calls for Russian Rio ban
NEW Olympic champion Jared Tallent believes it will be a disgrace if Russia’s athletic team competes in Rio but another gold medallist fears for clean athletes caught in a dirty system.
Five-week regimen to put Sally back on track
SALLY Pearson’s Olympic campaign hinges on a five-week training block at home after the defending hurdles champion delivered three below-par results in Europe.
Keeping it in the Olympic family
SISTER acts and brotherly love: Michael Carayannis speaks to the seven sets of Australian sporting siblings already bound for Brazil this August.
Pearson struggling ahead of Rio Olympics
SALLY Pearson’s frustrating return from a serious wrist injury has continued, clocking her second 13-second-plus performance in a week.
Long jump champ freezes sperm over Zika fears
OLYMPIC long jump champion Greg Rutherford has made the decision to freeze his sperm because of fears about the Zika virus at this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Meares the right choice for flag bearer?
CYCLIST Anna Meares and walker Jared Tallent are among a small group of athletes being considered for the coveted role of Olympic flag bearer. VOTE IN OUR POLL!
Ribouem, Toomey lift way to Rio
CAMEROON-born weightlifter Simplice Ribouem and former Cross-Fit star Tia-Clair Toomey are off to Rio as Australia’s Olympic representatives this year.
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