Aussies warning to other nations in Rio
AUSTRALIA has warned other countries of possible fire hazards at the Rio Olympic village after conceding some failings in its emergency plans.
Australian Team
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.
Cate makes the switch to automatic
CATE Campbell’s coach has tried to turn her into a swimming “robot” but from now until the Olympic Games she’s being treated as fragile as a China doll.
Dwyer to exit grand stage with golden decree
SET to retire for a second time after the Rio Games, Kookaburras star Jamie Dwyer is leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of a second Olympic gold medal.
Jess running down familiar road
JESS Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
What price success? How we fund Rio stars
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.
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.
Knowles in race against time to be fit for Rio
KOOKABURRAS captain Mark Knowles is battling a stress fracture that has put his fourth Olympic campaign at risk.
The scandal that’s left McEvoy lost for words
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.
Don’t write off WA javelin star Mickle
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.
Willett right at home on the range
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.
Respect now due to class of 2016
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.
‘Sarah’s spirit will be with us in Rio’
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.
From suburban footy to rowing in Rio
ALEX Hagan’s dreams of Olympic glory were so remote she turned out for the St Kevin’s women’s football side on Saturday.
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.
Rio is Australia’s girlpower Games
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.
Knowles ready to right the wrongs of London
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.
Wu hoping it’s third time lucky 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.
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.
‘Olympic defeat worse than losing my home’
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.
‘Dating the enemy wont derail my Rio focus’
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.
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?
Mills: I can lead Boomers to gold
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.
Matildas happy not being village people
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’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.
Rio athlete village ‘absolutely amazing’
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic boxers have toured the athletes’ village in Rio and Shelley Watts has praised the AOC for ensuring their safety was prioritised.
Chiller hails ‘enormous progress’ in village
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.
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.
Aussie blow-up kicks Rio organisers into gear
AUSTRALIA’s Olympic staff grabbed brushes and bleach and took matters into their own hands as a hornet’s netted stirred in Rio on Monday.
Olympic village crisis on eve of Games
UPDATE: Problems include sewage flowing into showers but the AOC hopes the Olympic village will be habitable for its athletes by Thursday.
Bout of malaria fails to stop Aussie weightlifter
AUSSIE weightlifter Simplice Ribouem lost a staggering 20kg after contracting malaria, which makes his journey just to even qualify for Rio a feat in itself.
Matured Cambage is ready to soar
AFTER a turbulent year, Liz Cambage is settled, focused and stronger than ever. And she’s ready to help try to lead the Opals to their first ever gold medal at the Olympics.
Helping swimmers to sleep easy in Rio
IN preparation for Rio Australia’s top swimmers have been working to nail their starts, kicks and turns. Now they need to work as hard to finetune their sleeping.
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.
Jack climbs hills in search for gold
EVERY gruelling pedal stroke of the Giro d’Italia in May, Jack Bobridge was thinking of one thing — Olympic gold on the track in Rio.
Wallace: Only gold will float my boat
FROM the elation of winning gold in Beijing to the heartbreak of finishing fourth in London, Ken Wallace has experienced it all. Now he’s ready to return to the top of the podium in Rio.
Opals coach backs left-field picks
OPALS coach Brendan Joyce flew out of Australia backing in the contentious selection calls that could define the Rio campaign.
Boomers all business despite Ingles delay
THE Boomers stars departing Australia in business class on Wednesday will be without expectant father Joe Ingles but confident they can still conquer the world.
Kitty is our Chiller weapon
IF you believe the critics and the social media heroes, Rio chef de mission Kitty Chiller has rapidly overstepped her defined Olympic role.
Boyle: kick Russia out of Rio
RAELENE Boyle, the Aussie sprinter robbed of two Olympic golds by the East German doping system, says the IOC must send drug cheats a message by banning Russia.
London redemption on Rollers’ Rio menu
ROLLERS captain Brad Ness says he will do everything in his power to avoid the heartbreak the Australian men’s basketball team suffered in London.
Rio romance: Selection thrill for Rugby couple
LEWIS Holland and Charlotte Caslick, Australia’s rugby sevens power couple, have their eyes on the top prize after both being handed their boarding passes for the Rio Olympic Games.
Nat’s cooking up good vibes in Rio
SHE is best known as an Olympic gold medal winner but next month Natalie Cook will become Agony Aunt, bush psychologist and Brazilian BBQ master.
‘The personal abuse has been horrific’
THERE have been many testing moments for Kitty Chiller in the lead up to Rio, with social media abuse and hate mail so vile her underlings at the AOC refused to show her.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
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.
‘I am only human’ McEvoy’s ultimate sacrifice
CAMERON McEvoy says his decision to withdraw from the 200m freestyle in Rio is in the best interests of the relay teams and his own pursuit gold medal pursuit.
Fraser-Holmes’ endless search for winning edge
SWIMMER Thomas Fraser-Holmes is pulling out all the stops ahead of Rio as he looks for that 1 per cent difference between Olympic gold and nothing.
Aussie wrestler’s risk ends in Rio ban
WRESTLER Vinod Kumar had been lauded as a tale of persistence, surviving an attack on his life to qualify for Rio. But on Friday he was revealed as a drug cheat and banned for four years.
Boomers ready to make history in Rio
IN contrast to the Opals, the Boomers have never won an Olympic medal; it’s time for change. That’s the declaration from coach Andrej Lemanis, who says the team has made a pact to “do something special” in Rio.
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.
Australia sevens squads unveiled for Rio
AUSTRALIA’S men’s and women’s sevens squads have been named for Rio, as the abbreviated rugby code prepares to make its Olympic debut.
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.
Our Olympic team: Every athlete as they’re named
AUSTRALIA has named another 18 athletes to our Rio Olympic team. Here’s every athlete named in every sport so far.
The Rio dream born in a concrete bunker
SAM von Einem’s Rio dream began in a concrete bunker in Abu Dhabi. He just didn’t know it at the time.
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.
Short and Sweet: Thank goodness for female golfers!
ROOKIES rule, golfers excited, a working mum excels, NSW Swifts soar and a legend misses the Games cut. All this and more women’s sport news in SHORT AND SWEET.
Opals plan to strike gold in Rio
SHE was part of an Opals outfit which created history as the first Australian basketball team to win a world crown and Laura Hodges says the team heading to Rio has a “similar vibe’’.
Young gun forced to say sorry to teammate
TENSIONS continue to run high in Australia’s Rio shooting team after SA forced Mitch Iles to apologise to fellow Rio Olympian Adam Vella for saying he was a better shooter.
From Splendour bender to Opals X-Factor
OPALS coach Brendan Joyce says the towering presence of Liz Cambage can help Australia finally dethrone America at the Rio Olympics.
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.
How sevens stars shut Wallabies out of Rio
AFTER a year of speculation about which 15-a-side stars would hit the Olympic sevens stage, it appears the medals in Rio will be almost entirely decided by … sevens players.
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.
Opals shock selection for Rio Olympics
THREE-TIME Olympic medallist Suzy Batkovic has been left off Australia’s 12-woman basketball roster for next month’s Rio Games. The 35-year-old is one of three big names to miss out.
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.
Medal predictor: Aussies to exact revenge in Rio
DON’T worry about the mossies and the muggers … the big question of the Rio Games is whether Australia can beat the Kiwis and the Poms.
‘Devastated’ Webb misses Rio cut
WHILE Australia’s top men have turned their back on the Olympics, the one woman desperate to go, Karrie Webb, has been left devastated after missing the cut.
How Delly plans to spend $38m windfall
MATTHEW Dellavedova drives a Mazda, doesn’t buy clothes and celebrates with Coronas over $1000 champagne. So what will Australia’s newest millionaire splash his cash on?
Goulding ready to fly high in Rio
ANDREW Bogut wasn’t the only Aussie basketballer fighting off injury to qualify for Rio. Melbourne United star Chris Goulding will be on the plane after an ‘aggressive rehab plan’.
Bogut in charge of Olympic destiny
BOOMERS coach Andrej Lemanis says Andrew Bogut will be handed the sole responsibility of deciding whether he is fit to chase Rio gold. SEE THE SQUAD HERE!
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.
Why Delly-Patty combo can lead Boomers to gold
MATTHEW Dellavedova is a snarling junk yard dog and Patty Mills the sweet-shooting NBA super sub. And coach Lemanis says the duo compliment each other perfectly.
Athletes drilled on cyber safety, UNsocial media
AUSTRALIAN athletes at the Rio Olympics will be taught how to protect themselves from the pitfalls of social media and the dangers of cybercrime.
Video: Mills nails incredible trick shot
PATTY Mills can do plenty of tricks with a basketball but this incredible trick shot with a football from beyond half court might be his best. WATCH THE VIDEO
Security concerns for Rio athletes
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are advising Australia’s Olympic team on a range of security contingencies to protect athletes and officials in Brazil.
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