Dancing Jenneke the face of Rio
SHE’S never made it past a semi final of a major championships but Michelle Jenneke is unmissable in the Olympic city of Rio.
SHE’S never made it past a semi final of a major championships but Michelle Jenneke is unmissable in the Olympic city of Rio.
THE $2 gadget that could make or break an Olympic campaign is just one of the pieces of useful advice in this guide for Olympic Games rookies.
A MYSTERY virus has struck down the Australian women’s water polo team with four members placed in quarantine.
FOUR members of the Australian women’s water polo team have been segregated from their teammates after being floored by a virus.
AUSTRALIA’S ruthless Olympic funding model is set to be put under heavy scrutiny in Rio following claims it is killing the growth of smaller sports.
TENSIONS are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony.
EXPULSION of the Russian weightlifting team could see Australia make history by leapfrogging the superpower on the gold medal count for the first time ever.
LIZ Cambage proved her worth to the Opals but it was another Aussie who caught the eye of WNBA scouts at Madison Square Gardens.
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.
THE USA reminded Australia’s female basketballers just how tough it will be to win an Olympic gold medal in their last hurrah before the Rio Games.
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 …
KOOKABURRAS midfielder Simon Orchard says he would never have made the Rio Olympics if not for a two-month lay-off dealing treating anxiety issues.
AUSTRALIA has warned other countries of possible fire hazards at the Rio Olympic village after conceding some failings in its emergency plans.
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 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.
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 Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
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.
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